Fowl Play Eggs & Poultry

02/12/2026

Buddy is feeding the girls scraps 🤣🤣🤣🤣his ladies look a bit eh, different than I'm used to seeing him with 🤣🤦‍♀️

02/12/2026

Restarting is never easy.... But you've got to start somewhere!
This is Teriyaki, a lone "rescue" production bird. Apx 6wks.

12/29/2025

12/27/2025

I don’t just raise birds—I build genetics, lines, temperaments, resilience. I track and adjusted breeding, cull selectively, treat responsibly, and do the work most people will never see. These aren’t disposable animals. They are the result of years of effort, learning, and most importantly, attachment.

When mycoplasma showed up, I didn’t jump straight to culling. I fought it. Hard! I researched obsessively—studies, vet protocols, long-term flock outcomes, antibiotic limitations, vertical transmission, biosecurity realities. I tried to find a way to preserve what I’d built without condemning future birds to chronic illness. I looked for a solution that didn’t exist.
That’s the part people don’t understand: there is no ethical middle ground with some livestock ailments. You either accept a permanently infected flock and the suffering that comes with it, or you stop it completely. Treatment doesn’t cure it. Time doesn’t clear it. Hope doesn’t fix biology.

This week I culled 50 birds....
Not because they were “replaceable,” but because keeping them would have guaranteed more loss—chicks born sick, birds struggling through flare-ups, and the disease spreading beyond my own yard. Ending it quickly was the only way to preserve any future flock at all.
I lost pets. I lost genetics. I lost six years of work in a matter of days.
There is failure in that—I won’t pretend there isn’t. Not failure of effort or care, but the kind that comes from learning that doing everything right doesn’t always protect you. It’s a brutal lesson in limits. And it hurts in a way that’s both practical and personal.
I have to remind myself that this wasn’t abandonment. It was containment. It was choosing to carry the weight myself instead of passing it forward in any shape or form.

The next flock, when I’m ready again, will start clean. That doesn’t erase what was lost, but it honors it. Everything I learned—every success, every mistake, every bird—will shape what comes next.
I didn’t quit.
I closed a chapter that was no longer survivable.
And pushing forward doesn’t mean I’m okay with what happened.
It means I refuse to let the loss be meaningless.

12/20/2025

Come on out to see Santa Smokeneck Farm & Garden/General Store now till 3!!

12/17/2025

Mr. Cooper performing a complimentary security check of my coop/run.... I passed 🤣

10/17/2025

Newest additions are a pair of female call ducks 🥰
Peanut Butter and Jelly are making them selves at home in the Pet room until their outdoor space is ready!

10/10/2025

Brought home 5 black sweedish females for BoBo today! Now he's got 10 ladies all to himself!

09/07/2025

A visit from BoBo is always welcome 🤗🥰

09/05/2025

There was quite the commotion from the ducks and turkeys late this morning.... Who needs a guard dog to alert you when you have farm birds 🤣 as one person put it, "MOM!? Stranger Danger!!" 🤣🥰

09/05/2025

I’ve always strived to keep things professional, fair, and respectful in every egg and poultry interaction. That said, a few recent experiences have made it necessary to set clear boundaries moving forward:

🥚 Egg Sales: I no longer deliver directly to customers. Fresh eggs are only available at Smokeneck Farm and Garden General Store, with all proceeds going to the Southside High School FFA Scholarship Fund.

💵 Payment Policy: My eggs are already priced on average $2–3 less per dozen than others in the area. If you’ve shorted me on payment in the past, please know I will no longer be responding to calls or messages from you.
• If you are in need and unable to afford eggs for your personal use, I am always happy to help regardless.
• However, if the eggs are for your business, I cannot bring myself to tolerate an inability to pay a fair price — especially when that fair price directly supports local future farmers and agricultural specialists through the scholarship fund.

🚫 Farm Visits: For everyone’s safety and peace of mind, unannounced or uninvited visits to the farm will not be tolerated. Customers who disregard this will not be welcomed back for future sales.

🐥 Chicks & Layers: If I’ve provided chicks or layers to you free of charge, please respect the information and care guidance I give along with them. Misrepresenting that information breaks trust, and I will not continue supporting your flock growth under those circumstances.

Thank you to everyone who continues to show respect, honesty, and kindness in our shared love for poultry. Those are the relationships I value most, and I look forward to serving you.

09/04/2025

Miss Wilson is home!!
Wilson is a delightfully sweet, young, (H)Bronze hen. I really couldn't ask for a more amazing lady. She has a clean bill of health and will hit the integration pen later this afternoon! 🥰