Life on the Farm ..

Thank you to Johnny & Crystal at Town Line Dairy Farm in Upton, Massachusetts, for letting us park our house on their farm this summer! We're learning a lot about all the work they do here, and enjoying very delicious meals of homegrown meat and eggs! Here's Eric's commentary on the meat birds ...

------------------------------ Meat chickens, also known as "broilers", are specific breeds or hybrids of chickens selectively developed to grow rapidly and yield large amounts of meat. Unlike egg-laying hens—which are lean and spend their energy producing eggs—meat chickens are optimized for fast growth and efficient feed conversion, reaching market weight in just 6 to 12 weeks.