Candling Our First Eggs at Pancake Farms

by | Mar 24, 2021 | Farm Updates

Here at Pancake Farms we are breeding Gold Lace Wyandottes and are excited to be candling our first eggs from Henrietta. To check the growth and development of the embryo, incubated eggs are candled. This allows us to see if the eggs are...

Hatching Chicks

by | Mar 24, 2021 | Farm Updates

Life on a farm is certainly exciting. We have enjoyed our chickens for several years and anticipate the arrival of chicks each year. Watch our timelaspe video of nine chicks hatching. You’ll see their egg tooth that helps break them out of the...

“Old Red Barn II Chicken Coop”

by | Mar 23, 2021 | Farm Updates

Pancake Farms was in need of a breeding coop for our chickens. We found a great one from Precision Pet Products and built it in two hours and 20 minutes! Watch the time lapse video of the build and our other video where we give our review of the...

Adventures with Bees at Pancake Farms

by | Mar 22, 2021 | Farm Updates

We have been researching bees for several years and are excited to announce that we have gotten our first hive here at Pancake Farms! We have taken classes from Steve Harris at Tumalo Bee Academy and learned the care and upkeep of bees. Watch our videos to see the bee...