Allen Family Farm Fresh Eggs

09/16/2026

And a one, and a two, and a three, and a four?!?! ROOSTERS!
Well I guess we are back to offering hatching eggs!🥚

07/25/2026

💜Yesterday, our family lost one of our beautiful Lavender Orpington hens to the extreme Arizona heat. It reached 117°F, and despite our best efforts, the heat was simply too much.
🐔 Why Lavender Orpingtons Struggle in Arizona

Lavender Orpingtons are one of the most beautiful backyard chicken breeds, known for their calm personalities and gorgeous soft gray-lavender feathers. Unfortunately, they were developed in England, where the climate is much cooler.

Several things make them less suited for extreme desert heat:

🌡️ Heavy body size

* Large birds naturally hold more body heat.

🪶 Dense feathering

* Their fluffy plumage acts like insulation. Great for winter, not for 110°+ Arizona summers.

💙 Lavender coloring

* The lavender gene itself doesn’t make them heat intolerant, but most Lavender Orpingtons still have the same heavy feathering as standard Orpingtons.

❤️ Small combs

* Chickens release body heat through their combs and wattles. Orpingtons have relatively small combs, making it harder for them to cool themselves.

When temperatures climb above 105°F, they require constant attention. At 115°-120°F, even healthy birds can succumb to heat stress especially while laying

☀️ Keeping Backyard Chickens Cool in Arizona

✅ Plenty of fresh, cool water (check several times a day)

✅ Multiple shaded areas throughout the run

✅ Fans to keep air moving (never blowing hot air directly on birds)

✅ Frozen gallon jugs or frozen water bottles placed around the coop

✅ Frozen fruits and vegetables as treats

* Watermelon
* Cucumbers
* Berries

✅ Electrolytes during extreme heat events

✅ Misters (used carefully so humidity doesn’t become excessive)

✅ Avoid handling chickens during the hottest part of the day

✅ Dust bath areas kept under shade

✅ Plenty of ventilation in the coop and even swamp coolers as needed

🌵 Some of the Best Heat-Hardy Chicken Breeds

If you live in Arizona or another hot climate, these breeds generally handle heat much better:

🐓 Leghorns

🐓 Easter Eggers

🐓 Andalusians

🐓 Minorcas

🐓 Anconas

🐓 Fayoumis

🐓 Naked Neck (Turken)

🐓 White Plymouth Rock (moderately heat tolerant)

🐓 Rhode Island Red (better than many dual-purpose breeds)

These breeds typically have:

* Larger combs
* Lighter bodies
* Less dense feathering
* Better ability to regulate body temperature

💜 A Gentle Reminder

Every breed has strengths.
Our Lavender Orpingtons are incredibly sweet, gentle, and beautiful. They simply need extra care during an Arizona summer.

If you own fluffy, heavy breeds, please don’t underestimate this week’s temperatures. Even with shade and water, heat can become life-threatening very quickly.
Have you had to make special adjustments for your flock during this Arizona heat wave? We’d love to hear what has worked for you. 🐔☀️💜

07/04/2026

07/03/2026

06/24/2026

🐔🤣 HOW WE ACCIDENTALLY STARTED A CHICKEN CULT 🤣🐔
Remember back when my husband made me mad? So naturally, I handled the situation like a mature Christian woman...

I went and bought baby chicks out of spite. 😂

(Please don't ask how revenge chicks fix marital disagreements. The math is complicated.)We used to be a normal family.Everything was going great.

We had a rooster.
We had some hens.
Everyone knew their job.
Then we hatched our first flock of baby chicks. 🐣
my husband, being the wonderful enabler that he is, built me a bigger chicken coop.

Then a coyote came and snatched our rooster. Awww he was a great guy 😭🐓

Now most people would say,
"Well, that's sad."

Not me.

I immediately went into full-blown Mother Hen Emergency Mode™ and gathered every fertile egg I could find. Kind of like having a baby after the age of 40 (which i also did)

Without consulting my husband...or making a plan...
Without doing any math...math sucks right?
so
I stuffed 20 eggs into the incubator. 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚
Because I didn't want them to go to waste. Its a valid concern BTW

Now there's a very real possibility that we're about to hatch 20 more baby chicks.

Meanwhile, my husband is over here building coops, improving coops, and talking about coops.

Sir.

Every time you build a bigger coop, I hear:
"Honey, please buy more chickens."

So let's review:
😡 Bought revenge chicks.
🐣 Hatched baby chicks.
🐓 Lost the rooster.
🥚 Filled the incubator with 20 eggs.
🔨 Husband built another coop.

And somehow, I'M the one being called the crazy chicken lady when the chicken population doubles.
At this point, we're only one emotional support chicken away from needing zoning approval.

Pray for my husband.
Actually...
Pray for the incubator. 🤣🐔🥚

🐣😂❤️🐔

06/19/2026

Our Rooster gave up a good fight, all his hens are safe and accounted for but unfortunately Roosters do not run and hide like the hens do, they stay and fight…and the coyote got the last laugh 😭😭😭 our blink caught him jumping the fence with him in his mouth

05/21/2026

There’s something deeply humbling about watching a chick hatch 🐣

From the moment an egg is laid, God designed every detail with purpose. Inside what looks so simple and fragile, life is already forming exactly as He intended. Tiny hearts begin beating. Feathers develop. Instincts are placed inside them before they ever see the world.

And then, at just the right time, that little chick begins fighting its way out of the shell on its own.

No one teaches it how to peck.
No one teaches it how to walk.
No one teaches it how to search for food and water.

God already placed those things within it.

Watching this incubation journey from start to finish has been such a reminder that creation is not random. Life is precious. Intentional. Designed by the hand of God Himself.

It amazes me that something so small can survive with so little help from us because the Creator already equipped it with what it needed to live.

“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good…”
— Genesis 1:31 KJV

These little chicks may seem ordinary to some people, but to me they are another testimony of God’s wisdom, care, and creation. Every hatch reminds me how miraculous life truly is. 🤍

We’re putting together a short video showing our entire incubation process from start to finish — including the incubator, brooder setup, feeders, supplies, and more for anyone wanting to start their own hatching journey at home 🐥
🪺 Products we used during our hatch:
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💛 Thank you for supporting our little family farm! Every click, share, and order helps us continue raising our flock and sharing the miracle of life with others.

05/05/2026

We have signs of life! Exciting! 16 more days and counting

05/05/2026

6 dozen ready to go! Fresh, gathered daily, omega rich, free happy hens

05/02/2026

So excited to get this set up to hatch some babies! Wish us luck! I hear this incubator is a great starter and here is the link to buy one! Allen Family Farm Fresh Eggs receives commission on this purchase!

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