The Hoof & Hen

06/17/2026

Starting this month we will have our blessing basket! If you’d like to nominate someone in need or if you feel called to donate an item to the blessing basket please email us!

06/17/2026

HEY DADS!

Grab something sweet(or savory) to celebrate your day! These will be available for pick up on Saturday June 20th in either Collinsville or Martinsville!

**please message our page directly to place orders as I am currently adding online order forms to the website and they are currently unavailable*

06/17/2026

WHAT’S NEW FOR THE H&H?

but first: a renovation!

The feathery ladies got their marvelous chicken palace(literally 160sq ft of luxury living!) Now it’s mom and dad’s turn to face lift this home! Carpets, doors, and most importantly WALLS are coming out THIS WEEK! Hardwood, cabinets, paint, the whole 9 yards are going IN!! Bear with me as the bread shed days will be few and far between until the kitchen and living room have been restored!

I’m eager to attend a few farmers markets in the area too so if you have a market you absolutely love in the MHC or surrounding area and would love to see us at it, drop it below!!

PS: Mother’s Day goodies hit just before we started our kitchen tear down but dads I’ve got something coming for you THIS AFTERNOON! Stay tuned!

06/16/2026

GOD’S PLAN AND TIMING:

*bear with me, it’s a long one!*

We have been tested pretty harshly the last few months, but in trusting God’s plan for us, we are starting to see so much good in our future! Just two days before our projected closing on our land in Bassett, an unresolved cell phone tower lease forced our backs against the wall. With no way out of the lease and the potential to not be able to utilize the land as planned, we chose to walk away. We trusted that this was the Lord’s plan for us and about that time I got a twist in my gut. A call from heaven if you will. I kept telling Justin “I feel like we’re right where we are supposed to be. I feel like God is trying to tell us something”. In 2 days we will close and officially be the owners of an old family home; a home that my Sissy and Pete built, raised their family, loved and laughed in until the they were called home. A home where I spent most of my childhood before grade school and a common gathering place for all of our family and friends. At just shy of 3 acres, It’s not the exactly the acreage we needed in order to expand our farm but the love within these walls and the memories within this property exceed any expansive amount of rolling hills we could have wanted. We will still be able to have the chickens(and eventually goats) with us and the horses just a short drive away. The farm stand(what we call the bread shed) will soon be available at our homestead in Martinsville and we look forward to having you soon for some yummy goodies! We are excited to give the house a face lift and make this home a place where everyone gathers again!

Welcome to The Hoof & Hen Homestead❤️

05/21/2026

Update: both babies have found great homes!

✨ALLI AND EINSTEIN✨

These two sweet babies will be ready for their forever homes mid June! Alli(gray tabby) has found a great home for when she’s ready but Einstein(black but may actually be dark gray) is still looking for a farm to hunt on or a lap to nap on! His signature fluffy(and sometimes kind of hectic) hairdo makes him quite the character and He’s a sweet but kind of reserved guy that really loves to cuddle once he’s comfortable! He will likely have bright green eyes like his mama. He will have deworming and proof of neuter schedule must be provided prior to adoption. He should excel indoors or outdoors. If you’d like to be Einstein’s forever family please message me directly!

04/22/2026

We’re kicking things back up! Mother’s Day preorders are open and will close WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th. I have a limited number of orders since we are in a slightly condensed kitchen for the time being. Orders can be placed by messaging the farm page. I will have 2 pickup locations since we are back home💕 Collinsville and Martinsville on MAY 9th

04/13/2026

We’ve still got about 10 babies looking for homes. 6 first generation Olive eggers and 3-4 multi gen olives that lay those pretty moss greens!

Our Olive eggers and a few marans are ready for new homes! Please message me if you’re interested in day old chicks!

03/31/2026

It’s chick season… and everyone wants pullets. Trust me, SAME!

But here’s the honest truth about why most backyard/local breeders don’t offer sexed chicks:

Sexing day-old chicks is not as simple as it sounds. True vent sexing requires specialized training and experience, and even then it comes with risks - done incorrectly, it can seriously injure or even kill a chick. That’s not a risk most small, ethical breeders are willing to take. Even when chicks are sexed, it’s important to know that vent sexing is not 100% accurate. Mistakes happen, even with professionals. Just look at all the local chicken groups asking if their TSC chick is a rooster🫣

There’s also feather sexing, but this only works for specific breeds and crosses (fast feathering + slow feathering), and only between 1-3 days old. Miss that window, or use it on the wrong breed, and it’s simply not accurate.

The exception is autosexing or sex-linked breeds, where males and females hatch with distinct visible characteristics (Welsummers, Legbars, Barred Rocks, Zombies). There is also DNA sexing, but it comes with added cost per chick & most people aren’t willing to pay the higher price that comes with it. On top of that, collecting and submitting samples for large numbers of chicks just isn’t practical for most small backyard breeders.

And here’s the bigger picture… Large commercial hatcheries are able to offer “sexed pullets” because they process chicks at a massive scale, but that often comes with the harsh reality that day-old cockerels are routinely culled (killed) because they aren’t profitable.

So when you support a local breeder, you’re supporting a more ethical, small-scale approach to poultry - one that values every chick.🤍 not to mention our chicks, even the roosters, carry genes that create those beautiful colored egg layers that everyone loves!

03/25/2026

Our Olive eggers and a few marans are ready for new homes! Please message me if you’re interested in day old chicks!

03/03/2026

UPDATE: she is home! 💜

If anyone in the Martinsville area near Old Chatham Rd sees our little “Flower” please reach out! She is approximately a year old, black medium hair with little white hairs throughout and a small patch of white hairs on her chest. She is extremely friendly! She is primarily an outdoor cat(who occasionally likes to try to sneak inside). We have not seen her for going on 3 days and it’s very unlike her as she is usually the first to greet us in the morning and evening. She is the solid black cat pictured(her brother Felix has the white whiskers)