STEVENSVILLE, Mont. - Local chicken farmers are scrambling to adjust plans after continued USPS mailing delays. Farmers tell us it s causing widespread business problems that could lead to less supply on grocery store shelves and less selection in restaurants.Â
A USPS embargo against shipping live animals has been lifted but one local poultry farmer said the economic damage has already been done. Inclement weather two weeks ago caused a package backlog, further delaying air shipments of chicks. Saturday they were en route once again, making their was from an Iowa hatchery to Living River Farms in Stevensville. Co-Owner Beau McLean said their plans have been hindered during hatching season and he s worried shipping delays could become a regular problem.
US yachtie helps Northland s kiwi survival by helping chick hatch
1 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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American yachtie Vandy Shrader with the newly-hatched kiwi she helped out of its egg at the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre. Photos / Supplied
American yachtie Vandy Shrader with the newly-hatched kiwi she helped out of its egg at the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre. Photos / Supplied
By Mike Dinsdale
It s not everyday you get involved in helping another country s national icon survive. But that s exactly what American yachtie Vandy Shrader got to do on Friday when she helped a tiny kiwi chick hatch from its egg at the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre.
On Dec. 11, 2020 a female southern rockhopper penguin hatched at the Penguin & Puffin Coast, the first for the zoo in 11 years! Bird keepers have picked four potential names for the chick and need your help deciding which one to call her. The names in the running are: Pebbles, Opal, Luna and Lumi. Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. on March 2.
The chick was placed in an artificial incubator at the Bird House after her parents, Star and Rocky, had past difficulty successfully incubating eggs on their own. Keepers at the zoo monitored the chickâs progress and took X-rays to ensure she was positioned correctly for hatching.
A small family-run farm in Johnson City is the first in the Tri-Cities to be certified organic by a national organization.
On Tuesday, a Different Chick Farm and Orchard announced Tuesday its U.S. Department of Agriculture organic certification by the California Certified Organic Farmers.
To be certified, the farm proved its processes and products adhered to strict standards of quality, including soil composition, how its animals are raised, how it controls pests and weeds and what materials are used in its final products.
Tiffany Stanley, who with husband, Steven, and their children own and operate the 6-acre farm on Antioch Road, said the family has been practicing organic methods since 2012, but received a grant last year to help pay for the certification process.