Surviving the Sauna to Save the Chicks (Plus 2 New Babies!)

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September 28, 2024

Some days on the farm turn out to take a bit more effort and sweat... and this was the case a couple weeks ago when 600 baby chicks arrived at the farm!

Surviving the Sauna to Save the Chicks

My sisters, Lydia and Emma, were doing the usual procedure of dipping the chicks beaks in water as they unloaded them from the crates they came in so they would know where the water was. And that is when the trouble began...

The chicks all started attacking the water like crazy and getting soaked in the process! Usually there is plenty of space at the waterers, but I wonder if the very hot day before had them extra thirsty??

I quickly added several more waterers to spread them out, but to no avail. 600 chicks all trying to drink at once was not working out so well! Before we knew what to do, the majority of them were soaked and shivering...

We needed to act quickly as cold chicks is a bad deal! The problem was the propane heaters were already set at their highest temperature of around 90 degrees and they had shut off since that was what the temperature was already... We quickly scrambled around trying to find heat lamps to provide additional heat, but most of them weren't working since we haven't used them in a while.

Then I had an idea — "Let's put a wet rag on the propane heater's thermostat to trick it into turning on!" Praise God, it worked! The heaters turned on and started CRANKING OUT THE HEAT!

We quickly moved the several hundred wet chicks under the heaters and they huddled tightly together soaking up the heat. For the next few minutes we worked by the heaters moving the chicks around to make sure that none of them got trampled. IT WAS HOT!

The temperature climbed to around 117 degrees under the heaters which we were working right beside. THE CHICKS LOVED IT, but we, on the other hand, got SOAKED IN SWEAT! After around a half hour they started drying off and spreading back out. What a relief! 🐤

Now it was our turn to survive! We stepped outside to cool off and the 80 degree temperature felt like a 60 degree morning! It felt AMAZING! We took a few minutes to cool down and make sure that the chicks were all going to be fine.

It all turned out good with the chicks turning back into their fluffy run-around selves and none of them dying! Sometimes you just have to sweat it out to get the job done! GOOD WORK TEAM!💪

Two New Babies!

What's more exciting than six hundred new baby chicks? Two new babies in the family, of course!

A couple of weeks ago, both Philip & Mary and Esther & I welcomed our third children into this world! We praise God for safe deliveries and that the mothers and babies are doing well!

Ellen Marie was born on August 30th at home (we love our midwife Amie❤️). Juli and Nora (ages 3.5 & almost 2) are thrilled to have a baby sister!

Philip & Mary had Warren James six days later on September 5th! They also had the delivery at home with the same midwife:)

Their other two children are Christina and Luke (ages 3 & 1.5) and they are quite pleased with their new brother!

Children are truly a blessing from God and also a great responsibility! We trust that God will give us the wisdom to nurture and train our children in His ways!

Both Philip and I took approximately one week off work to spend some time at home which was very nice! We were available to provide input to the team but they did a great job while we were away!

Blessings on your weekend!
~ Corbin

Prairie Creek Pastures

Raw Life or Sterile Death?

Good morning! I go way back – thousands of years actually. I was a huge part in the success of society; making the youth grow strong with my rich nutrition, helping digestion with my enzymes, boosting people's immune systems, and preventing allergies with my special compounds. People even let me sit at room temperature so I could work with other good guys to make probiotic rich superfoods like kefir, yogurt, clabbered milk, cultured buttermilk, cultured cream, and raw cheese. Everyone who interacted with me came away better because of our relationship!💪 But then something happened... In the mid 1800's some dairies were moving into big cities. The problem was that the cities didn't have pastures or clean water. The cows were kept in deplorable conditions and also fed byproducts from alcohol distilleries that made the cows sick. People started getting sick from me - some even died.😔 Their solution? KILL EVERYTHING in me by pasteurizing! And it has continued to this day... Now, when you set me out at room temperature, I rot instead of fermenting. Without enzymes, absorption of my nutrients is like trying to eat saltines without water. People's bodies react to me because my proteins are unrecognizable. It's demoralizing being rejected.😢 BUT I HAVE HOPE! People are starting to come around to the idea that RAW LIFE is better than STERILE DEATH. That what has nourished them for thousands of years might be a good idea. That maybe I do have something to offer them! I feel like I'm becoming a celebrity with the number of people that are finding out about the raw me!🥳 GO RAW MILK! Raw Milk - Nature’s Superfood According to the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) "In many ways, raw milk is similar to breastmilk: both are completely natural, fresh, and unprocessed milks. They both contain a wide variety of essential nutrients, fats, proteins, anti-inflammatory and digestive enzymes, bioavailable vitamins, and minerals, all in a natural form which is most easily utilized by the body." Raw Milk Helps Lactose Intolerance "In addition, raw milk facilitates production of lactase enzyme in the intestinal tract, allowing many people who are lactose intolerant to digest raw milk with no problems." Conventional medicine will tell you that raw milk does not help with lactose intolerance. However, one of their often cited studies is based on a very small sample size of 16 people as well as using a testing method that is questionable in its accuracy. Personally, we've had numerous people report that while they are unable to drink pasteurized milk, they are able to drink our raw milk just fine without any discomfort or reaction! For ones who have been off of dairy for years, this is a major breakthrough! In one survey of 155 raw milk drinkers who had been diagnosed with lactose intolerance by a healthcare professional, 76% reported that they did not have any symptoms when drinking raw milk! In addition to our milk being raw, we've also chosen to select cows that have the A2A2 gene. The difference between A2A2 and A1A1 is a gene mutation that some cows carry that developed several thousand years ago. When A1 milk is broken down in your gut, it releases a potentially harmful opiode BCM-7. A2A2 milk on the other hand does not release BCM-7 and is the original milk that humans have consumed for thousands of years. Many people who struggle with the A1 gene in milk handle A2A2 milk much better. Dr. Sina McCullough also notes that for people with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, A1 milk can elicit a immune response similar to eating gluten due to A1 milk looking similar to gluten to the body. As a final comment, I wanted to mention that while many people do have success with our A2A2 raw milk, there are some people whose bodies are still not able to handle even our milk. Raw Milk Reduces Asthma, Allergies, & Fevers Numerous studies have shown benefits to drinking raw milk in reducing Asthma, Allergies, and Fevers. According to RAWMI: "One study of over 8,000 children showed that raw milk consumption is associated with significantly lower rates of asthma and allergies. Another study of over 4,000 children found that consumption of raw milk was associated with a strong protective effect against eczema. And finally, a study of over 900 children concluded that, "Early life consumption of raw cow's milk reduced the risk of manifest respiratory infections and fever by about 30%"." Our customers have also shared first hand experience of allergies improving when they start drinking our raw milk! Regeneratively Pastured = Nutrient Dense Raw Milk I recently attended a presentation by Dr. Allen Williams – a leading researcher and practitioner in regenerative farming. He presented some mind blowing numbers comparing the nutrient density of milk from regeneratively pastured cows to conventional confinement cow milk. In the slides below, the center column is the best regenerative dairy's numbers, while the column to the right is the mean (average) of all the regenerative milk samples. This is as compared to conventional confinement milk. I don't know about you, but I am impressed! You are getting many times the nutrients in your milk when you get it from a farm that practices regenerative grazing like we do! It gets even better when you keep the milk raw instead of pasteurizing it. Raw milk contains compounds that encourage the growth of large numbers of lactobacillus and bifidobacterial in the gut. These help to build a balanced gut microbiome as well as increasing the absorption of essential nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, folate, and B12. Sign me up!🙋‍♂️ Safety of Raw Milk It is important to note that there is no such thing as a perfectly safe food. According to RAWMI, "An analysis of foodborne illnesses from 2009-2015 showed that the top food categories commonly linked to illnesses were chicken, pork, and seeded vegetables. Pasteurized milk is not perfectly safe, either, and is implicated in foodborne illnesses and outbreaks every year." An independent assessment of raw milk risks from 2000-2007, showed that there was a 1 in 94,000 chance of becoming ill from drinking raw milk, and a 1 in 6 million chance of being hospitalized. In 2007 there were around 9.4 million people drinking raw milk in the U.S., and despite increasing legal distribution and an explosion in consumer interest and consumption, the outbreak rate per capita has come down significantly since then. The best way to verify the safety of your milk is to make sure that you are getting it from a farm that has a high standard of cleanliness! As a verification of our milk's safety, we follow a routine testing protocol that verifies that we are continuing to produce clean, safe milk. Finally, at the end of milk bottling, the crew will often drink some of the milk - not as a test of safety - but because they love it and trust it completely! Raw Milk as Medicine Interestingly, raw milk has been used as a cure for many diseases by reputable doctors in the past. Dr J.E. Crewe MD, one of the founders of the Mayo Foundation, successfully used raw milk in his medical practice for over 15 years. I also recently learned from RAWMI that, "From 1893-1999, the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions (AAMMC) certified clean, safe raw milk for human consumption and even medical therapeutic use. This certified raw milk was recognized to be of therapeutic benefit for infants, children, and adults. This milk was used effectively in hospitals around the United States and was used to treat a wide variety of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, renal disease, liver disease, hypertension, edema, asthma, arthritis, tuberculosis, and diabetes." Wow, wouldn't that be amazing if hospitals treated patients with raw milk again!💥 So there you have it! My story going back thousands of years and how I'm making a comeback again today. Which version of me will you choose? My RAW LIFE amazing self that has nourished your ancestors for thousands of years? Or my unrecognizable STERILE version that has been pushed for the last hundred plus years because of dirty farming practices in the 1800's? If you are ready to give me a try you're at the right place! Click the link below and let's meet up. I don't think you'll be sorry!😀🥛 Shop Raw Milk!Sincerely, Your FarmerCorbinPrairie Creek Pastures

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