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Coop de Trailer Park

Coop de Trailer Park

When you pick up your chicks at Melissahof, you’ll notice lots of trailers retrofitted into mobile coops.Melissa blogged about the retrofit process for the American Poultry Association

Coop de Trailer Park

When you pick up your chicks at Melissahof, you’ll notice lots of trailers retrofitted into mobile coops.Melissa blogged about the retrofit process for the American Poultry Association

The Joy of Poultry

The Joy of Poultry

As a guest blogger for the American Poultry Association, Melissa wrote about how Melissahof Hatchery was hatched. Read more here on this link.

The Joy of Poultry

As a guest blogger for the American Poultry Association, Melissa wrote about how Melissahof Hatchery was hatched. Read more here on this link.

LanderBiz: Pre-order locally hatched chicks from Melissahof Hatchery

LanderBiz: Pre-order locally hatched chicks fro...

Chick hatching season is right around the corner for Lander’s Melissahof Hatchery, and they are now taking pre-orders for their four heritage breeds: Salmon Faverolles, Blue-laced Red Wyandotte, Dominique, and...

LanderBiz: Pre-order locally hatched chicks fro...

Chick hatching season is right around the corner for Lander’s Melissahof Hatchery, and they are now taking pre-orders for their four heritage breeds: Salmon Faverolles, Blue-laced Red Wyandotte, Dominique, and...

Know how your eggs got laid?

Know how your eggs got laid?

JACKSON, Wyo. — Sustainable food, including your breakfast eggs, provide ecosystem services to regenerate our Wyoming lands, according to Melissa Hemken, owner of Melissahof farm. Melissahof’s poultry flocks – Buckeye,...

Know how your eggs got laid?

JACKSON, Wyo. — Sustainable food, including your breakfast eggs, provide ecosystem services to regenerate our Wyoming lands, according to Melissa Hemken, owner of Melissahof farm. Melissahof’s poultry flocks – Buckeye,...

Favorite Poultry Equipment Items

Favorite Poultry Equipment Items

Melissa has found that some investment in poultry-specific equipment advances cleanliness for the chickens and their eggs, reduces the risk of disease transmission, decreases feed loss, and promotes operational efficiency....

Favorite Poultry Equipment Items

Melissa has found that some investment in poultry-specific equipment advances cleanliness for the chickens and their eggs, reduces the risk of disease transmission, decreases feed loss, and promotes operational efficiency....

As eggs are harder to get and more expensive, some Wyomingites have decided to raise chickens

As eggs are harder to get and more expensive, s...

The 2023 egg shortage hit Wyoming hard. Melissa was interviewed for a Wyoming Public Radio story on eggs, chickens, and the importance of buying local for a resilient food system. ...

As eggs are harder to get and more expensive, s...

The 2023 egg shortage hit Wyoming hard. Melissa was interviewed for a Wyoming Public Radio story on eggs, chickens, and the importance of buying local for a resilient food system. ...