A fat Plymouth Rock chicken struts her stuff Tuesday at RMT Farms in Litchfield.
Mike Robinson talks to one of his chickens Tuesday at RMT Farms in Litchfield. He operates a no-kill refuge for chickens who have been surrendered or rescued.
Free-range chickens at RMT Farms in Litchfield have unlimited access to the outdoors during the day, even in winter. Owner Mike Robinson, seen in the background, does not use artificial light beyond natural daylight, preferring to let the chickens lay eggs on their own schedule. Robinson keeps chickens for the length of their natural lives, and while egg production slows down, he finds that most chickens continue to lay throughout their lives.
Mike Robinson stands Tuesday in the doorway of his barn at RMT Farms, getting love from one of his goats. Robinson operates a no-kill refuge and takes in goats, alpacas, ducks and chickens.
An 18-count carton of eggs sells for $6 at RMT Farms in Litchfield. Owner Mike Robinson has kept his egg prices steady and sells out of eggs every day.
A warning sign for visitors to RMT Farms in Litchfield outlines some of the dangers involved in handling farm animals.
A hen, right, takes her time Tuesday choosing a laying box in which to deposit her egg at RMT Farms in Litchfield, as a bantam rooster flies up to supervise. The farm uses milk crates lined with coffee bags for a clean environment for the hens to lay their eggs.
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