Diamond K Farm and Ranch

Good morning! Thanks for all the concern. We are safe with the cats and Murphy at my mom's house in Longmont.

We evacuated on Tuesday afternoon as soon as the mandatory evacuation notice was put in place for Blue Mountain.

Firefighters have made great progress on the Stone Canyon Fire, which is now 20-25% contained.

The ranch is still in the mandatory evacuation zones for BOTH the Stone Canyon Fire (2.5 mi SE) and Alexander Mountain Fire (10mi N). No traffic is allowed up Blue Mountain Road.

My neighbors chose not to evacuate yet, so I am *extremely* grateful to them for checking on my chickens. No shelters are accepting poultry due to the risk of Avian Flu.

Luckily we have a safe yard for them and multiple large feeders and waterers, so they should be ok for a while. I am trying to make arrangements to get more chicken feed up to them.

My heart goes out to everyone affected by these fires, especially my neighbors in Stone Canyon.

(Photo: Stone Canyon fire as seen from Blue Mountain Road & 36 as we were evacuating on Tuesday)

Hi friends and neighbors!

We are temporarily pausing egg sales while we revamp our coops with new feeding systems and nesting boxes.

The ladies are happy and healthy and laying well!

Packing, sorting, and washing eggs just takes time we don't have right now with this project, garden planting, battling invasive weeds, and other urgent repairs.

Thanks for your understanding!

Happy Tuesday!

We won't be at today's Broomfield market, but don't worry - we'll be back next week!