Wayne Trace Farms

Growing upstart family farm rooted in traditional farming values while focusing on modern farming practices. Wayne Trace Farms has been our lifelong dream.

We both grew up on very small family farms and were instilled with the simple love of agriculture and a traditional agricultural life style. We have dedicated our educations, careers, professions, and lives to the passion of revitalizing the family farm. While the next generation of family farms may look different, they must be rooted in the traditional family farm values. However, without means o

f growing either family farm into the vision we have, we have struck out to create the farm we envision. The farm we envision is one that blends the responsible adoption of modern crop and livestock production knowledge and practices with the strengths of traditional farming methods. We see the combining of the successful aspects of contemporary and traditional agricultural practices, while weeding out the wasteful practices, as the key to future growth of Wayne Trace Farms. The farm we envision is centered on the family and community. While farming is a time sensitive activity, we take time for all members of the farming team. If our tractors are sitting still on a sunny spring day when we should be planting, you will find us at the local baseball diamond rooting on the Wayne Trace Farms sponsored Hoagland Indiana Youth League Team. We relish the days when the children outnumber the adults on the farm, we believe that the key to the future of agriculture lies in the hands of the children. The farm we envision is driven by learning. The reality today is that less than 2% of Americans are involved with agriculture, while this is alarming, the more critical issue is the rapid decline in the consumer’s understanding of agricultural practices. We thrive on educating ourselves on improved farming methods, while taking the time to educate the non-farming community on the realities of farming methods. We feel that the future of American agriculture heavily depends on education of the consumer about farming practices. The farm we envision is focused on equitable partnerships. Whether an agreement is over the sale of a dozen of eggs, purchasing inputs, or negotiating land rent, our goal is open and direct communications that result in an equitable agreement for everyone involved. This resounds throughout all aspects of the farming operation, as we strive to grow, we want the same for anyone we interact or do business with. The farm we envision is dedicated to stewardship of the land. We see potential in land that other farmers pass by, we see what land can be, not what it is. We identify conservation challenges with every piece of land we manage and then utilize experience and contacts to work with local, state, and federal resources to find solutions to these challenges. We utilize conservation tillage on all of our acres and adopt no-till wherever practical. We intensively manage soil fertility; we want the fertility of the soil to improve and the water leaving the land cleaner under our management. We are driven to increase yields and reduce fertilizer inputs, which reduce production costs and environmental impact, while building soil fertility levels through adoption of creative and contemporary nutrient management practices. We believe that this is possible through improved efficiency in fertilizer use. The farm we envision is sustainable. Many aspects of our profitability are not within our control, this includes weather and the markets, so we look to flexibility and diversification to ensure that the farm endures. The poultry products we produce are based on what consumers want, not on what is the marketing buzz word of the day. Many of our customers were purchasing certified organic, cage-free, free-range, etc. products, not because of the fear of a given feed input or animal treatment, but rather based on the assumption that these product equate to a healthy and safe food supply. For many consumers, this is the best they can do given that they cannot ask questions to address their concerns with the practices used to raise food products. Our customers want locally raised, fresh products that they can feed to their families, knowing exactly where the food came from and how it was raised. If a consumer of a locally raised product like ours has a concern or question on how a food product is raised, they can reach out to us and have an open discussion to address their concerns. If the desire of the customer changes, at our scale we have the flexibility in our operation to adjust accordingly. What is your vision of a family farm? Do you love agriculture and the land as much as we do? Do you want farmers with experience and knowledge tending to your land and food sources for the next generation? Do you want to be treated honestly and fairly as consumer or land owner? Are you ready to be part of the next generation of family farms?

04/15/2026

Make sure you turn the sound on🥰
As promised - allllll the baby chicks! 3050 little ladies. Let me tell you it feels like I’m in a sauna! The barn was naturally 75 degrees when I opened boxes and they were huddled up I turned the heaters to 85 and look out! They went crazy!
They’ve been working the watering system and in the feeders a bit. I’ll let them get settled here then will fill paper plates of food so they have super easy access

Milan Center Feed & Grain
Lehman Feed Mill
Stroh Farm Supply
Allen Feeds Inc.

04/13/2026

Whew!!! Look at me - ready for baby chicks 2 whole days ahead of time!!!🤣. Wednesday night the barn will be full of little chickies happily chirping away! Feels good to be ahead of the game for once instead of straggling in at the last minute!!

Chicken Poultry Full Hatchery Tour | Townline Hatchery in Michigan

04/05/2026

This is where 100% of our baby chicks come from! We are so fortunate to have so many good partners in our business!
Next round of babies for us arrive April 15. They will hatch that morning, I will meet a driver from the hatchery at an offsite location (biosecurity practices) and those little ladies will be under heat with full feed and water access by 5 pm the same day!

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04/04/2026

03/24/2026

Oh my goodness! 😝🤣

03/10/2026

🐴💥Session 1 and 3 are FULL!

Woohoo! Be sure to register for one of our two other sessions before they fill up!

You can reach out if you would like to be added to the session 1 or 3 waitlist.

We have 2 sessions available to choose from (spots are limited for each session, so don’t delay)! Just follow the link for the session you want to register for:
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Session 1: June 1-5, 9am-12pm
FULL!

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Session 2: June 1-5, 1pm-4pm
FULL!

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Session 3: June 8-12, 9am-12pm
FULL!

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Session 4: June 8-12, 1pm-4pm
https://forms.gle/nmNwaFd75tYuFrt88

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Location: Hooley Farm
8932 Hessen Cassel Road, Fort Wayne, IN
Camp is open to students entering Grades 1-6 in the fall.

The cost is $195 for an individual or $175 each for siblings of two or more. This amount covers the entire cost of the camp as well as a t-shirt for each camper.

Campers will learn about general horse care, how to saddle, bridle and ride a horse; as well as how to harness and drive a horse. They will also learn about perseverance, integrity, humility and character as we accomplish these horse tasks! We are educators who truly love to teach how caring for and training horses can build life skills!

A camper’s spot is secure once we receive your registration form and payment. Just follow the links above to access these forms!
We can't wait to see you there!

03/09/2026

****it looks like they’ve All been spoken for at this moment - I’m happy to talk about small orders yet and can start a wait list to see whats actually remaining after sunday. All of our distribution locations are ready to roll on orders for June hens, I’ll post updates on those later! Thanks so much everyone !!

Beautiful sunny morning everyone!! We are wrapping up March Ready To Lay hen deliveries this week and looks like we will have around 150 isa brown hens that still need homes very soon!

We were in a sold out position until our friends and customers across the state of Michigan are continuing to deal with Michigan weather - snow, ice, tornadoes, more cold etc etc 😖. Many small flock owners or ‘new to chickens’ owners do not feel like they are in a position to take on new birds under these conditions.
Please PM or text me if you are in need of hens and we can make price/pick up arrangements
***before anyone wants to argue or negatively comment - this photo was taken on Feb 15, so no, they don’t look like they are ready to lay. AND I had just given greens so yes they are all
Packed right tight in one area, they have plenty of room 😊e ntg

03/04/2026

We don’t raise club lambs and I dont plan to start - that being said we’ve got a couple pretty respectable looking crossbred wethers that would make great 4H lambs for those that want to start showing and learning about the industry. Lambs were all born between Jan 26 and Feb 12. They’d be ready to leave the barn and go to their new homes around mid April
We will not be here for our county fair this year in July for our youngest to show which is why I’m putting these guys out here.
In 2025 Luke had Adams county, IN rate of gain champion with one of our crossbreds, which to us was as awesome as getting the purple banner (almost☺️)
Pictures of 2 of them here. Will have 5 that would make good prospects. Located on the southeast side of Fort Wayne Message me with more questions and for price. We also have some super sweet lambs for the littlest of showmen 💕. I’ve got a number of purebred Lincoln rams and ewes that would be up for discussion as well.

02/28/2026

Tour of American Woolen Company - Textile Mill & Design Lab Watch a tour walk through of American Woolen textile mill in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Historic New England, USA mill.

02/10/2026

Worth all the hours back and forth to the barn in the bitter cold and short nights 💕💕 21 babies on the ground so far!

01/21/2026

Had to share for the laugh!😆

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