Little Ones
It’s been almost two and a half months since we brought home the newest little members of our flock, Salt-n-Pepa, and they have settled...
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Aug 9, 2015
Simple Pleasures
Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty – John Ruskin It’s certainly been a busy summer at the farm....
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Jul 26, 2015
Turkey Boys
It’s been almost four months since we brought home four tiny turkey poults from the feed store, and they have grown up into huge 10 pound...
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Jul 12, 2015
Garden Goodness
We’ve been having record setting high temperatures the last couple of weeks, and while its been a bit tough on us and the chickens, it...
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Jul 2, 2015
Outsmarted by a Chicken
I have had chickens for five years, and I thought I had them figured out, until today that is. The chicken yard is mostly an open grassy...
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Jun 21, 2015
Honey Days
This is my third year as a beekeeper. Every year I learn a bit more, and I feel like I’m finally starting to get the hang of it. Our two...
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Jun 5, 2015
Wishin’ and Hopin’
It’s that time of year when a few of the ladies go broody and start sitting in the nest box all day and all night in their overwhelming...
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May 24, 2015
Farewell Funny Lady
It is with a heavy heart that I write this week’s blog. Yesterday we said goodbye to our silly and sweet girl, beloved lap chicken, Coco...
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May 16, 2015
A Garden For Us All
I love to garden, and I have grown a vegetable garden almost every year since I was in college. Since moving to the farm, getting a flock...
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May 3, 2015
Turkey Lurkey
The turkey poults are almost four weeks old, and they are quickly becoming my favorite feathered friends here at the farm. For the first...
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Apr 22, 2015
Reuben’s Recovery
Reuben (aka Rooster Cogburn) is my favorite of our four roosters. As a chick, he was a few weeks older than our other roosters, and he...
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Apr 11, 2015
Save the Bees
I have been amazed and fascinated by bees since we got our first bee hive two years ago. We have been fortunate with our beekeeping thus...
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Mar 28, 2015
RIP Squeeky
We lost another one of the good ones this week, one of my favorite ladies, Squeeky. Although all of the hens come running over to me when...
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Mar 14, 2015
Spring is Here!
After a short and mild winter, spring has arrived at 5R Farm and gardening season is underway! The garden beds have all been spread with...
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Feb 22, 2015
Best Friends Forever
One of the things I really like about chickens is observing the relationships they form with each other and how they interact with each...
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Feb 9, 2015
Mud Hens
It’s getting a bit messy here at the farm due to the more than five inches of rain we’ve had in the last week. The ladies don’t mind the...
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Jan 31, 2015
Little Ladies
I never paid too much attention to the winter solstice until I became a chicken enthusiast. The passing of the winter solstice marks an...
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Jan 17, 2015
Chicken Spa Day
Last time I wrote about the chicken chores here at the farm, and today I’m going to tell you about a few other somewhat embarrassing...
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Dec 30, 2014
Chicken Chores
Most days I spend 15 to 30 minutes doing chicken chores. The first thing I do after I get dressed and brush my teeth in the morning is...
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Dec 12, 2014
Ramon’s New Lady Friends
As I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, we had some Trouble with Roosters. Ramon was being aggressive towards Reuben, and I decided to...
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