The Trouble with Roosters
Two of our roosters, Reuben and Ramon, have been living in their own bachelor pad for a year and a half, and they had been doing quite...
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Nov 15, 2014
The Sad Girls
It’s that time of year when the ladies go through the process of molting. Their feathers fall out by the handful, and they grow a new...
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Nov 1, 2014
17 Reasons
It’s been a year since we moved to the farm full-time, and what better way to celebrate than by counting down the reasons I love living...
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Oct 19, 2014
Queen Rosalind
It’s been a good year for our bees at 5R Farm. The hive that we started with in the spring of 2013 survived its first winter, and was...
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Oct 9, 2014
Greener Pastures
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know that an abundance of roosters goes hand in hand with raising chickens. We...
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Sep 21, 2014
Raquel, Reinvented
Raquel was our alpha hen in our first flock of chickens that we got in 2010. As we added new chickens to the flock over the years, she...
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Sep 14, 2014
Fall Harvest
It’s been a great summer at the farm this year, and I’ve been in a bit of relaxation mode the last few weeks. It’s that point in the...
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Sep 2, 2014
Summer Sweets, Part Deux
It’s been a great year for berries at the farm, and I think I’ve put about 15 quarts of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries in the...
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Aug 24, 2014
Cuckoo for Coco Puff
You win some, you lose some is a saying that I’ve found to be especially true when it comes to chickens and the illnesses that befall...
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Aug 5, 2014
Where the Wild Things Are
One of the things I love about living at the farm is the frequent wildlife sightings. No matter whether the farm visitors are large...
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Jul 19, 2014
Here Comes the Sun
We’ve had a mini heat wave the last few days at the farm, so a little extra TLC is in order to make sure we all stay cool and healthy....
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Jul 5, 2014
The Principles of Beekeeping
It’s been a busy couple of days at the farm. Yesterday we inspected both of the bee hives to see how the ladies were doing. The new hive...
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Jun 20, 2014
Chick Love
After months of anticipation waiting for one of our hens to go broody so she could hatch some chicks for us, we finally have seven new...
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Jun 7, 2014
How Does Your Garden Grow?
You know the gardening season is underway when you get to pick a whole bowl of strawberries for dessert! The garden at 5R Farm is off to...
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May 27, 2014
Swarm Season
I’ve been keeping a close eye on our second year bee hive this spring. The hive made it through the winter with flying colors, and it was...
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May 15, 2014
Mouse in the House
One of our hens, Virtuous Violet has been setting on a clutch of 12 eggs for two weeks now. Every afternoon I go to check on her, make...
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May 1, 2014
Virtuous Violet
I hope I don’t jinx it by saying this, but after months of waiting and two prior plans for hatching eggs failed, we finally have a broody...
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Apr 18, 2014
Hive Splitting Day
Today was one of those days where I was excited and nervous all at the same time, it was the day I had decided to split our overwintered...
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Apr 11, 2014
Gettin’ it Done
These last few months at the farm have been great. Now that we live here full time, we have been checking things off the to do list like...
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Mar 27, 2014
Chick Dreams, Plan B
I guess it’s true what they say about the best laid plans. In January I had carefully planned out the two month long process that I would...
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