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    Chives, the Taste of Spring
    stacy
    • Jun 5

    Chives, the Taste of Spring

    It's been a slow start to spring here, with lots of cold rainy days slowing down the progress of the vegetable garden. As hard as it is...
    95 views
    How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden
    stacy
    • Apr 30

    How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden

    I believe in taking a practical approach to gardening that will reward my hard work with a bountiful crop at the end of the season....
    111 views
    Do Turkeys Need a Coop?
    stacy
    • Apr 8

    Do Turkeys Need a Coop?

    You’ve decided to add turkeys to your farm, and the first question you may be asking yourself is do turkeys need a coop? The answer...
    238 views
    Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!
    stacy
    • Feb 13

    Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!

    It was a beautiful way to end to the winter. We had several snow storms that dropped about 10 inches over several days starting on...
    104 views
    Winter Flock Care
    stacy
    • Dec 16, 2021

    Winter Flock Care

    The cold weather has arrived, and that can be stressful for your chicken flock and for us chicken keepers too. I remember my first winter...
    197 views
    Gratitude & Grace
    stacy
    • Nov 24, 2021

    Gratitude & Grace

    As the year comes to a close, I continue to be thankful for the decision we made ten years ago to make the change to country life. This...
    122 views
    Passion for Pumpkins
    stacy
    • Sep 19, 2021

    Passion for Pumpkins

    Fall is in the air, and all of the colorful, curvy and warty varieties of pumpkins are making an appearance as Halloween grows near. I...
    123 views
    Chasing the Feather and Egg Rainbow
    stacy
    • Aug 30, 2021

    Chasing the Feather and Egg Rainbow

    It's inevitable, really. The longer you have chickens, the more of them you'll end up with. It all starts innocently enough. Just a...
    211 views
    Sizzling Summer
    stacy
    • Aug 11, 2021

    Sizzling Summer

    After being cooped up for a year, I'm sure we were all anxious to make this a summer to remember. I spent a lot of time in the greenhouse...
    86 views
    Chicken Math - Adding Pullets to Your Flock
    stacy
    • May 23, 2021

    Chicken Math - Adding Pullets to Your Flock

    Raising chickens is a heartwarming experience, that is until the first time you add new members to your flock and you realize they really...
    425 views
    Spring Fling
    stacy
    • Apr 27, 2021

    Spring Fling

    I fall in love with the farm all over again at this time of year. The new life and promise of what is to come during the spring and...
    114 views
    Happy Mail
    stacy
    • Mar 9, 2021

    Happy Mail

    In my 11 years of chicken keeping, I had never ordered chicks in the mail from a hatchery until this year. Most of the time I buy chicks...
    233 views
    Spring Dreaming
    stacy
    • Feb 7, 2021

    Spring Dreaming

    It's the time of year when little pops of green are starting to appear in the flower beds, and it gets me anxious for all the good things...
    97 views
    Country Christmas
    stacy
    • Dec 18, 2020

    Country Christmas

    I can't believe that Christmas is only a week away! It feels like the last month has absolutely flown by. Between working my non-farm...
    168 views
    A Day in the Life
    stacy
    • Nov 8, 2020

    A Day in the Life

    Taking care of the farm is the best part of my day, but it's not the only thing I do all day. 5R Farm is a hobby farm, and it doesn't pay...
    229 views
    A Summer to Remember
    stacy
    • Sep 28, 2020

    A Summer to Remember

    It feels like an understatement to say it's been an unusual summer. There were some fun things we had planned that just didn't happen. I...
    116 views
    When Life Gives you Zucchini
    stacy
    • Aug 24, 2020

    When Life Gives you Zucchini

    Summer is here, and we are enjoying beautiful rainbow harvests and garden fresh meals. It's been good eating except for one thing - the...
    176 views
    From Egg to Lap Turkey
    stacy
    • Aug 9, 2020

    From Egg to Lap Turkey

    It's an annual tradition that I look forward to every year - waiting for a turkey hen to go broody in the spring so she can raise up a...
    702 views
    Silkie Sweetness
    stacy
    • Jul 6, 2020

    Silkie Sweetness

    I've been wanting to hatch silkie chicks for a long time. I had my first silkie hen, Millie, for many years. She was constantly going...
    42 views
    Full Coop, Happy Heart
    stacy
    • Jul 1, 2020

    Full Coop, Happy Heart

    It had been a while since we added a big group of chickens to the farm. In 2012, we moved the founding members of 5R Farm – Rhoda,...
    312 views
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