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...
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stacy
- Apr 27
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...
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stacy
- Mar 9
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...
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stacy
- Feb 7
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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stacy
- Aug 9, 2020
From Egg to Lap Turkey
It's an annual tradition I look forward to every year - waiting for a turkey hen to go broody in the spring so she can raise up a batch...
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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...
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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,...
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stacy
- May 22, 2020
Green Goodness
Now that spring has finally arrived it's nice to be seeing more green than brown in the garden! My chive patch gets bigger each year, and...
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stacy
- Mar 26, 2020
Grow your Own!
Now more than ever I am grateful for the space to grow a large garden and for the skills to preserve our harvest to provide greater food...
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stacy
- Feb 24, 2020
Beautiful Booch
One of the things on my to do list for 2020 was to start brewing kombucha. I stocked up on kombucha supplies and reading material for...
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stacy
- Feb 8, 2020
Winter Done Right
Some days it feels like spring is right around the corner. Daffodils are popping up out of the ground, and on the occasional sunny day...
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stacy
- Dec 29, 2019
Cheers to 2020!
I'm not one for New Years resolutions, but one New Years tradition that I do enjoy is looking back at my photos from the year and...
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stacy
- Dec 2, 2019
Thankful, Grateful
As 2019 comes to a close, I can't help but reflect on how fortunate I am. As I do my rounds during the peaceful mornings to bring out...
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stacy
- Nov 20, 2019
Backyard Poultry Magazine Feature
I'm thrilled to be featured in the current edition of Backyard Poultry Magazine! Pick up a copy at your local farm store, or read it here!
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stacy
- Oct 28, 2019
The End of an Era
It's the end of an era at the farm as we bid goodbye to our flock matriarch, Raquel, the last of our original 5R Farm feathered ladies....
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stacy
- Sep 16, 2019
Little Garden Victories
It was a bit of an unusual year in the garden, filled with trials and tribulations, but in the end it was a good year with plenty of...
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