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    Momma Wanna-be
    stacy
    • Oct 14, 2012

    Momma Wanna-be

    Well it’s official, we have our first broody hen. For those uninitiated in the ways of all things chicken, a broody hen is one that has...
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    Full (Hen) House
    stacy
    • Sep 23, 2012

    Full (Hen) House

    The chicken flock is 6 months old, and that means one thing: eggs! Most of the young ladies have started laying, and we are getting over...
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    Sweet Pea
    stacy
    • Sep 12, 2012

    Sweet Pea

    We’ve got another chicken recuperating in the kitchen – this time it’s little Sweet Pea, one of my favorites of the new girls. Actually...
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    The Odd Couple
    stacy
    • Aug 9, 2012

    The Odd Couple

    You may recall that in addition to the 25 chicks we bought for the farm, we also bought five fancy breed chickens. These fancy chickens...
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    R.I.P. Ruby
    stacy
    • Jul 27, 2012

    R.I.P. Ruby

    Today was a very sad day at 5R Farm. After a month of trying to nurse Ruby back to health, it was finally time to say goodbye and have...
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    Oh Henry!
    stacy
    • Jul 6, 2012

    Oh Henry!

    Henny Penny, one of the cute red cochin banty chickens we intended to keep in our backyard in Portland, started crowing at 5:30 in the...
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    The Good (Chicken) Life
    stacy
    • Jun 17, 2012

    The Good (Chicken) Life

    It’s been five weeks since we moved the chicks out to the farm, and I’m happy to report that all is well. The girls have settled in to...
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    Chick Moving Day
    stacy
    • May 15, 2012

    Chick Moving Day

    With most of the chicks now between 8 and 10 weeks old, last Saturday was the day to move them from their overcrowded kitchen brooder to...
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    Rooster Cogburn
    stacy
    • Apr 22, 2012

    Rooster Cogburn

    With our oldest chicks for the farm about 7 weeks old, we are fairly certain that we have at least two roosters. The first to develop a...
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    The Fancy Chickens
    stacy
    • Mar 25, 2012

    The Fancy Chickens

    We’ve decided to move the big girls – Rhoda, Raquel, Rosie, Ruby, and Ramona out to the farm with the 25 farm chicks. This will be in 5...
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    Chicken Coop Building
    stacy
    • Mar 18, 2012

    Chicken Coop Building

    Building of the new chicken coop is underway at 5R Farm. The rainy weather has been slowing down the progress a bit, but we are on a...
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    The Chick Order is in!
    stacy
    • Jan 9, 2012

    The Chick Order is in!

    The chicks will be arriving the first week of March. I’ve ordered a total of 25 chicks, and this time when a few turn out to be roosters...
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    Ramona is a Bit Cranky Lately
    stacy
    • Dec 26, 2011

    Ramona is a Bit Cranky Lately

    Well you would be too if your winter coat was a bit threadbare! For those of you not familiar with the ways of all things chicken, once a...
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