stacyApr 8Do 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...
stacyFeb 13Goodbye 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...
stacySep 19, 2021Passion for PumpkinsFall is in the air, and all of the colorful, curvy and warty varieties of pumpkins are making an appearance as Halloween grows near. I...
stacyAug 30, 2021Chasing the Feather and Egg RainbowIt's inevitable, really. The longer you have chickens, the more of them you'll end up with. It all starts innocently enough. Just a...
stacyAug 11, 2021Sizzling SummerAfter 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...
stacyMay 23, 2021Chicken Math - Adding Pullets to Your FlockRaising chickens is a heartwarming experience, that is until the first time you add new members to your flock and you realize they really...
stacyApr 27, 2021Spring FlingI 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...
stacyMar 9, 2021Happy MailIn 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...
stacyDec 18, 2020Country ChristmasI 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...
stacyNov 8, 2020A Day in the LifeTaking 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...
stacySep 28, 2020A Summer to RememberIt 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...
stacyAug 24, 2020When Life Gives you ZucchiniSummer is here, and we are enjoying beautiful rainbow harvests and garden fresh meals. It's been good eating except for one thing - the...
stacyAug 9, 2020From Egg to Lap TurkeyIt'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...
stacyMay 22, 2020Green GoodnessNow 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...
stacyFeb 24, 2020Beautiful BoochOne 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...
stacyDec 29, 2019Cheers 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...
stacyDec 2, 2019Thankful, GratefulAs 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...
stacySep 16, 2019Little Garden VictoriesIt 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...