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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

Oh winter, I’ll be glad to bid this one goodbye. It started out as a fairly uneventful winter, busy with work and the holidays, but still...

We’ve had so much going on at the farm that the end of summer and fall just flew by this year! A big project that has been ongoing for...

We have new turkey babies (which are called poults) at the farm, and they are so very adorable! For those of you unfamiliar with turkey...

I’ve said it many times before, because it’s true. Every time there’s a sad day at the farm, I turn around and there’s something to make...

This was our fourth year living at the farm full time, and every year it gets better and better. One of my favorite things about living...

It’s been five months since the sweetest little turkey ever, Pumpkin Pie, came into my life. She is by far the friendliest turkey that...

We have three turkey mommas at the farm this year, and they all have interesting stories. Two of the turkey mommas are co-raising nine...

Our momma turkeys hatched their poults a month ago, and all of them were doing well except for one little turkey that came to be known as...

We have turkey babies at the farm! Eleanor, who raised turkey chicks, known as poults, for us last spring is raising another batch for us...

Spring is the time for chicks at the feed store and all manner of cute baby animals on the Instagram pages of my farm friends. I have...

One of the things I really enjoy about living on the farm is the change in seasons. After a long cold winter, and many days of mucking...

We’ve come full circle with our adventures in turkey raising this year, and what a ride it’s been! On May 25th, Eleanor hatched eight...

Eleanor’s little ones are eight weeks old now, and they are not so little anymore. They have officially entered the teenage turkey phase....