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

Every year there is a new battle to be waged in the vegetable garden. A few years ago it was slugs, last year it was flea beetles, but...

Our dearest Rhoda, one of the original founding members of 5R Farm, has gone up to the chicken farm in the sky. I want to take a few...

Spring is always an exciting time at the farm, and this year even more so because Eleanor hatched eight adorable baby turkeys. She is...

I had a lovely day at the farm today. It was the kind of day that doesn’t come along every day, but when they do, it makes me so thankful...

We have happy bee news at the farm this spring. Not only did both of our hives survive the winter, but we have added a third hive to our...

Our two turkey hens, Eleanor and Prudence, have been laying eggs for about a month now. They lay beautiful cream to light brown colored...

We’ve had a good run of everyone getting along fairly well here at the farm, but as the old saying goes, nothing good lasts forever. Now...

Spring has finally arrived at the farm after several rainy and muddy winter months, and I can’t wait to get back to gardening! I’ve...

As you may have noticed by now, I am endlessly fascinated with our turkeys, especially the variety of sounds they make while...

Chicken farming can be a messy business. The chickens are constantly scratching about in the grass and dirt as they search for bugs and...

Reuben has been my special needs rooster for quite some time now. I’ve long had a soft spot for Reuben (aka Rooster Cogburn). He was the...

We’ve been through all of the phases of winter here at the farm – cold frosty mornings, wind storms, snow storms, and lots and lots of...

We’ve had quite a spell of wild weather here at the farm recently. It started out the Monday before Christmas with a big windstorm that...

I always get a bit nostalgic at the end of the year, and looking back at 2015 it was quite a memorable year at the farm. Without a doubt,...

It can be hard to predict chicken behavior and even harder to understand the pecking order. It’s not uncommon for there to be pecking and...

We’ve had our female turkeys, Eleanor and Prudence, for a month now. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, it’s that heritage turkeys...

We got home from an evening in town last Sunday night, and when I went on the rounds to close all the coops up for the night, Lil’ Red...

Fall has arrived at the farm, and we have been busy trying to finish up our outdoor projects. I’ve picked the last of the summer veggies,...

I am very excited to announce that we finally have turkey hens at the farm! After the first four turkey poults that we bought all grew up...