Our two tom turkeys have been getting along well with Ramon the rooster and his ladies for several months now, but I think Ramon is a...

I feel like all I ever do is write about vegetables these days, which I suppose is fitting since they have been dominating my time and my...

These last few weeks I had been feeling pretty satisfied with my progress in putting away the garden goodness for the winter. But there...

It’s been a fabulous summer in the garden this year, thanks to an early spring and record setting warm temperatures this summer. We had...

It’s been almost two and a half months since we brought home the newest little members of our flock, Salt-n-Pepa, and they have settled...

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty – John Ruskin It’s certainly been a busy summer at the farm....

It’s been almost four months since we brought home four tiny turkey poults from the feed store, and they have grown up into huge 10 pound...

We’ve been having record setting high temperatures the last couple of weeks, and while its been a bit tough on us and the chickens, it...

I have had chickens for five years, and I thought I had them figured out, until today that is. The chicken yard is mostly an open grassy...

This is my third year as a beekeeper. Every year I learn a bit more, and I feel like I’m finally starting to get the hang of it. Our two...

It’s that time of year when a few of the ladies go broody and start sitting in the nest box all day and all night in their overwhelming...

It is with a heavy heart that I write this week’s blog. Yesterday we said goodbye to our silly and sweet girl, beloved lap chicken, Coco...

I love to garden, and I have grown a vegetable garden almost every year since I was in college. Since moving to the farm, getting a flock...

The turkey poults are almost four weeks old, and they are quickly becoming my favorite feathered friends here at the farm. For the first...

Reuben (aka Rooster Cogburn) is my favorite of our four roosters. As a chick, he was a few weeks older than our other roosters, and he...

I have been amazed and fascinated by bees since we got our first bee hive two years ago.  We have been fortunate with our beekeeping thus...

We lost another one of the good ones this week, one of my favorite ladies, Squeeky. Although all of the hens come running over to me when...

After a short and mild winter, spring has arrived at 5R Farm and gardening season is underway! The garden beds have all been spread with...

One of the things I really like about chickens is observing the relationships they form with each other and how they interact with each...

It’s getting a bit messy here at the farm due to the more than five inches of rain we’ve had in the last week. The ladies don’t mind the...