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    Back Door Rooster Man
    stacy
    • Dec 21, 2013

    Back Door Rooster Man

    I never get tired of watching the antics of Brown Rooster from the back door. When it’s not raining I usually put him outside of the...
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    Winter Wonderland
    stacy
    • Dec 12, 2013

    Winter Wonderland

    It’s been beautiful at the farm for the last week after the first snow of the season. The temperature didn’t get above freezing for over...
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    Cyber Monday – 5R Farm
    stacy
    • Dec 2, 2013

    Cyber Monday – 5R Farm

    (Originally posted on UndercoverCaterer.com) You may or may not have noticed a little box on the sidebar of this here blog advertising 5R...
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    Green Eggs & Ham
    stacy
    • Dec 1, 2013

    Green Eggs & Ham

    Now that it’s getting dark so early and the number of daylight hours is almost at its annual low, the ladies’ egg production has dropped...
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    Baby, it’s Cold Outside!
    stacy
    • Nov 24, 2013

    Baby, it’s Cold Outside!

    We’ve had several frosty mornings here at 5R Farm lately, but the ladies and gents are taking it all in stride. They can easily manage in...
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    The Little Things
    stacy
    • Nov 11, 2013

    The Little Things

    It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. – Arthur Conan Doyle It’s been a month since...
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    Coq au Vin
    stacy
    • Nov 2, 2013

    Coq au Vin

    Last weekend we took a big step in our journey toward self-sufficiency at 5R Farm. You may recall from The Rooster Dilemma post that...
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    Guess What…?
    stacy
    • Oct 24, 2013

    Guess What…?

    It’s that time of year when many chickens go through the annual process of molting and grow a new set of feathers. It’s easy to tell when...
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    King of the Castle
    stacy
    • Oct 15, 2013

    King of the Castle

    It’s been several months since I removed the roosters from the chicken flock, and I’ve been juggling rooster housing ever since. Things...
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    Rainy Garden Wrap-up
    stacy
    • Sep 29, 2013

    Rainy Garden Wrap-up

    After last weekend’s mad dash to harvest and preserve as much of the tomato and basil crop as possible, this weekend it was time to...
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    Whole Lotta Canning Going On
    stacy
    • Sep 22, 2013

    Whole Lotta Canning Going On

    I had been feeling pretty good about keeping up with the garden’s bounty this year and was trying to get an early start on canning and...
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    Good Girl, Grace!
    stacy
    • Sep 5, 2013

    Good Girl, Grace!

    There’s exciting news today at 5R Farm. Grace has joined the ranks of the laying hens, and even more exciting is that she’s a member of...
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    Bit O’ Honey
    stacy
    • Sep 1, 2013

    Bit O’ Honey

    Our first year bee hive is thriving, and today we inspected the hive to see how much honey the bees have stored for winter. A general...
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    Where’s Brown Rooster?
    stacy
    • Aug 17, 2013

    Where’s Brown Rooster?

    I felt the worst had happened to Brown Rooster. For those of you that haven’t been introduced to Brown Rooster yet, he is one of the two...
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    Sweet Summer
    stacy
    • Aug 3, 2013

    Sweet Summer

    Sometimes I take a break from the farm chores and the never ending to do list and take a walk around the farm and enjoy the beauty that...
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    The Rooster Dilemma
    stacy
    • Jul 22, 2013

    The Rooster Dilemma

    It’s been three months since we spontaneously agreed to provide a home for six chicks that were hatched out in a friend’s grade school...
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    Locovore Dinner
    stacy
    • Jul 12, 2013

    Locovore Dinner

    Eating fresh local produce is one of the best things about summer, and it’s especially rewarding when it comes straight from your own...
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    Bachelor Pad #2
    stacy
    • Jun 29, 2013

    Bachelor Pad #2

    As much as I love my roosters, and as much as they love the ladies, it was time to move Reuben and Ramon into their own bachelor pad....
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    Goodbye Sweet Sussex
    stacy
    • Jun 19, 2013

    Goodbye Sweet Sussex

    I’ve known for a couple of months that one of our four Speckled Sussex hens was not doing well, and she finally left us this week. I’m...
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    Bee Hive Inspection
    stacy
    • Jun 13, 2013

    Bee Hive Inspection

    I’ve come to find out that there is a steep learning curve with beekeeping. Although there are a few rules that most beekeepers agree on,...
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