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...

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...

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...

It’s been several months since I removed the roosters from the chicken flock, and I’ve been juggling rooster housing ever since. Things...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Eating fresh local produce is one of the best things about summer, and it’s especially rewarding when it comes straight from your own...

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....

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...

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,...

Today was a typical Friday, which for me usually means spending time with the chickens and gardening. After taking care of my morning...

Now that we’ve gotten Millie through her broody phase by letting her hatch out a few chicks, we’ve got a couple more broody girls at the...

By April I am usually too impatient to wait any longer for night temperatures to warm up to 50 degrees, so I usually just go ahead and...

That’s where my little Sweet Pea is now. She left us this evening after a few weeks of us trying our best to nurse her back to health. I...

I had thought about calling this post “Crazy Chicken Lady” because I’m about to divulge the lengths I will go to for one of my favorite...