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There is a cycle and flow to the work on our farm. Some things happen every day like chores for the animals. Other tasks and projects are cyclical on a weekly or monthly basis. One of the defining features of my work flow is the cycle of chicken batches. Every 3 weeks we process aContinue reading “Meaning of Work”

I wish I had a drone this week. The cattle have moved into the field where the chickens are making their rounds. It is difficult to capture in a picture, but you can see above that the cattle are all standing in an unnaturally straight line. There’s not shade right there, so what could itContinue reading “Green Grass Cycle”

I was looking back at the blog posts from this time last year, and I’m reminded of how difficult annual patterns are to see. 365 days is a long time for short term memory. Yet the pattern of May business and stress is glaringly evident. In fact, this same week last year Racey wrote aboutContinue reading “Looking Back and Looking Ahead”

This week packed a punch, and by the end of the week I’m feeling it. There is the fatigue, muscle soreness from lots of movement, head fog from lack of sleep, and pride and a zippy excitement at the first boxes of chicken to go into the freezer, and some fresh cuts into the farmContinue reading “RRF Chicken Back in Stock”

With temperatures topping 90 this week the farm feels like it is exploding with life. The grass seems like it is literally growing as we watch. Lovett, Lewis and Racey helped me pull the shade cloths onto the last chicken coops. This is a few weeks earlier than we usually do it, since May canContinue reading “Feels Like Summer”

Phew. It was a race I set in motion months ago with the order we placed with our hatchery in January. The number of chicks in a batch determines the needed area of the brooder and field coops. So I had plenty of warning that a fourth field coop needed to be built by Tuesday,Continue reading “Spring Green”

Mid week I was startled to find this short rainbow calling me to look up from my boots. There was rain on the horizon, but brilliant blue sky above and the rainbow’s color reminded me of the balance of life. Even during a crazy week of too many things to do and unexpected weather, powerContinue reading “Spotting Rainbows”

The one constant this week has been the increasing intensity of green around the farm. The grass seems to be growing by the minute, and the weather is changing just as fast. We have had mornings well below freezing, 35 and raining, high winds and sunny and 70. On Monday I picked up our beefContinue reading “Spring Hustle”

With a new foal romping around and chicks to pickup at the post office, the green hue of grass has convinced the farm that spring is on its way. The pigs have also been enjoying the onset of spring, as well as the mud that comes with it. This week was a busy week forContinue reading “Out to Pasture”