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Sheep with goldenrod. I have realized a dream I have had for a long time: Getting sheep! I am super proud of this achievement. I have worked hard and my milestones are being checked off one by one. 35 days after I organized into an LLC, I expanded my chicken flock. 76 days into being Flocksadaisy Farm LLC, I got 6 beautiful ewes. Before I could bring sheep to the farm, I needed to coordinate the removal of fencing, construction of a new exterior and interior fence, the instal

Little's egg surrounded by Big Lady eggs The chicks are are no longer chicks and they are no longer even pullets! They are hens! At least two, possibly three, have produced wee little eggs. I knew these chicks grew faster than any of our previous generations, and they hit this milestone faster as well. To the best of my calculations, the first group of chicks we raised took 158-169 days to lay their first egg. The second group of chicks took 137-141 days, and the third took 1

Transferring Chicks into their New Home Muppets Fozzie and Kermit sang "Movin' right along we're truly birds of a feather, We're in this together, And we know where we're going." And now the chicks know their new home! By the end of May, the chicks were already getting too big for their cardboard brooder box, and we knew we needed to think about moving them. This set of chicks has grown faster than any of our previous groups. Their feathers came in swiftly. Within a week afte

"Wool is a remarkable substance!" So says the excellent book, Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep by Paula Simmons and Carol Ekarius, and I agree! Last month, I helped out at a farm where I watched a master shearer at work. Corralling the sheep, catching the sheep, holding them just right so they are immobile, and cutting SO MUCH wool. Hard work indeed! As trade for my assistance, I took home some fleece. Sheep prior to shearing; one has a hay crown According to recent Consumer R

6 Olive Egger Chicks We expanded our flock with the addition of six Olive Egger chicks! I picked them up on April 9. They were likely only a day old, and clearly adorable! They are light brown with dark brown stripes on their backs. The picture above is what they looked like in their travel box. These Olive Eggers have a Cream Legbar father and a Welsummer mother. I think our five 2-year-old Olive Eggers are of similar or the same crosses. They are sexed and should all be

Business Plan Book So, yes, I am very old-school! Or maybe just plain old. I drafted my business plan on physical paper! By myself! No AI! The actual book is pictured above - I took that picture! I also took all the other pictures on this site (OK, I am cheating a bit in this post because the next two images are not mine, sorry). Oy, though, business plans are heavy stuff. Definitely a work in progress. Maybe forever. Drafting this book has been critical in informing this web

Jumpy the Chicken Jumpy just joined the Flocksadaisy Farm chicken flock in January 2026, on a brutally cold day. She was very well loved by her young caretaker, but the girl and her family were moving to a new house, so we adopted Jumpy and two other hens from our neighbors. We are not sure of her exact age but think she was born in 2025. Jumpy has a slight handicap; her bill is mis-aligned. She was born that way and the situation in no way slows her down. Like all other East

Kelly with the chicken flock I have always wanted to own some land and take care of many critters. I love Wisconsin and especially love the beauty of the Driftless region . So when I had the chance to buy a property in the Driftless, I was excited and a bit scared. After a year of owning the place and spending what spare time I had to learning about restorative practices and tending to sheep, I realized I needed to really devote myself if I wanted to make my dreams of restori