Est. 2011, Creakey Acres Farm has chickens and ducks, eggs, broilers, turkeys, goats, Babydoll Southdown sheep, an orchard, bee hives, and produce.
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We do not use commercial pesticides or fertilizers, feed Non-GMO feed. Visitors welcome by appt. Creakey Acres was established in July of 2011. Scott, Teresa, and daughter Sarah Akey are the proprietors. Daughters Lauren and Erin are also active participants in the development of the business.
Operating as usual
We will be at Augusta Hills in Albion on Saturday for the Farmer's Market, 9amm- noon. In addition to chicken and duck eggs we will have green beans, cucumbers, garlic, broccoli, kale, cabbage, and summer squash. Come early, beans go fast!
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Here's a first in 10 years. Someone dumped this pair of geese on our farm while we were away for a couple hours. Quite tame, the dogs went right up to them with no fear or attack. They were heading into our pole barn when we went out to close up for the night. They were more than happy to go into the safety of the turkey pen. They will have a good home here, or at daughter Lauren's farm. I think they are American Buff breed, young, and possibly male and female.
Here's a first in 10 years. Someone dumped this pair of geese on our farm while we were away for a couple hours. Quite tame, the dogs went right up to them with no fear or attack. They were heading into our pole barn when we went out to close up for the night. They were more than happy to go into the safety of the turkey pen. They will have a good home here, or at daughter Lauren's farm. I think they are American Buff breed, young, and possibly male and female.
Set up and ready to serve you at Augusta Hills LRCC in Albion.
Set up and ready to serve you at Augusta Hills LRCC in Albion.
Here are 4 of the 5. #5 is still in the incubator, getting some extra TLC. #5 looks to be full Indian runner, their necks and bodies are longer and it takes longer to get that coordination balanced.
Here are 4 of the 5. #5 is still in the incubator, getting some extra TLC. #5 looks to be full Indian runner, their necks and bodies are longer and it takes longer to get that coordination balanced.
2 eggs are pipped and this one is rockin'! Just took them out of the turner yesterday.
2 eggs are pipped and this one is rockin'! Just took them out of the turner yesterday.
Today's the day! Pop- up shop in New Paris, IN for 3 days. Filler's Apiary has theirs next door. Townwide garage sale going on. And here at the Hooville General store they also have a barbecue hut.
Incubator update: 17 eggs with wiggling ducklings! So far so good, 2 weeks to go.🦆🐣
Candled the incubating duck eggs and many have embryos! I hope to get some video when they get a bit larger.
Since I have SO MANY duck eggs, I have decided to give hatching some a try. 19 in the incubator, 25 days to hatch. This is not a very successful venture, but these should be more fertile than the chicken attempts. .
Since I have SO MANY duck eggs, I have decided to give hatching some a try. 19 in the incubator, 25 days to hatch. This is not a very successful venture, but these should be more fertile than the chicken attempts. .
This year, Creakey Acres Farm and Goat Girl Soaps will EACH have booths at the Augusta Hills Community Center Farmer's Market in Albion. Every other Saturday beginning June 26. Excited to be a part of this start- up market at this beautiful new facility. All of our great product offerings, with the addition of plants. Give it a try!
The frustration is real. The plants are SO ready to be in their garden beds. But we have had frosts in the last 2 weeks and it is pouring rain today. Soon, my lovelies, soon.
The frustration is real. The plants are SO ready to be in their garden beds. But we have had frosts in the last 2 weeks and it is pouring rain today. Soon, my lovelies, soon.
Another surprise! Elvira gave birth to this ram lamb in the pasture today! She didn't even look pregnant! She is a good mom just like her mom, Godiva.
Another surprise! Elvira gave birth to this ram lamb in the pasture today! She didn't even look pregnant! She is a good mom just like her mom, Godiva.
Props to Farmer Scott for staying up late to monitor the sprinklers he put on the orchard. Many of our trees were blooming for the first time ever, sure hope we saved them. Coated in ice. Did not take a pic because they look scary, and one is leaning SO badly. Already thawing, will assess the damage later.
Fiona and Seamus' 1st afternoon outside
Fiona and Seamus' 1st afternoon outside
And we have twins on St. Patrick's Day! Godiva gave us Fiona and Wee Baby Seamus at 2:30 this afternoon.
And we have twins on St. Patrick's Day! Godiva gave us Fiona and Wee Baby Seamus at 2:30 this afternoon.
Mark your calendars! June 3,4,5 Goat Girl Soaps will have a pop up shed store at the Hooville General Store in New Paris, IN. In conjunction with their community wide garage sale. There will also be lots of food offerings around town. I hope to also have a selection of my crafted items , and Porch Pals.
Have had many requests for sauerkraut. Yesterday I planted over 200 cells of cabbage. Might not be enough.
goatgirlsoaps.com is now live! Please share it with everyone! At this time we do not have a shopping cart and are having issues with the downloadable order form, but you can contact us to order and we can quote USPS shipping and process thru Paypal or Square. We will be doing lots of additions and tweaking. It's our first attempt, so be kind and patient!
It may still be winter, but we are looking forward to Spring. Soon we will be ordering chicks then taking reservations for our first run of broiler chickens, projected ready by end of May.
Well, the dreaded day has come. Over the past year, layer mash feed costs have increased 25%, making it necessary for us to raise the price of a dozen chicken eggs to $3.50. We have not raised our price in about 5 years, and at this time, we will not be raising the price of the duck eggs as we just raised it within the past 2 years.
Photos from Goat Girl Soaps's post
We are closely watching feed/grain prices, and a double-digit percentage increase in feed prices in 2021. We will continue to monitor the market, and may need to adjust egg pricing in the future.
Caption this pic of Spotacus from today.
Caption this pic of Spotacus from today.
Cleaning out/rebedding pens today. Also reconfiguring the sheep pens. Boys' pen on left made larger, both pens moving the gates to the front. This will make it easier to clean out the pens. Left pic is before, right pic is the deconstructed pens. Rehung boys' gate, will hopefully finish the project tomorrow.
This is how pretty princesses collect eggs.... egg apron made by her great- aunt Susie.
This is how pretty princesses collect eggs.... egg apron made by her great- aunt Susie.
If you purchased a turkey from us, please post pics and comments here, leave feedback on our page! Thanks!
30 turkeys processed, bagged and tagged! They dressed out a bit larger than expected, but we were still able to fulfill all customers' requests. Did you miss out this year? Make a note for next year. Keep in mind, we will start raising broilers again in April, at least that's the plan. Tomorrow Scott and I will be out delivering!
Before and after, coop has new bedding. Enough mulch left to cover the lilacs, new peony bed, and half the raspberry patch. Composted bedding spread over the pond garden.
Welcome new members! Wish you were all here helping us do our least favorite task; cleaning out the chicken coop and preparing it for winter. Next up, barn pens. We are actually going to reconfigure them to accommodate our changed flock. Need a larger pen for Cosmo, Stitch, and Rameo. Larger pen for all 3 goats. They stay warmer together in winter, and we will have an extra pen for spring lambing.
Have come to a difficult decision. Because production is down, winter is coming, and our hyper local customers are buying more, I will no longer be delivering eggs, chicken or duck, to Fort Wayne. We just can't serve the 25 + customers in the FW area.
About half of the squash harvest that is going into temperate storage. We will chunk these up for all the animals over the winter to alleviate boredom.
About half of the squash harvest that is going into temperate storage. We will chunk these up for all the animals over the winter to alleviate boredom.
To protect the turkeys from predators, they have to be penned. Plenty of room for running and flying. We bring them feed supplements daily. Here they are enjoying long grass and tomatoes. This morning they went nuts for halved pattypan squash.
To those customers who have reserved chickens: the birds will be processed and ready for delivery the 17th/18th October. At this time, there are no more available for reservation. However, we do have a few turkeys not spoken for.
When buying for Christmas, keep Creakey Acres Farm in mind. We'd love to create a farm goods gift basket for giving. Canned and baked goods, soap, honey, noodles, eggs, quilted items. All custom, so prices will be varied. Private message to get the conversation started.
1061 S 250 W
Albion, IN
46701
A gravel road in the country. What do you think?
We continue our practice of non-GMO feed for our animals and no chemical fertilizers or pesticides in our produce. We irrigate from our pond and compost our own fertilizer. Our products are for sale here year-round and at the Whitley County Farmer's Market May-October. Featuring Goat Girl Soap in addition to produce and poultry products.
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