Highway 5 Farms

04/30/2026

I realized today that, step by step and animal by animal, I am inadvertently building the childhood of my dreams—for my children.

Maybe that’s part of what parenthood is.

04/13/2026

Meet Maggie and Carol, the 2 black Berkshire gilts who will be our breeding stock and this year’s feeders: Crispy, Porky and Hammy. The difference in quality show stock versus inexpensive feeders is clear!

03/04/2026

Kids and chicks 🐥 😍

03/03/2026

Pure Cream Legbar Chicks for Sale $5️⃣Pullets $1️⃣Cockerels (Lay blue eggs)

I incubated way too many chicks because I wanted my kids to have this unique learning experience, but I really only want the brown ones. So if you’re interested, shoot me a PM. They’ll be available starting Thursday.

02/15/2026

02/12/2026

life

02/12/2026

02/11/2026

I had the pleasure of working with the Alvarado’s today in a private workshop teaching meat rabbit processing. They did wonderfully!

There is a reason rabbits are gaining traction on homesteads as a delicious, lean, inexpensive, and compact protein source. Highway 5 Farms will have its next round of pure, pedigreed New Zealand rabbits (8 week old breeders or feeders) available in mid-April. DM for details.

01/14/2026

I first tried rabbit while I was in France, and it was delicious. It’s very common there—sold in grocery stores right next to chicken. Later, I heard a conversation about raising meat rabbits between Daniel Salatin of Polyface Farms and Josh Thomas of Homesteading Family, and I was instantly hooked.

I’m adding the link below for anyone who’s curious. 👀 https://youtu.be/dSKOwyixW5E?si=FK3ORrEYikDdyJnW

In September, I built this “rabbit tractor,” and it’s been working wonderfully. In my opinion, meat rabbits are a great addition for the homestead.

10/20/2025

We had an absolutely wonderful chicken processing class on Saturday! Courtney, Brooke, and David were amazing participants.

If you’ve been wanting to learn this skill, be sure to sign up on Eventbrite for our upcoming classes on November 8 and 15!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1645164464199?aff=oddtdtcreator