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Family photo 2020 — Our family values include nonviolent communication, self-directed education and gentle parenting. We strive to implement permaculture principles in all areas of our lifestyle.

We Love Thyme

Thyme and rustic scissors — We love thyme. With seemingly endless varieties of this aromatic, delicious, medicinal, flowering evergreen ground cover we thought it was a perfect namesake for our farm. We especially loved creating a play on words that reflects our values of hope, regeneration and abundance.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. -Lao Tzu

Our Heritage & Rare Breed Poultry

Ameraucana ~ Bresse ~ Cream Legbar ~ Isbar ~ French Black Copper Marans ~ Lavender Orpington ~ Silkie ~ Olive Egger ~ Easter Egger

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Lavender Orpington Hatching Eggs
Rated 5 out of 5
by Julia J
Lavender Orpington Hatching Eggs
Rated 5 out of 5
by Cindy Grabowski
Silkie Hatching Eggs
Rated 5 out of 5
by Nichole
Silkie Hatching Eggs
Rated 5 out of 5
by Emily C.

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Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Phone: 917-727-2039

Hours: By appointment only

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Our first experience with sheep shearing did not g

Our first experience with sheep shearing did not go so well, but you wouldn’t know it from the smiles on Bria and Beau’s faces. They both took piles of wool and laid with them. I wonder what they were thinking.

We were also surprised to see how gray Noah’s wool is close to his skin. His wool was way longer than Joesph’s and the outer parts looked brown and almost white from sun fading.

Thank you so much to @katieoselvidge for your support and ideas for us to have a better experience when we try again!

#briaofbetterwiththyme #livestockguardiandog #greatpyrenees

I think Lorelei would stay in here all day if she

I think Lorelei would stay in here all day if she could.

This is our first experience with a broody turkey and Kefir is doing really well so far. Last time we checked she had hatched 6 poults and 3 ducklings.

#blueslateturkey #broodyturkey #broodyhen

You may have already seen this photo I took for th

You may have already seen this photo I took for the #blackandwhitechallenge in my stories but I wanted to share it again for #farmpupfriday @parallel45farm

Bria and Moonbeam have really bonded recently. It has taken a lot of patience and persistent on the dogs’ part since Moonbeam really didn’t want dogs near her when we got her but the dogs have finally won.

Today Bria went up to Moonbeam while she was laying down chewing her cud and Moonbeam didn’t even get up. The two of them smelled each others’ faces and licked each other. 🥰😘 #briaofbetterwiththyme #moonbeamofbetterwiththyme #akcgreatpyrenees #cow #cowlife #familymilkcow #farm #farmdog #farmlife #greatpyr #greatpyrenees #greatpyreneespuppy #homesteadinglife #lgd #livestockguardian #livestockguardiandog #milkcow #miniaturejersey #miniaturejerseycow #minijersey #minijerseycow #minimilkcow #pyreneespuppy #pyrpup

I’m so proud of these two #farmraisedkids @sassy

I’m so proud of these two #farmraisedkids @sassy_feathers_farm @hilltop_farm_tn and @ourfarmhouseliving!

When we first brought our lambs home the girls wanted me to catch and hold them so they could pet them the way we did at the farm they were born at. I did it a couple of times but didn’t think it was the ideal way to form a good relationship.

I talked to the girls about changing our approach by moving slowly, being quiet and bringing things the lambs would like to eat. I told the girls I didn’t know how long it would take but I thought the lambs would learn to trust us if they could chose to come to us.

The girls were patient and persistent and spent time with the lambs every day, learning what plants the lambs liked best. At first they had to leave them on the ground and walk away before the lambs would come eat but they slowly warmed up.

It took about a week of multiple visits per day and now the lambs coming running to us rather than away from us. They smell our hands, eat out of our hands and even let us pet them!

#babydollsheepofinstagram #babydollsouthdown #sheepofinstagram #cutesheepintheworld #livingthecountrylife #howihaven #womenwhofarm #sheep #babydollsheep #lambs #oldeenglishbabydollsheep #southdownbabydollsheep

Fuzzy is almost done growing her new feathers in a

Fuzzy is almost done growing her new feathers in after her latest molt.

Typically chickens molt (lose most/all their feathers and grow new ones) in the fall each year beginning after they are over one year old. Molting is triggered by the shortening daylight.

When we first moved our chickens from the NYC area to WV in January, they molted in February because the artificial light in NY extended the light compared to the darkness at our farm. They went back to a normal schedule.

Fuzzy on the other hand, was inside with us during the winter of 2018-2019. She molted in the spring when we brought her back outside. And now she’s molting again one year later, at the wrong time of year again. I wonder if she’ll go back to normal next year? This is also the first year she hasn’t brooded any chicks for us (yet). Happy #meetmychickenmonday @17chickensandcounting and @chickouttawater.

#fuzzyofbetterwiththyme #bwtsilkies #silkiechicken

Introducing Sunday hatching egg auctions! Our hen

Introducing Sunday hatching egg auctions!

Our hens are all laying really well and we’re not sold out on silkie hatching eggs for the first time in I can’t remember how long!

Starting this weekend I will auction all the hatching eggs that haven’t yet sold - no minimum! Shipping extra.

Check out the new auctions section in the shop on our website. Link in bio.

#hatchingeggs #hatchingeggsforsale #rainboweggs #heritagebreedchickens

The Cayuga duck the dogs saved from a fox has grow

The Cayuga duck the dogs saved from a fox has grown all her feathers back and rejoined her friends this morning.

It took a moment to convince Mint to jump up to tr

It took a moment to convince Mint to jump up to try to recreate the photo we took with his dad around the same age (10 months). This guy is impressive and I’m very thankful that he doesn’t jump up on us like some other dogs I know (ahem, Bria). Sharing for #farmpupfriday with @parallel45farm

#mintofbetterwiththyme

We had more late freezes and frosts this year than

We had more late freezes and frosts this year than any year since I started gardening but it looks like we’re finally in the clear in our area.

I will miss the beautiful moody skies but not the cold. Bring on the 85 degrees on Friday!

If you don’t see me around here, I’ll be in the garden planting all the seeds. 😉

#briaofbetterwiththyme

Tuesdays have become my day to take a deep breath

Tuesdays have become my day to take a deep breath and stop and smell the roses, or in this case, the Aquilegia.

Mondays recently have been very busy packing up all the hatching eggs that were laid over the weekend and yesterday was even more busy and also exciting since we got to meet some lovely local families who were starting and expanding their flocks. All the chicks we hatched over the weekend sold out in less than 12 hours!Welcome to the wonderful world of #chickenpeople.

We have some Marans eggs that will hatch in about two weeks and the other incubators will be reloaded today with Lavender Orpington and Ameraucana eggs so get on the waitlist now if you missed out this time!

We reached 1K over the weekend! Thank you to each

For today’s #meetmychickenmonday, meet “Shadow

For today’s #meetmychickenmonday, meet “Shadow,” one of our favorite Lavender Orpingtons.

She was two years old last summer when we picked her name. We teased she was the puppies’ shadow and it stuck.

She is in many of our puppy photos or just out of the frame because she was always following them around, mostly hoping to steal a bit of their food. She needs lots of protein for all those fluffy butt feathers, right?

Thank you for hosting #meetmychickenmonday @17chickensandcounting and @chickouttawater!

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