Farm Journal
Welcome to Shaggy Ink Farms
A first field note on family, oak pasture, Barred Rocks, and the long work of building a Northern California homestead from the ground up.
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Field notes from the flock, the family, and the long build.
The Shaggy Ink Farms journal collects the stories behind the homestead: Plymouth Barred Rock chickens, seasonal eggs, project days, conservation-minded choices, and rural Northern California ranch life.
Shaggy Ink Farms
Field notes under oak shade
Journal entries carry the farm's longer story: family work, flock notes, eggs, history, and the craft of building slowly.
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The written record of Shaggy Ink Farms.
Start with the opening field note and the breed history behind our flagship Plymouth Barred Rock flock.
Heritage Poultry
The Legacy of the Plymouth Barred Rock
The Plymouth Barred Rock is more than a handsome farm chicken. Its history runs through nineteenth-century American poultry shows, practical dual-purpose farm life, and modern conservation work.
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