Grateful Akers Farm & Apiary

In 2018 we brought 3 Narragansett turkeys home from North Carolina on a whim, and quickly fell in love with this beautiful yet hardy heritage breed. We've since incorporated lines from other breeders, and are excited to offer poults & hatching eggs out of our pasture-raised flock each spring. 

We're the proud owners of a small flock of registered American Blackbelly, a breed of sheep renowned for their hardiness, horns, and lean meat. A great choice of livestock that we recommend for almost any homestead, we typically sell lambs twice per year.

Home to a mixed flock of about 40 chickens, we sell dozens of eggs on a weekly basis. We also sell roosters fairly regularly throughout the summer, and occasionally hens or chicks. Our permanent breeders include Crested Cream Legbars & Ameraucanas, however other breeds are available from time to time.

Our herd consists of 10 Nigerian Dwarfs: our blue-eyed flock sire Garth, our breeding dams Wynona & Fiona, and their 7 offspring. The goats hold a special place in our heart, as Wynona & Fiona were our first livestock and the impetus for Grateful Akers.

We've been raising locally sourced honeybees for pollination & honey since 2017. Though our wait list for honey is currently full, we do offer honeybee removal services for concerned citizens with unwanted swarms or hives on their property.

Dozier and Atticus are our ridiculously handsome miniature donkeys. An indispensable pair on our farm, they mow the pasture, welcome guests, and help our Livestock Guardian Dogs keep the pasture free from predators and snakes.

No homestead that raises small livestock is complete without Livestock Guardian Dogs, and it's hard to beat Great Pyrenees when it comes to flock protection. LGD's are an integral part of our free-range setup, and without them continuously watching over the flock we'd be forced to confine many of our animals to protect them from predation.

What you eat today, walks & talks tomorrow. Gardening is a big part of our mission to sustainably produce as much of what we consume as our busy lives will allow. Though we are by no means experts at growing our own food, each season we make valuable mistakes that help us grow more and rely less on the grocery store.

Hatched June 2020 out of eggs shipped all the way from North Dakota, Big Bertha and Lucy are our newest and possibly most striking members of the family. They're Dewlap Toulouse geese, one of the largest breeds on the planet. Inquisitive and imposing, these two are great at warding off poultry predators and announcing guests.