FAQs

8600 Haddix Rd Fairborn Ohio 45324. We are between Fairborn and Enon.  Look for the flag by the road and the chickens in the yard.  We schedule visitors by appointment only.

The primary mission of our farm is education.  We love to learn and teach others.  The animals are our teachers.  We teach others through YouTube videos, tours, apprenticeships, consultation, articles, public presentations, and video classes.  The feed bill is expensive, so we sell products made on the farm to afford their feed.  We sell eggs, meat, honey, and manure.  Since we are retired and have our retirement income, we do not need to or want to make money from the farm.  Excess money and product is donated charity, such as the local food bank.  We live very simply and provide for ourselves as much as possible.

Prices for eggs and other products can be found on our Inventory page. Please schedule a time to pick up as we are by appointment only. 

We sell 4 kinds of eggs:  Chicken, Quail, Duck, and Guinea.  Chicken and quail eggs are unwashed and unrefrigerated and we sell them year-round.  Duck and guinea eggs are washed and refrigerated because they are very dirty when laid.  Duck eggs are sold year-round, but the ducks lay less in winter.  Guineas only lay between April and October.  We also have Call Ducks (miniature ducks) that only lay in the warm weather.  Call duck eggs are smaller and sold at a lower price.

You can check our inventory at the button:  https://www.happywifeacres.com/inventory

We sell young heritage roosters, old hens, rabbit, and quail. Roosters are tender and full of flavor. Old hens are tough but packed with flavor and good for soups. Rabbit is young, and tender. Quail is simply delicious; a game bird with all dark meat. There is a waiting list for chicken.  To order, fill out the order form at the button.  https://www.happywifeacres.com/chicken-meat-order-form/

Our pure raw honey is made from bees on our farm. Raw honey comes straight from the hive, and is lightly filtered through a 400 micron filter before it is jarred.  Nothing is added and it isn’t pasteurized.  Raw honey contains pollen from local plants, which makes it slightly cloudy.  Pollen in local honey is known to help people with allergies.  Raw honey also naturally contains antioxidants, enzymes, amino acids, and vitamins. Plus it tastes great!  We harvest honey in July, and sometimes in October.  Because of the low moisture content, honey never spoils, but sometimes “sugars”.  If your honey becomes thick and sugary, place the jar in warm (not boiling) water for a couple of hours and it will return to its original texture.

We moved to the farm in 2015 and bought our first 9 chicks in 2016.  In 2017, we named the farm Happy Wife Acres.  We slowly added other animals like ducks, guineas, rabbits, quail, and bees.  We had turkeys and meat chickens, but no longer have them.  We do not have plans to add larger livestock. 

We have a year-round apprentice program. Apprentices trade their labor for knowledge. We recommend that apprentices visit a few times per week on a regular basis to maximize their learning. Being an apprentice will prepare you to operate your own homestead one day! Apply at the button below.  https://www.happywifeacres.com/apprentices

Yes!  We love to help homesteaders, especially when you are getting started.  You can send us a note from the Contact Us page (https://www.happywifeacres.com/contact-us-2/), email to andrea@happywifeacres.com, or call/text to 937-361-5798.  If you need onsite consulting, such as coop design or personal training, we offer that for an affordable fee. 

Andrea claims she is happy 87% of the time.  Close enough.

We met online in 2009.  We dated for over 5 years before getting married in 2014.  We lived about 45 minutes apart, and continued to live separately for another 15 months until we bought the farm. 

We do not wash chicken or quail eggs that are sold at the farm. Eggs contain a natural protective coating, so they can be stored unrefrigerated for up to 30 days. We wash and refrigerate duck and guinea eggs because they are very dirty.

No!  We both have college degrees and worked in a business setting for most of our lives.  However, we both enjoyed animals and growing food.  We weren’t serious homesteaders until we moved to our farm in 2015.  When we first toured the property, Andrea said "If we buy this place, I want chickens!".  Of course John said Yes (Happy Wife, Happy Life, right?).  And so it began.  We learned slowly but deliberately until we felt confident enough to teach others.