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Cloud 9 farm is a sanctuary for wildlife and turkeys are so prevalent in Western North Carolina but here but here, they have full roam of the 200 acre farm and don't have to interact with highway traffic, roads or people. In the spring, especially, you'll want to be here because mating season is upon us. It's when the tom turkeys fan their tails and gobble with importance hoping to attract hens for their harem. Hens act oblivious by continuing to forage around but you can tell they are well aware of the courting around them as they stay close to the flock. Many good photography moments can be seen just by sitting on our pasture observation bench next to their playground pasture.

Skunks can really harm your honeybees. They will suck on their juices and spit out the remains called "skunk cuds."

Organically sourced plant oils go into BeeBabe Made products for the skin along with our beautiful bees wax.

New chicken house is a state-of-the-art agri-tourism project on Cloud 9 Farm near Asheville.

With TLC we are going to get this calf to survive.

You think of spring calves being born, but this is winter!

To get those fat chickens to dare take a step out of the coop when there is snow on the ground, you have to shovel out a spot so they can at least see a little brown. Then throw some of yellow and brown chicken scratch out to tempt them. They still hesitate. But eat they must because they still lay big brown eggs [ MORE » ]