Animals
- Tom And Chuck Take A Hike
It was an absolutely spectacular weekend.Mostly sunny with highs in the mid-forties made for perfectweather for hiking in the woods. And that is just what we did...Saturday and Sunday. Of course we took the dogs.But we had some unexpected company on one...
- Turkey Pardon
Happy Thanksgiving from our farm family to you! May your day be filled with good cheer and good health. We will be enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with our friends this afternoon, and making final preparations for our family celebration tomorrow. I am happy...
- Who's Who.... Part 4
It seems that everyone that visits the farm is amazed by our turkeys,Tom and Chuck. These two handsome fellows are Bourbon Reds,a heritage breed of turkey.Originally we had ordered 4 just-hatched turkey poults. Only three lived...Tom, Chuck, and Edith....
- Talkin' Turkey
Two years ago we had the idea of raising our own heritage breed turkeys for meat.We thought we would start small,so I ordered a few bourbon red turkey poults from our local feed store. From the very first day, these little birds were quite friendlyand...
- Herding Turkeys
As if we needed a new task to add to the end of each day....we seem to have acquired one....herding turkeys! We decided over the weekend, that it is time for the turkeys to free range a bit.We have been reluctant to allow them to leave their yardout...
Animals
Bi-Partisan Turkeys
Ordinarily, when there are several turkeys together they are called a flock.
However, here on the farm where there are only two,
we call it a congress.
You see, these two boys are very often on opposite sides of the fence...
fighting back and forth.
Tom is a Republican.
Chuck is a Democrat.
It happened several times this weekend.
The squabbling was so bad, that one of the turkeys actually got his leg stuck in the fence.
At that, I untangled him, swooped him up...
gave him a little advice...
and carried him back to his house...
the other one running along behind us!
(If you are new to our blog...
Tom and Chuck are Bourbon Red turkeys and are almost 6 years old.
I have had them since they were just hatched.
Tom and Chuck were originally named Thanksgiving and Christmas...
until we realized there was no way we could eat them!)
I continue to rack up a lot of mileage on my Fitbit.
Unfortunately, walking and walking-while-carrying a 30 lb. turkey
count the same.
I'd recommend walking-while-carrying a 30 pound turkey for those of you
who feel you need a little extra work-out!
I cannot believe there isn't an exercise app for that!
Needless to say, when evening came....
The Pink Fairy spent the day with us on Saturday.
She's growing way too quickly!
We visited the pigs...
and the horses...
Oh, so much fun to look forward to with this little sweetheart!
Off the needles:
rolled cuff fingerless mitts.
- Tom And Chuck Take A Hike
It was an absolutely spectacular weekend.Mostly sunny with highs in the mid-forties made for perfectweather for hiking in the woods. And that is just what we did...Saturday and Sunday. Of course we took the dogs.But we had some unexpected company on one...
- Turkey Pardon
Happy Thanksgiving from our farm family to you! May your day be filled with good cheer and good health. We will be enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with our friends this afternoon, and making final preparations for our family celebration tomorrow. I am happy...
- Who's Who.... Part 4
It seems that everyone that visits the farm is amazed by our turkeys,Tom and Chuck. These two handsome fellows are Bourbon Reds,a heritage breed of turkey.Originally we had ordered 4 just-hatched turkey poults. Only three lived...Tom, Chuck, and Edith....
- Talkin' Turkey
Two years ago we had the idea of raising our own heritage breed turkeys for meat.We thought we would start small,so I ordered a few bourbon red turkey poults from our local feed store. From the very first day, these little birds were quite friendlyand...
- Herding Turkeys
As if we needed a new task to add to the end of each day....we seem to have acquired one....herding turkeys! We decided over the weekend, that it is time for the turkeys to free range a bit.We have been reluctant to allow them to leave their yardout...