A Very Full Day

Well, today we did yard work, hauled trash, fed livestock, shot some varmints, mowed the lawn, cleaned the house, did laundry, watched husband shoot a wharf rat, drove a neighbor to the car shop, picked veggies from our garden, replaced lights,  drove by the hay farmers, picked eggs, fed horses, visited with neighbor and made dinner. We are having guests over this weekend and hope to have a blast showing off our farm. Now we need to go outside and perform a rain dance since it has not rained in a long time. Yeah, I am as tired as our barn cat on the sofa.

Here be Turkey Lane

Our turkey poults are almost 1 month old and growing everyday. We bought bronze breasted poults from the local feed store. They are large but still baby chicks in the brain. But they keep up with our chickens and go after all the bugs. They are smart enough to stick together and return to the coop at dusk. They come when called and can fly a little. I think they are all females. We will try to buy a straight run of 5 more turkeys to get a male or Tom. We are hoping to breed them. A free range turkey is a happy turkey. Even if they do not breed successfully, they will be great to have for dinner.