Week #40 - So long... Sunny September

As we bid September farewell, we must pause and thank mother nature for a beautiful month! Let's hope that October treats us equally well!

The things you find when clearing the field....
We didn't grow corn this year, so?

Dried oregano flowers... so pretty and fragrant! 

The week was spent catching birds (chickens and turkeys) and then trying to squeeze them into the freezers! A big thank you to all our customers who came out to pick up their chickens and turkeys today. It was such a beautiful day!

Oakley enjoyed herself immensely as she had lots of visitors! As a rescue horse she was very thin when she arrived at the farm. Only a month later and she is filled out nicely and seems to be enjoying her new friends!

Jet the cat and Oakley are great friends!

Turkey 2.0

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Today was spent turning leftover Christmas turkey into soup, pies and empanadas. 

Can't see me!

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Thought we'd lost the piglet until I found him hiding in the grass! 

Wasn't sure if he was hiding from the turkeys or just staying cool but it looked funny either way! 

Talking Turkey...

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Our turkeys are growing fast. We got them as chicks at the end of May and as you can see they are fully feathered and big enough to look indignant! 

Our turkeys, geese and broiler chickens are out on a large pasture together. I love watching them interact! 

Turkeys are curious by nature and are usually the first to come over to you to see what you are doing as you enter their area. 

First night!

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Our latest batch of new birds (goslings, turkeys and chickens) were moved outside today. 

It is always so interesting to watch them experience grass, open sky and bugs for the first time. 

These birds come to us when only a day or so old and are kept in our greenhouse where it is snug and warm until they get their full feathers. 

Fowl days!

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The birds our growing fast! It's hard to believe that only two weeks ago they were tiny bundles of fluff.

As you can see they are starting to get their adult feathers and the goslings are almost twice the size of the turkeys! 

A couple more weeks and they will be out on grass.