The trees know it's autumn, even if the temps aren't correlating! 80's+ for highs and 50's for lows is odd, but I'll take it!! :) I know soon enough it'll be chilly, rainy and plain ol' dreary!
We are all busy with work around here. The garden is still producing, so we keep preserving. I am looking at winter with a raised eyebrow, hay consumption here has doubled. Instead of getting one big round bale a month, I've been getting it twice a month. Prices have stayed the same (for me so far) but still, since they are eating more, it's double the price per month. I need to cull, but who is the question. I have wrestled with this all summer, and still do. Each critter has a pro and con list....when I got Anna a year ago, I knew all of these decisions would have to be made sooner or later. Since she calved early, everything got fast-forwarded one whole year, from milking/training, to (re-)breeding, to culling decisions.
I also have too many chickens.....I counted 11 hens now since the younger ones are about ready to lay. (I only need about half that many in reality!!) I put the pesky roosters in the chicken tractor and two older biddy's who I don't think lay very well into a different smaller tractor. The Axeman will come sooner or later for all of them, unless someone needs them for an occasional egg and lots of entertainment! ;-) HA
Here is Mr. Chase-Me-Rooster in the crockpot with some salt and pepper on him, about ready to get cooked (he weighed about 5#):
And the Tom Turkey in my sink, he verily fit!! (He was 24 1/2#!)
Love that top photo with the pretty blue sky and the top of the tree! Our garden is pretty much finished now, except for the pumpkins....we got a frost here the other night, and it toasted the Okra, which was about the only thing still producing a little.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds! Wowie!!!
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