Perhaps it’s because time is going by so quickly these days, or maybe because my memory is fading. Regardless of the cause, I decided to start a sort of diary of daily (or likely weekly) events that occur here on the farm. In today’s vernacular it’s called a ‘blog’, so here I am on day one…
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Yesterday we sold our one year old buck, Braefell Lynden, to another local dairy goat farm. As he was the sire to three of our 2019 does, it didn’t seem wise to allow him to breed with his daughters despite having wonderful characteristics. Our mature girls have all been bred now and we peacefully await their freshening due the first of April 2020. Once that occurs there will be no peace.
It looks like tomorrow’s weather will be good for dispatching our turkeys. The hen appears to weigh in the mid twenties, and the tom in the mid thirties so we’ll probably cook up the tom for Thanksgiving. Fortunately all our guests know enough to bring Tupperware when invited to a turkey dinner on the farm… Janice and I can eat left over turkey only so long.
The new laying hens we purchased earlier this month will probably enjoy the increased range space and reduced competition for the food. They were worth every penny though, since they started laying within a week of delivery and have all been producing an egg every day since.
I wish everyone a blessed Thanksgiving day with family and friends.
