NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[NH homesteader]

The drought is totally over, as of the latest report. We are now simply "abnormally dry". Maybe I'll have a real garden this year. One can hope!

 

[CntryBoy777]

I'm really glad that ya have things going for ya again, and after hearing and seeing what others have going....ya can "Join in the Fray"....
It certainly isn't Fun staying inside.

 

[NH homesteader]

@samssimonsays you may not want to read this...

77 and sunny today! We have grass growing!

Also we have hornets. Everywhere.... DH will be spraying when he gets home.

Getting ready for chicks next week.

It's going to be warm again tomorrow then back down to 50 Sunday. Welcome to NH.

 

[CntryBoy777]

So, how many peepers ya expecting?...never know how many til ya decide, cause for some reason or another your "Math" always works on the "Plus Side"....

 

[NH homesteader]

15 plus the extra roo chick they like to throw at you.

8 Dorkings
3 EE
2 White Orpingtons
2 Dark Cornish

And that's all for the year unless a hen goes broody (one is acting like it, have to go see if she's still plopped on the nest in a moment here). I'm sick of incubating and brooding. We've done it multiple times every year for like 5 years and I don't enjoy it! We used to do 50+ meat birds at a time. It was AWFUL. LOL

 

[frustratedearthmother]

We did 25 meat birds and it was pretty stinkin' awful too!

 

[NH homesteader]

They're awful things! No more! I finally convinced DH over the winter. Only heritage birds. He is getting the Dark Cornishes to cross breed with our other birds to make pseudo-meat birds, but obviously they will be normal chickens and not franken-birds. So that's fine with me.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well after the 11 "Dotties" and 12 ducks, I won't be ready for more til maybe next yr. But, when I do I'm seriously considering getting guineas....I can't help it...I love 'em....all I can say about that....they are some real characters.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I've always wanted some Dark Cornish - for that very reason.

I had guineas - and I miss 'em. Might get some more of those too. Next year of course, lol!

 

[NH homesteader]

After this year we won't need to buy anymore, unless we want to get serious about breeding anything in particular and "upgrade" or anything. We'll just be hatching what we have. Which will be nice.

Going to butcher our gilts before too long and take a break from pigs until next spring. Temporary downsizing of the farm. I need to focus on the goats and the garden and DH will focus on his birds!