NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[NH homesteader]

DH worked overnight last night, came home to go register the Jeep (it's in both our names so we both had to be there), and go get pellets. He loaded the boiler for me (my back thanks him!) and went back to work. He'll be home around 9am to go get the shed... And then he can take a nap lol. Good thing his boss lets them sleep a little when they work overnights.

DD and I are going to make a bazillion Christmas cards today and get them mailed out...

Then the only major events this week are hoof trimmings for all (hopefully in the new shed!) and a few last minute stocking stuffers for the kiddo... And then some down time. Supposed to get too warm to make snow so DH should be able to be home some later this week. Yay!

 

[Bruce]

Too warm to make snow on the mountain? The highest I see for us this week is .... 34F.

 

[NH homesteader]

Yeah us too. It has to be below 26, preferably lower. Otherwise it gets slushy.

 

[Bruce]

How was Killington making snow at the end of October?? Sure wasn't real cold then! Man they must waste a lot of money making "gonna be junk as soon as people ski on it" snow.

In any case, Yea! for temps too warm to make snow so your husband can spend more than a few hours at home.

 

[NH homesteader]

Two reasons. One, it's much higher elevation than DH's tiny mountain. And two, they can afford way better equipment that can handle higher temperatures. That's why the little mountains can't keep up.
Also they can afford to waste their time and resources making snow because they can charge a billion dollars for a lift ticket.

But yes, happy he'll be home. Christmas is supposed to be 36 so Yay he'll be here! At least during the day!

 

[Baymule]

I get a chuckle every time I read your "making snow" Dunno why that makes me laugh but it really hits my funnybone!

 

[babsbag]

@NH homesteader Did you raise your own turkey for Thanksgiving? If so I have some questions. I am thinking of raising a few for next year.

 

[NH homesteader]

I did, I don't know if I'll be able to answer your questions but ask away! Lol

We raised 6 broad breasted turkeys this year. We also have heritage turkeys but we had no luck with hatching this year so we went with the broad breasted as backup

 

[Bruce]

I have not done so but know someone on BYC who did. Hint #1, if you want it for Thanksgiving, time it well. She ended up with a number of HUGE birds, like 35 pounds huge. I don't know what breed she had.

 

[NH homesteader]

If they were that big they were broad breasted. Supposedly you can raise them in 4 months. But, just like the Cornish X that you can raise in 6-8 weeks, you have to give them a disgusting amount of food to do that. We don't raise ours that way. They take longer but they can walk and run the day we process them and we've never lost one to a heart attack or had leg issues.