I was going to post all about my birds and how I am so happy to have my chickens back – which truly I am – never realised how much I missed the little btards til they were gone.
I could sit and watch their antics for hours – they have truly made our little farm here complete.
I decided to take this post in a different direction – not too heavy – but an epiphany of sorts for me.
This past weekend – our Labour Day weekend – was truly a weekend of Labour.
While I may bitch and moan about how much I have to do around out little farm – I got a real eye opener from friends – and traffic and reality.
I have made many friends on the “Book” in the farming community.
Most of them I have never met- but I have been truly lucky to meet some of them.
For instance – my friend up Prescott way. We talked – I bought meat birds from her (they were yummy FYI) – we kept in touch – I bought more – we talked more. When my flock we decimated – she offered me a Roo (Rooster) – ugly cuss – I’ll post pics I promise – no strings – drove to her farm which she apologised to me for it being messy – like I do all the time for my house which apparently is not but to me it is.
She has rescue horses – they are old – she loves them so much – she takes such good care of them and sadly she will have to put some down this year. My heart goes out to her. I had one to put down – she has 4!!!! – She has ducks – she has goats – she has minis and cats and a donkey and work work work work!!!
When I am bitching about feeding 3 – I will be reminded – she has to feed and care for many more. Hats off to my Prescott friend!!!
Now – on to others topics.
Dairy farming.
The incomparable Farm Sitter extraordinaire- I’ll refer to her as Al. Her brother runs a dairy farm and Al works on that farm when she is not tending chickens, cows, goats and Hubs of her own!! That girls works so damn hard.
I have the privilege of getting the executive tour of a fully functional robotic none the less working dairy farm!! It was fascinating!!! – Truly amazing!!! I saw cows getting milked – with ROBOTS!!!! I saw fat pregnant cows that are HUGE!! I saw babies and heifers and just wow!!! WOW!!! – I got shit on my feet and it stunk and I loved it!!!
Traffic.
Tis the season for the parade of tractors – Farmers – working their asses off to get crops off – corn – beans – hay – who knows – but people – PLEASE slow down and pass with care – you won’t get there any faster by honking at them and passing dangerously!! – They feed us so cut them some frikkin slack!!! – they are doing their job and deserve respect!
Friends.
During my leap from a tall building – I have made amazing Chick Friends. A “Book” post came out from one friends today that gave me a moment to pause and never at a loss for words – comment and support.
I guess what I am trying to say is that the friends I have made in my two whole years here in this community have made me feel alive.
Not just as a women- but as community – we stick together. We bitch about stuff – we help when we can -we support when we can.
I know – I know – I’ve posted about community before – but I really feel like I am starting to get it- hey – when you run into two people you know in the parking lot of a store – then you know you have arrived.
I just really really like it here. I like my new friends and I like my chickens and I like to call myself a farmer. I like to wave at the guys/girls on tractors that are working in the fields so that we can all eat. I like to watch that cow being milked so that I know how it’s done and I like the smell of hay and horse poop and dirt.
What an odd weekend I have had!!
Next weekend – more of the same.
Oh – here are a couple of pics of the new flock – sorry Ivan Drago the Terrible (from a Rocky movie) is missing – can’t get that bird to keep still!!!! – We have 7 now -we have Fitzgerald back (sadly Ella did not make it) – C2 (our roo Clyde who perished – his off spring) that is the dark one – The Twins (if you have seen the Matrix – you’ll get it) Marilyn/Monroe – Marilyn is the White one- Monroe is darker and Ivan Drago – the Terrible not pictured here YET – he is hard to pin down – yes yes – I know – I am obsessed!
Orange Acres 