I don't have to tell you that it's cold outside.
Most of the country has been plunged into a deep freeze.
But if you have never worked outside in zero degree temperatures,
then you have never had the pleasure of feeling the inside of your nostrils freeze,
or watching the hair that frames your face freeze from the little bit of "snot"
that seeped from your nose before the rest of it froze!
Not a pretty picture.
The horses and donkeys are eating their way through the cold.
The goats don't seem to mind the weather in the least.
The hens and roos stay indoors until the afternoon sun has had a chance to warm things up a bit.
Then they are out and about in search of adventure.
Then they are out and about in search of adventure.
And the pigs... my fair weather cuties...
prefer to spend their hours indoors.
They come just to the door of their house
where they flop to their sides so that I can rub their bellies.
We share a moment...
And then I head for the warmth of the house and they for the warmth of a heat lamp.
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From time to time I get questions about how our two male turkeys get along...
and "do they fight?".
Normally there is peace between the turkeys.
That is, unless they get separated by a fence.
For some reason, upon being separated, they begin to view each other as
adversaries....pacing the fence and taunting each other through it.
Yesterday, they somehow got separated by the goat fence.
I knew that I had to re-unite them in order to stop the taunting.
I also knew that the reunion would result in a display of male dominance.
Who could stand tallest?
Who could strike hardest?
Who could choke the other to death?
I have to tell you....it gets really ugly.
Separating them doesn't help...
eventually they have to work it out.
And unfortunately working it out always involves violence.
Luckily, though, it is short lived.
Dominance is established, and all is well once again.
Except that by that time I have almost had a stroke!
But, with things finally worked out, it's time to go back to their enclosure.
Chuck is not interested in cooperating at this point, so I have to carry him home.
This is about 25 pounds of turkey in my arms...
and I carry him back to his home by the barn.
Isn't this part of everyone's day?
Carrying a 25 pound turkey in the snow...
Carrying a 25 pound turkey in the snow...
in the cold.
Such is life on the farm....it's always something.
Comments
In the colder months my nose runs non-stop, and a couple of years ago I started using a spray on a daily basis, as I was tired of having to constantly wipe my nose. Being out in the snow would be a nightmare for sure!
And yes, I think someone is looking a little 'portly'...
Kathy
Thanks for sharing . Have a good day !
Yes, I think Daphne does look a little more round.
It was interesting to see that the turkey who had to be carried did not have its tail in the air, while the other was strutting his stuff.....
Now we are preparing to having to face extreme weather here in Ct.....The ice is cometh....No driving anywhere
Annie v.
You know, Daphne is a bit round.... hmmmm
Wishing you a Happy New Year Beverly.
p.s. not to rub it in.. It was 80 degrees here today.