Last Post of August

I am pleased to announce that even though it is Sunday, no P.I.Gs escaped today! 

Our Sustainable Farming Association held a community event yesterday - made for a very long day for both of us. After the many months of planning we are glad to have it behind us. 

Today's post features the chickens. Today I let the hens out to roam the place.  They were quick to leave the coop and extended pen I had made for them -  I imagine their clucks to mean "freedom! freedom!"

 I caught a good picture of one of my favorites - she's the last of three Dark Cornish that I had and the most senior of my hens.

Over at the winter coop, I set up a temporary fence to get the youngsters out into some vegetation as their yard is picked clean.  The oldest of this year's cockerels are big enough to butcher now and the pullets are looking good.

Some of the cockerels are very handsome fellows!

That's all I have to share for this evening. Thanks for stopping by the Ole Lake Farm blog, and be well friends.

GroundHOG's Sunday

This post is about Sunday the adventures of the pigs, but the story will begin with a hen.

The hens and Julio will soon be free to roam about wherever they please, but right now are confined to the Summer Coop-yard and this grassy area that I have added.  Someone in this photo stands out a bit from the usual color palette of my Ole Lake Reds – do you see her?

Meet Barack the Barred Rock!  . 

I had an appeal from another "chicken lady" – a senior citizen who loves her hens but was finding the obligations of chicken keeping to be a bit much.  She has two hens that will be joining my flock, but one is staying with her for now due to an injury inflicted by a neighbor dog.  Anyway, Barack was delivered on Sunday morning and as I stood in the driveway visiting with her owner, a pig trotted by. 

Here we go again... 

I did not mention pigs in my last post, but two weeks ago the post was mostly about rounding up rogue pigs on that Sunday morning.  Last week I could have pretty much repeated the post but chose not to – it seemed too repetitive!   When we went to bed this Saturday night, I may have mentioned to Kevin that I was hoping that this Sunday morning wouldn’t be a repeat of the last two.  Guess I shouldn’t have said that!

Anyway, the pigs were rounded up again safely and returned to their piggy paddock but not without some fun on their part and sweat on ours.  

I suspect that big spotted one in the middle is the instigator but who knows!

I will close with a couple of sunflowers pictures.  They are so fun to have blooming so profusely! 

And this one I have featured on our farm facebook page so many of you have seen it, but for those who have not, I present “The Mutant”!

Until next time, be well friends!