#Farm

[dragoncuspid]

White cows in Guadalupe, Mexico

[nautilittlebee]

Country roads!

Follow me @nautilittlebee 🐝

[rosechata]

residents of the klovtveit farm; gulen, norway, 1910

photo by andreas mathias anderssen

colorized by marija stefanović

[ahedderick]

Roosters

Yesterday's rooster-butchering went acceptably well. It was a little above freezing temps, so I was able to work in my shirtsleeves, and not having my bulky coat on made the process a bit smoother. Roommate, daughter, and I work well together. At one point, while I was holding a sopping-wet headless bird in front of me and removing feathers, Roommate stepped away from us and had a brief, congested-sounding coughing fit. "Sorry to be gross," he wheezed.

"Oh no!" I said, "I'm standing here covered in shit, blood, and wet feathers . . and you're being GROOOOOSSSS! Right in front of meeee!" I am SO fun to work with. Always.

Once the birds were cleaned I took them inside. I was able to fit three of them in my large crockpot and large stock pot, to simmer and slow cook. The fourth I wrapped to freeze. The dogs were on the highest of high alert, looking for treats. Of course.

For dinner the humans has a simple chicken-noodle casserole, and dogs and cats had little scraps of of chicken and chicken broth over their kibble. Rosalie was beyond excited. Today I have to finishing prepping the cooked meat for the freezer, along with apple projects with auntie. It's going to be another big day. I need courage.

[vintagegermany]

Oybin, Germany 1920s

[wolfdeutschland]

working 👷🏻‍♂️🚧

[abandonedhousesofruralamerica]

[chocolettchoo]

Farm animal sketches

[ur-daily-inspiration]

Cutest baby goat ever? 🐐 By @chevre_toy_miniature

[zegalba]

Incense Farm in Hanoi, Vietnam (2023)

[kedreeva]

If you're in Wisconsin and looking for (or can take and process) meat birds, or know someone who can, there's a Situation going on:

The producer company just decided they didn't want the birds anymore and left the farmers that raised the birds a few days ago high and dry with no food coming in beyond what they had on hand. They've been working with locals have been organizing to get the birds out and processed so they don't suffer.

W21462 Holcomb Coulee Road, Galesville, WI 54630 --Sunday 10/13/2024 12noon-6pm Valarie Dianne

N47656 CTH-Y, Eleva WI, open during daylight. AT LEAST 25,000 in this barn And 23,000 more. Daylight Hours. (Dawn Filla)

W166 Highway 10, Mondovi Wisconsin 54738 (open any time during daylight) - About 2,000-3,000 birds remain for Sunday 10/13 starting at 9am.

Greg Marten’s Barn- W284 County Road HH Mondovi : (Julie Marten)- 25,000+ left pick up starts; Sunday 10/13/24 6am

I'm not close enough to help but hopefully this can reach folks who are.

[kii-tty]

[rosechata]

smithy cottage grasmere

[ahedderick]

Between the Holidays

Friday was butchering (cleanup) and processing roosters (and welcoming holiday guests.) Saturday was getting a couple bushels of stored apples out of the attic and making pie filling, applesauce, and cider. And cleanup. Some much cleanup. The apple corer performed like a champ. K and Auntie peeled and chopped apples while I scurried around coring, cleaning up, getting pots and pans out, cooking, and various 'support' tasks.

Today I'm going to be cooking a Thanksgiving-style feast; turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, green beans, corn, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. Tomorrow I have a breakdown scheduled. Sometimes the workload just . . clumps up.

[highlandcattleofsaarela]

Adorable highland calves in a playful battle!