As for the farm, we have added an Eastern Wild Turkey Hen to our family. She completes a trio and will hopefully supply us with eggs to hatch our own turkeys for the freezer this fall.
I was told by a friend whom I've never met in person but talked to her on the phone many times about farming that I would love raising Turkeys. She said Turkeys cannot be compared to raising chickens, they are a totally different experience. She's right. Heritage turkeys are so beautiful when they display and I love their gobble gobble. It could be that it's a new sound on our farm but it makes me chuckle every time I hear it. Our big guy is a bit shabby from being inside all winter but I still think he looks pretty impressive. The ladies don't seem to be paying much attention though......
We have 3 more little piggies coming to the Farm in June. We have come to the realization that it will be hard to go back to store bought meat. We may have to become vegetarians if we cannot raise our own meat! Our beef arrived a couple of weeks ago and it's perfect. It's tender and delicious. There certainly is a risk to forking out the cash for 284lbs of beef because that beef could be as tough as shoe leather and taste like cardboard! But we were lucky. We have lots to choose from for our bbq while we're camping this summer! We're actually having BBQ steak tonight, something we have not had for months.
While we were ill this past month my Son and I spent some time looking at our local seed supplier catalogue, deciding what we're going to plant this year. I'm pretty sure I'm going to try sweet potatoes. I can't wait for the time to come to turn the soil!
There you have it, a quick update on our little farm.
'til next time!
I'm looking forward to warmer weather too. Sounds like you have been doing lots of planning.
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