TanksHill...Roll on!!

[TanksHill]

Dead Birds Walkin....... duh duh ...duh duh..

Tomorrow will be a busy day. I pulled 20 of my largest Freedom Rangers from the general population. They have been moved to the yard and into the dog kennel. I am a bit nervous because of the size of the spacing on the wire but for one night it should be ok.

Then on our last trip up the hill I grabbed a Tom and threw him in as well. May as well give it a go. I have 3 more turkeys to butcher. Two female and one more tom. That gives me the two old gals from last year and the two youngins. I think one of those should be able to reproduce next year.

I have my sink, table, cones on the ladders all ready to go. Tomorrow I will get some water on and scrub it all down with some bleach water.

I took some garden pics today as well.

The crook neck things are growing again.

Butternuts did amazing this year.

peppers are still producing.

This is the fall plot. The beans are starting to climb and beets are about 6 inches tall. Broccoli, cabbages and that stuff just went in.

Just thought I would share.

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[sufficientforme]

Love seeing garden pics, thanks for sharing

 

[moolie]

Very nice!

 

[JRmom]

Wow! Your garden is gorgeous!!!!

 

[snapshot]

You have a wonderful garden!!!!!!

 

[savingdogs]

I'm jealous of your garden too. Mine can be called Slugville.

 

[TanksHill]

Thanks guys. It needs some work. I have a bed of carrots to pick and blanch and the tomatoes are all leggy and turning brown.

I need to get a load of compost to start amending with as the beds empty.

but that will have to wait for another weekend.


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[Farmfresh]

I am joining you in the butchering process, next Tuesday is the plan.

Be sure and do a live weight / processed weight for us.

 

[TanksHill]

I'm exhausted. We managed to get through 20 birds and 1 turkey. After the first bird my Dh starts grumbling under his breath about plucking.

Boy did I give him the I told you so speech. So I imagine before we butcher again he will build a Whizbang plucker for me.

We sorted through the birds and picked out the largest. Some of the 50 still seem pretty small. We have decide to feed them for a couple more weeks. They are 10 weeks but still very mobile and look great.

We butchered 1 tom, he was about 6 months. He weighed in at 13 lbs finished. I will weigh some of the meats tomorrow.

Dh and I wet to dinner. Tomorrow is actually our 12 year anniversary. Whoo hoo. I hope I can sleep in.

G

 

[Farmfresh]

Great job! No wonder you are tired.