tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post3145672905082643754..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Tail End of the Week: Get Your Friday Farm Fix #22Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-73745289118262250072012-08-13T07:33:52.961-05:002012-08-13T07:33:52.961-05:00Rain dancing here in Holland!
XxRain dancing here in Holland! <br /><br />XxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-60122368527801719882012-08-12T10:46:19.909-05:002012-08-12T10:46:19.909-05:00Hi Kristin,
I've heard from so many readers wh...Hi Kristin,<br />I've heard from so many readers who have Mr. Midnight lookalikes - I love it. Marauder - what a great name for a cat! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-9123817825189204282012-08-12T10:36:41.475-05:002012-08-12T10:36:41.475-05:00Hey Cary,
Yeah, that's the only problem with r...Hey Cary,<br />Yeah, that's the only problem with raising chicks - so many of them turn out to be roosters. :) Even when we bought 'all pullets' from a hatchery years ago, we still ended up with 9 roosters out of 27 chicks. I think the sexing guy must have been on a break when they packed out order, lol.<br /><br />We were going to butcher the 9 grown roosters from our first batch of spring chicks, but with everything else going on, plus the heat, it just didn't happen. We're also not set up for it with a plucker (or whatever they're called), so we usually just skin them. We also wanted to try using a 'killing cone' that holds them upside down (which makes them go into a sort of trance) but it was like $30+ for a little piece of sheet metal! I even went looking at Lowe's and the big farm store for a really big plastic funnel to use instead, but couldn't find anything that would work. ;)<br /><br />So instead we hauled the roosters a few at a time up to <a href="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2011/08/recipe-for-easy-old-fashioned.html" rel="nofollow"><b>the one store in town</b></a> and offered them for sale cheap (just a dollar each - to make sure they would sell quickly) at the makeshift flea market out front.<br /><br />It turned out the owner of the store was buying them all. He even called the other day to ask if we have more, they tasted so good. We'll bring three more up there tomorrow. At least now we know that they'll be tasty when we're in the same cock-a-doodle-doo situation next year. :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-71664056706303822222012-08-12T10:24:45.148-05:002012-08-12T10:24:45.148-05:00Hi Pat,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the Oatmeal To...Hi Pat,<br />I'm so glad you enjoyed the <a href="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2006/11/oatmeal-toasting-bread-baking.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Oatmeal Toasting Bread Recipe.</b></a> Thanks for the feedback - your version sounds great!Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-55373921165489882712012-08-12T10:17:56.192-05:002012-08-12T10:17:56.192-05:00Hi Everybody,
Thanks so much for all your comments...<b>Hi Everybody,<br />Thanks so much for all your comments!</b>Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57507989625722016092012-08-12T08:30:52.966-05:002012-08-12T08:30:52.966-05:00Mr. Midnight looks just like my Marauder and seems...Mr. Midnight looks just like my Marauder and seems to act like him too. Marauder can usually be found with his feet and belly skyward.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-18312914033408921482012-08-12T06:48:47.362-05:002012-08-12T06:48:47.362-05:00Hello dear girl, Hoping indeed! Next summer will ...Hello dear girl, Hoping indeed! Next summer will be great. And already, a cooler day and a kiss of rain. More will come and you will feel better. Susan, you encouraged me to start raising my own chickens. I'm a California girl too, who headed for the country in Connecticut. I did not stop in Missouri ;), probably mostly because my Hunky Farmguy was from Connecticut :)! Question for you: You mentioned a while back having one of your roosters for dinner and I wonder if you guys butchered him yourself. I'm raising eggs, and loving it, and am trying to work up courage to cull roos. You are my mentor (no pressure hoho) so I just wonder how you guys did it. Feel better girl! Glad you got to enjoy the long ears!!!Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236278932692169950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-63413155412271628422012-08-12T06:35:58.371-05:002012-08-12T06:35:58.371-05:00I love this Farm Fix idea....you have a beautiful ...I love this Farm Fix idea....you have a beautiful place! I hope you get to feeling better & can get that garden planted for Fall. <br /> I sure would like a slice of that bread with my coffee this morning!Tina Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644273440522679531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-18137432573088772202012-08-11T19:07:49.631-05:002012-08-11T19:07:49.631-05:00Thanks so much for bringing us all the pictures de...Thanks so much for bringing us all the pictures despite your circumstances, they always give me a lift even though brown is not anyone's favorite color right now. The zucchini bread sounds good and am looking forward to the recipe. I attended Heritage Village and Wheat Festival today and came home with a Saskatoon Pie (saskatoons are a berry grown here on prairies bushes and make wonderful pies. The early natives used them in making pemmican. I also managed to get a loaf of outdoor kiln baked rye bread and omigosh both are just wonderful.<br />Please get better soon and may the rains come early for you.DeltaJoyhttp://www.deltajoy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-28068264379232612862012-08-11T18:08:45.066-05:002012-08-11T18:08:45.066-05:00Thanks for the donkey fix! :)
It sure is brown the...Thanks for the donkey fix! :)<br />It sure is brown there, I hope ya'll get some more of that lovely rain and can cut SOME hay this year. Keep us posted on how you are feeling. {{HUGS}}Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-5613343508342313442012-08-11T17:09:31.047-05:002012-08-11T17:09:31.047-05:00I love the black kitty hanging in the garden, just...I love the black kitty hanging in the garden, just surveying the kingdom.flyingjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160022751157014548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-18954012967155248872012-08-11T13:07:29.258-05:002012-08-11T13:07:29.258-05:00Hello once again from muggy and steamy New York Ci...Hello once again from muggy and steamy New York City, where even the rain is hot, and the winds turn into tornadoes. As always, thinking of you folks and praying for your swift recovery, Susan, from whatever it is that ails you. Wish I could say I planned to make that Lemon Rosemary bread, but after my mom poisoned me when I was 9 with a rosemary chicken recipe that called for 4 teaspoons of it, which she misread as 4 tablespoons (but she made me eat it anyway), I can't stand the stuff. But the oatmeal bread, now that is a distinct possibility - when and if it ever gets cooler here! The best to you, Joe and the beasties -Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-71292832375310961452012-08-11T08:52:38.174-05:002012-08-11T08:52:38.174-05:00Love the "but she started it" :) Raising...Love the "but she started it" :) Raising animals and raising kids... So many similarities :) I'm still doing the rain dance for you. Now I'll be doing it while making the oatmeal bread the first commenter talked about, sounds fantastic. Feel better soon!kstroesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14781822991226619886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-90421810237056998192012-08-11T07:14:27.678-05:002012-08-11T07:14:27.678-05:00I think we are west of you and our water table is ...I think we are west of you and our water table is so low we sunk the well another 60 feet. I hate the crunch walk I take to feed my animals. Hope you are feeling betterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-62802772426021620332012-08-11T06:51:07.228-05:002012-08-11T06:51:07.228-05:00I am so sorry to hear about your medical worries, ...I am so sorry to hear about your medical worries, crossing fingers and sending good vibes, dear lady. All my love and here's hoping the heat, humidity, and lack of rain moves on, both here in NH and on your farm - a few days of 100 degree weather is one thing, but a MONTH?she's in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638570119428360979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57691665256023981772012-08-11T05:22:03.750-05:002012-08-11T05:22:03.750-05:00Susan - Your pictures brighten my day! Sending po...Susan - Your pictures brighten my day! Sending positive thoughts your way for you feeling better and the land flourishing once again. Your bread looks yummy! Sharon from MaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-54177903482429669822012-08-11T01:48:27.350-05:002012-08-11T01:48:27.350-05:00Half an inch this past week gives about an inch so...Half an inch this past week gives about an inch so far this summer.... not good at all. Hopefully some of the moist air from the 'hurricane, in the Gulf will make it up there. Does that happen? <br />I will be awaiting the recipe for the Lemon Rosemary Zucchini Bread. The picture itself looks good enough to eat. Thanks for something yummy to look forward to.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288366569456657801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-12023298963163659152012-08-10T23:38:33.850-05:002012-08-10T23:38:33.850-05:00What lovely pictures. As a fellow California girl...What lovely pictures. As a fellow California girl I hold good wishes for you. I made your oatmeal bread today....with yoghurt, coconut milk and crumbs from the bottom of the shredded wheat. Your instructions are so wonderful and adaptable it encourages creativity. Thank you so much for that. The bread is very beautiful and tasty. Keep well. I hope, with you, for abundant rain.Pat in SoCalnoreply@blogger.com