The Call Again Farm Journal

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I had a nice Thanksgiving, just Bob, Dianna, me, and "henny-hen", our delicious dinner.  Really, free range, heritage turkeys taste way better.

The turkeys (or at least the living ones) had a nice Thanksgiving, too.  They got to go outside and play in the snow.  For many of them, it was the first time that they'd experienced accumulated snow.  After a lot of pit-pitting (the sound the hens make when they discover something new and haven't decided whether it's dangerous), they accepted the snow and moved on with life.

I opened the top of the chicken tractor today, and four of the hens spent the whole time hanging out on top of the hay bales that we have all around the chicken tractor for insulation.  One of today's five eggs was even layed on top of a hay bale!