Late afternoon on the Farmy is a peaceful time. Well it should be a peaceful time. Except I let all the chook-house chickens out of their house for a run around. Which meant that the Barn Roosters rushed out to challenge the Chook House Roosters. Son of Neanderthal Man and the Senior Chook House Rooster took it into their heads to try and out do each other vocally. With much crowing, throat ripping cocka-doodle-dooing.
The noise was not musical. A guinea driven mad by the screeching proceeded to chase chickens all over the yard looking for the culprit. Guineas are not known for their brains. 
Hairy MaClairy and his new best buddy Queenie Wineti wondered exactly why one should be bothered by such a racket.
Well, it is kind of musical but like the teenagers of the old days the competition seemed more about volume than musical excellence. 
Moaning Mia is quite partial to a good amount of annoying blathering so she chimed in at a semi tone below, to develop some kind of farm yard descant. Daisy sighed and went back inside the barn,
to join Thing One, who was bearing up well. 
Hairy joined them but set himself up at his viewing station, with his two front feet up on the railing of the new pen, in case there was a fight. He likes a good fight does our Hairy. 
No fight. Soon the feed came out and all was quiet once more. 
Good morning. It is just below freezing this morning with dense fog. Maybe we are having so much fog because the the ground is warming towards spring. Dawn arrives earlier each day which means, to get all my writing done before light, I have to get out of bed earlier. I guess this is why I get more writing done in the winter.
There is a frost and last night I forgot to bring my rosemary in. But maybe it is hardened off enough. We shall see. I take the big potted winter herb plants in and out and in and out for a week or so to toughen them up again before they live outside again. If the weather turns nasty they will be returned to their winter quarters.
I was going to tell you something funny but now I have forgotton what it was. Hmm.
Today when the fog has lifted I will take you out to look in Our John’s cold frame. For now it is time to go out to the barn and feed out. There is a peacefulness about the place at the moment. A pregnant pause.
Good morning.
c
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78 responses to “Late afternoon on the farmy: Two Cocks Crowing”
Guineas are NOT known for their brains. Truer words were never spoken.
You got it right there! c
That’s one regal looking rooster!
He certainly rules his roost! c
Lovely! It’s snowing here, winter has returned. I suppose that is better than snow next month. Sigh.
Linda
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Snow again?, wow, we just have a frost that will not give up today, low clouds and cold.. c
I’d prefer your animal cacophony to the constant banging I’m getting from the builders next door 😉
Oh NO. I am packaging a few roosters for you as we speak! they will do their best to drown your builders out! c
I have just come across your blog from Country Wood Smoke, and love it already. Your ‘about’ page is wonderful, it says all those things I think and dream about, all those things I hope for, and I’m really looking forward to reading more of your blog now that I’ve discovered it.
Hi Charlie and welcome! I am very lucky to be able to live out my dream, this is why i love to share it with you all too.. c
Pregnant pause indeed! Not only do you have Daisy and Mama to personify (animal-ify?) that phrase, but we all know by now that any seeming pause on the farmy is only precursor to some new adventure: never a dull moment! Which is fine, as long as the precursor is not to anything requiring present cursing. 😉 Your congregation all looks well and in fine fettle, my dear!
Yup they are all good today which is great. As much as i long for grass it is nice having them in the home paddocks! c
A cow the size of a sheep? Wow! And love the colors on the one rooster. You have a farmy full of personalities there 😉 t
I know poor Queenie, she is such a shortie! c
My wife likes your roosters! So colorful! Unfortunately we won’t be able to get them where we are.
No – no roosters for you.. all you need is a 1/2 dozen layers, get Rhode island reds, they are good layers. Have you got onto building that chook house yet?c
Not yet 😦 looking for a small window (very inexpensive), I think I have enough wood, insulation, roofing paper, and shingles. I have fencing I can move around the yard too. Need some other misc. items, but we are a bit cash strapped.
Wife says we can only have four layers where we are. The house will be tractor style so I can move it too.
Four is plenty! and pity you don’t have a junk yard anywhere around!
I enjoyed the afternoon trip round the farm through your lovely images. It was nice to look without hearing the farm symphony at full volume.
I could mail the symphony! c
I love your pickup trucks. I really want an old pickup…someday! I also love the sheep and the calf being the same size. Not for long!
I hope she starts growing, she is the slowest growing cow in the western world! c
They seem so lovely…. and I love your trucks… They stand so nicely in your photographs… Thank you dear Cecilia, have a nice day for you all, with my love, nia
Morning Nia, looks like you have been having fun painting on your computer again! c
I see it is never lonely on the farmy! Who needs people around when you can be amused all day long with these animals!!
Exactly linda, and they never talk back.. well daisy maybe once or twice but generally they are just entertaining.. c
Quite a ruckus filled morning on the farmy, c! So Queenie Wineti isn’t a miniature or a calf?
Oops…afternoon on the farmy I meant!
She is a calf, about 6 months now I think. but she is pretty short, she has short legs! She is a hereford.. she will never be as tall as daisy.. c
So, the Farmy has its own Two Tenors to serenade and entertain the rest of the residents. I bet the novelty of their performance grows tiring pretty quickly. You’ve mentioned how tiny Queenie is but to see her standing next to Hairy really gives perspective. She’s just an itty bitty little thing!
She would fit nicely in your wardrobe i think! Lucy would love to have a cow to ride about on! c
Daisy is so cute! I always want to rub her ears when I see your photos of her. 🙂
Morning April, she is very partial to having her ears rubbed too, so she would be your new best friend!! c