I am posting this early as we are off into the predawn dark on a wee jaunt. Mama is still asleep so don’t wake her. It is raining and she has taken herself and her handmaiden into the barn. 
(I picked 4 pounds of asparagus yesterday, so we are getting there. )
There is a thing on at the fairgrounds in a local town. I don’t really know how it works yet but they have animals and birds for sale or swap once a month, so we are sneaking out while Mama and Daisy are still asleep. Everything gets going about 6 a.m. so we will be back home for breakfast. I put extra in their feeders for when they wake up, just to tide them over. Tip toe why don’t ya. We have to be very quiet. 
The Thing (I am not even sure of its name) is run by a bantam club and I have never been before, so who knows what we are going to find but I am going to hide a few boxes in the cooking oil car just in case. They say there are all kinds of animals and birds for sale. I might see something I desperately need even though I have never seen it or even knew it existed before. And then I will have to have it.
SShh, maybe I will find my peacock. Or a sweet gentle llama for my Traveling Farmy crew, the oldies would love that!. I don’t think so though. Llama’s are out of my price range, but maybe a peacock. We will tell John it is a turkey!! I told him I am looking for chickens.
Good morning ( ssh no shouting!) I will let you know if anything exciting happens!
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
53 responses to “going to the bantam swap early this morning”
Wow – all that asparagus and how green grows your garden!
It is wildly green now, everything is coming in lime green! It feels like my eyes are tricking me! c
Don’t look….I’m stealing that asparagus! Hope you had fun and found something at the Bantam Swap.
We had a wonderful trip to the bantam swap, next time we will have more time! c
Pretty soon the Chamber of Commerce will be sending tourists out to you so they can have some fun in your Petting Farmy.
I adore asparagus season. I adore asparagus everything! Except asparagus you-know-what…the tinkle one does behind the Dutch Doors! Hard to be delicate about these things, Celi! 😀
Oh I know, hmm the scented you know what!! morning Amiee! c
*sigh* I still have no asparagus! but I will eventually!
and I hope you got your Peacock,
I want one, but the chicks come first and I want my hive …
so i will be patient,
besides the neighbors always come over to visit and eat with the geese, the deer and the cats..!
my wolf pups are always in awe at who comes to hteir gate to them as they are the new kids on the block LOLs..
Great Post! can’t wait to hear about your outing!
Take care…
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maryrose
Yes I agree about building slowly. Are your wolf pups actual wolves? and if you have peacock who visits that seems good enough for a bit! We are in the middle of nowhere so we only have visiting stray dogs looking to eat my birds.. not too good.. c
they are 5/8 wolf not sure how they get that, the mom was full blood wolf, the dad Siberian huskey and wolf… they got his incredible blue…crystal eyes
they are a hand full training them to have manners has been a challenge LOLs..but they are sweeties…
Thanks again, i enjoyed the post…made me want to go!
Have a great Monday and slide into sunshine for the week!
Take care…
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maryrose
good morning Celi – have a super week!
Thank you tandy, we did!! c
Good morning, c and farmy animals! Just bought 450g (about one pound) for £3.00, which means that 4 pounds of your spears would cost a very pretty penny! What sort of price are you thinking of for them?
At the moment all my usual egg buyers are buying a pound of asparagus for 3 dollars. So far I have not had any extra for the green truck. It has been cool this week though so as we warm up I will be picking more! c
With exchange rates, etc., I think that’s about the same … although yours is fresh and mine is from Spain. 😉
Oh, and there is a world of difference in the taste too which i never realised until I grew my own.. c
4 lbs of asparagus!! That is crazy good. I always loved this time of year when I was living in Bavaria because it was “Spargelzeit” or Asparagus Time, when there is an abundance of white asparagus and that is what one eats nearly everyday for a month plus.
Thank you jed, i must take some straw and mound up some for white asparagus, I completely forgot!! Well done.. c
Have fun, look forward to seeing what you come back with
You all are a lot further along where you are. Our asparagus hasn’t emerged yet…can’t wait until it does! I hope you found good stuff at the swap!!!