It was a grey chilly day. Almost no direct sunlight. It is funny how even the tiniest shaft of sun can lift our heads.
Yes, this is the same peacock. The Duke of Kupa’s train is growing so fast! This has surprised me, I thought he would wait until late winter. But already he is working on his show plumage.
Charlotte was definitely up and about yesterday, limping and cranky but fighting back. A huge difference from the other morning when she was still in her bed, while I sat beside her scratching her ears, her head laid down and not moving. Just her eyes. I was even feeding her by holding that bowl under her head. But there is no way she was laying about yesterday. The moment I appeared in the door she was up and hobbling across to see what I had. She had aspirin again yesterday but I will discontinue it today and see how we go. Aspirin is hard on tummys. I am going to collect some willow branches for them instead.
I have begun to gather all the post Halloween pumpkins off people’s porches for Daisy and the chickens. I have heard that pumpkins are a very good natural wormer for chickens. And as you know Daisy will run across a field if she sees a pumpkin being offered. 
Always with the roosters. 
Big Dog still wears his coat every night and yesterday wore it all day too. This was a very good decision. I would put one on Charlotte too, if I did not know she would eat it! 
Quiet, fine recovery day. 
The Daily View.
Our temperatures are fairly stable and cool.
NaNoWriMo. 16528 words so far. I feel like my mind is being taken for a run every day. As though I am in training. This is excellent exercise for the imagination. A thorough workout. I am finding it a bit harder to write with the house full of people and all their noise, which is interesting. I definitely write better when I am alone and it is quiet. Senior son suggested that I just put head phones on but with no music. This also deters interruption. I will give this a trial today.
Have a lovely day
celi
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53 responses to “A Fine day on the Farmy”
Wonderful idea about the pumpkins, I had forgotten that they are a good natural chicken wormer. With regard to the willow leaves, sometime back in one of my husband’s hunting mags there was a story about a very old bear that was shot, when it was skinned they found a abscess in one of it’s teeth and the bear had a wad of chewed up willow leaves in the infected area. Amazing isn’t it? All the critters here, chickens, ducks, goats, donkey and horses will come stampeding when they see one of us coming with a big old willow branch, by the time the goats get done stripping the bark off it looks like an old bone lying there.
What a stunning story.. I really must plant more willow this spring, thank you for that sherry.. c
Happy writing, and may it be as colourful as Kupa’s tail feathers!
Hopefully the Vet will be available if the cutback in aspirin bothers Charlotte. Hmmm…wish my cat would eat pumpkin. He is allergic to flea medicine. He’s sure is a high maintenance animal – I’ve been so lucky with pets so I guess one out of dozens is nothing to fret about. Animal Husbandry is definitely a good field! If I had time, I’d volunteer at a vet office because of all I could learn!
Being a born and bred greenie, it makes my heart sing to know all the pumpkins you can reach are being recycled: the animals know what is good for them, don’t they 🙂 ! Congrats on your word count [lovely insurance!] and tell Big Dog that coat really suits him: lovely colour combo 😀 !
Now, if we could just get all children to enjoy their vegetables like our farmy animals. Glad to hear our girl Charlotte is feeling better.
🙂 Mandy xo
Great idea, the willows! Cool enough here I have the fire on today. Terry is finishing the corn and I’m raking leaves for the flower beds.
Happy Writing!
Linda
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