“So what happpened on the farm today? ” Our John said, as he tracked his muddy boots across my newly scrubbed kitchen floor.
“Oh, nothing much – I planted 300 garlic bulbs, the cooking oil car got a flat tire when I was out at the old farm so I abandoned it but I got a good shot of Poppy eating the face off Halloween.” He laughed and picked up a spoon to dip into the pot for a taste.
“The kittens are opening their eyes.” I said .
“Really?” Our John answered , dropping the spoon and heading to the wardrobe to have a look.
“But what about the Halloween sequence” I said.
Sorry Mr Halloween. But the Piggie wins. And the pumpkin gets it.
This season is a favourite for the cows and the pigs. They love pumpkins. I look at all the pumpkins on people’s front steps through town and all I can think of is “FEED for Farmy animals or PUMPKIN soup!” Putting food on your steps to rot is beyond my conprehension frankly. I would say that only happens in the first world. And I want them after you are done. All my animals will eat pumpkins. Me too!
We have a weather forcast ahead of us that defys logic. In the next week we are diving below freezing as a HIGH. The lows I do not even want to talk about. But I am running with it. We link arms with adversity. We say hullo there killing weather – how can I help you. Excellent. I am off to the store tomorrow to buy a new clown suit and some really thick socks.. some one stole my last lot!.
Have you ever used these? heating thingies for chickens. I have ordered one for the chicks in the loft as research.Thy are like a little warm table that the chicks sit under. It is radiant heat so will not set anything on fire. I may need more if this winter is as bad as it is threatening to be. My son in NZ discovered them – It seems that this may be an alternative to the terrifying heated hot light bulb which has caused many barn fires. Have any of you used these for your birds? What do you think? Can I adapt them for little piglets?
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farmy,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
42 responses to “the face of halloween”
Completely with you on the pumpkin thing! As for chickens, ours need a cooler! They’ve been so very hot these past three months or so. Finally getting our tradewinds now and again, giving them some relief. Cheers, C!
I have heard of people throwinng crushed ice in for them but mine were never interested.. glad the winds are picking up!..
I cringe every single time I throw away vegetable scraps! I keep thinking, I wish we had a neighbor with pigs! I also wonder what would happen if I threw them over the back fence…would the deer eat them? But then again, I hate to domestic the deer. It’s so unsafe for them. And I have rotting pumpkins coming out my ears! Wish you were closer. 🙂