Happy Harvest Blog
Mr Tomato Head
Look at that tomato. Eggs (normal and Silkie) are there for size context. It's very large. A Persimmon. They are so good. The surprise of the year. I was expecting a normal-large tomato, not one tomato the size of a loaf of bread! Meaty, and delicious. When the hens get a bucket of scraps, they pick out the orange persimmon bits first. In the tomato fermenting pots, the process is rolling right along. Look at that scum of mold - perfect. Outside, the morning glories have come, vining up with the volunteer tomatoes.
Guinea growth
They're also lost their "chick immunity", and can and will get pecked for being rude, especially by the layer hens. One of the guinea cocks seemed to be being a real jerk, chasing and attacking the chicks all the time. But I have a theory that that's a developmental strategy, like play fighting or wrestling, that he's teaching them the art of escaping attack (try catching one). Especially since the hen is right there letting him do it.
Pig smiles
The pigs are growing slowly but steadily. They are thick and strong enough now to be a little scary, and I don't go in their pen anymore. If I do I get enthusiastically leaned on and greeted with a vigorous head rub, which I'm afraid any day now will knock me over.
Instagram.
I may not make a blog post every day, but at least I Insta.
Bite size.
