Random Photo Thread: The Sequel

[Farmer Jon]

one of our trucks in the field at sunset. Waiting for another load. This was taken with my phone.

 

[RPCookin]

Corn harvest on my father-in-law's farm:

My wife on a ridealong:

Filling up:

 

[Addie]

Love the pics RP. Was the wife applying for a job?

 

[RPCookin]

Love the pics RP. Was the wife applying for a job?

Heh heh... not likely. It's her father's farm - he's 93, so he rents the land to a couple of "young" 50 somethings and he gets 1/3 of the crop.

 

[Farmer Jon]

Oh share croping. Not too many people do that anymore. Mostly just the old timers so they can complain about the grain prices LOL.

 

[RPCookin]

Oh share croping. Not too many people do that anymore. Mostly just the old timers so they can complain about the grain prices LOL.

It's pretty common around here. Folks like my wife's father, who at 93 is still actively involved but doesn't do the actual farming any more. None of his kids are interesting in taking over the farm (operated by her family for more than 100 years), but none of them wants it to leave the family either. It's going to be difficult when he's gone and they try to deal with upkeep on 100 year old buildings when none of them lives there.

 

[dragnlaw]

That's really sad RP, hope they can find a solution.

 

[Dawgluver]

Just took a load of laundry out of the dryer. Before I got to it and could fold it and put it away, someone else discovered it.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I like to lay on warm laundry, too.

 

[Dawgluver]

Beagle jumped off the couch, wearing a towel from her nice warm pile of laundry. I told DH to quick, get a pic! He did, but of his thumb.

This did not work. DH is an abject failure as a camera man. But it was pretty funny, should have video'd it. Didn't have my phone at hand.

 

[Farmer Jon]

I got this little rooster at an auction a while back. Paid $3. He's only about 6 or 8 inches tall. I got him because I felt bad for him they had him in a tiny little cage he couldent even stand up. I don't even know what breed he is for sure.

 

[dragnlaw]

Rhode Island Red Bantam or myabe a New Hampshire Bantam - loaned all my books to a neighbour but there's a guess to start with.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Chickens!!!!

I got a drastic change haircut yesterday, the stylist said, "Dang, I should have taken before and after pictures, this is cute!"

So, no pictures.

 

[Addie]

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I got this little rooster at an auction a while back. Paid $3. He's only about 6 or 8 inches tall. I got him because I felt bad for him they had him in a tiny little cage he couldent even stand up. I don't even know what breed he is for sure.

Looks like a N.H. rooster. Can't find any other brand that looks like it. Keeping it in that small cage certainly stunted his growth. His comb looks stunted. One of the main things that makes a rooster stand out from the crowd is their comb and tail feathers.

 

[dragnlaw]

Addie he is a bantam - that is his full size. Also as they mature often their combs will flop over, at least on some breeds.

Word of warning Jon, I had a rooster very like him in colouring, very Kellog's perfect rooster picture. He was the devil incarnate! Would stalk you across the yard. Fight with anything he thought was male and/or not of the chicken breeding.
One tiime we were working on the fencing around the pens and we finally had to scoop him up (fishing nets work beautifully) and pen him inside. We just couldn't work with him sneaking up behind us every 5 minutes!
By the way, a very tasty stew -

 

[buckytom]

We moved a little over a year ago, and I just love seeing these guys in my yard very day.

 

[Andy M.]

We moved a little over a year ago, and I just love seeing these guys in my yard very day.

BT, don't make the same mistake I did. FIRST you chop their head off, THEN you pluck them. Much easier!

 

[buckytom]

Lol, Andy.

 

[buckytom]

And this little guy wanders through every once in a while, disappearing past my wood pile into the woods behind the house.

 

[buckytom]

Andy, how's that beautiful little grandson of yours?