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Other Hobbies - Horses and Chickens

Ruth collects farm fresh eggs from some of our nest boxes. Rusty (the colorful Rooster) with one of our leghorn hens. Our Amateur Radio equipped Dodge Turbo Diesel 3500 farm truck
Its the Rooster that Crows, but its the Hen that delivers

People who live in the city, will never understand the satisfaction one can get from living on a farm. No matter what the size, if you have animals (outside of the typical hamster, dog or cat), you gain an appreciation for our ancestors who depended on their farm animals, and the actual work they perform.

Ruth and I have between 20 and 30 Chickens, as well as two sweet, spoiled horses. Our horses actually perform no work around the farm. They are what would be known as "hay burners". "EX", a teen aged saddle breed horse, was a rescue animal which we purchased some years back, and have begun to bring back not only his weight, but his sanity which he lost from an abusive owner. He tends to be a woman's horse, shying from men when they approach. He only recently, has begun to let me handle him. Splash, a young colt Ruth and I purchased before he was actually born, is a sweet, loving, and chubby Arabian horse, soon to be saddle trained. His temperament is similar to that of a house dog, following you where ever you go.

The eggs from our hens, make some of the best farm breakfasts you can ever experience. Once you taste, see, and eat a farm fresh egg, you will never purchase store bought eggs ever again. Farm fresh is truly heaven for your taste buds.

 

Ex and a few of our hens A closer look at Rusty My Son (Cody), daughter (Tosha), and her puppy playing
Some of our White Leghorn hens when they were pullets Marty (rooster), with some of his hens Johnny, a White Leghorn rooster, overlooks his domain 
Anakin James (my youngest son), and my wife Ruth My mom and dad during one of their visits One of our little roosters we purchased at auction recently
John, a good friend of ours, cooks a killer dinner during one of our visits Anakin and Ruth playing Cool Baby Splash, refusing to step back for a picture