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fitfool

Chestnut Farms - Open House

Jun 30, 2008 21:20

In early June, Brian and I drove 2 hours west of Boston to go visit Chestnut Farms for their open house. After a day spent wandering around the farm, I was satisfied that the cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens got to enjoy a pretty good life right up until they headed off to the slaughterhouse. And then they eventually ended up on our plates. ( See ( Read more... )

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devina July 1 2008, 02:24:15 UTC

The farmer's son is also #1 chicken egg caretaker. :)

fitfool July 1 2008, 02:56:55 UTC

I haven't tried the eggs yet. I'm going to get a dozen with this month's batch.

ruthling July 1 2008, 10:24:30 UTC

yeah, I'm still always astounded that sheep say "baah!" clear as day.

A friend of mind has chickens, and she keeps them in a kids playhouse, modified, with a big fence around it. A bus sounds very amusing.

fitfool July 1 2008, 10:44:44 UTC

A kids playhouse would be kinda cute to see chickens running around in too.

zadok_allen July 1 2008, 14:13:10 UTC

The cows were probably shying away from you because they were afraid you were going to eat them.

Even more pig trivia: the average boar ejaculate volume is 300 mL (that's about 1 1/4 cups) and the ejaculation lasts 5-8 minutes.

fitfool July 2 2008, 03:03:46 UTC

But the cows were the ones that were safe from us! A 5 to 8 minute orgasm? Does that make you jealous? :)

zadok_allen July 2 2008, 09:59:36 UTC

C'mon, who wouldn't be jealous? :-)

angelninas July 2 2008, 22:48:04 UTC

I want to own a farm. I love the sounds, the smells, all of it! For now, I have to settle for chickens and veggie gardens. Thanks for the tour. Love it!