Farm Photos

Rsquared · February 17, 2013

We expect (with tender loving care) to get our first harvest of fruit in about 2-3 years.

I'm told their productive life-span is around 25 years.

Cheers.

CTO · February 18, 2013

Musket, often used with fish shooting,

CTO · February 18, 2013

Farm Chickens,

CTO · February 18, 2013

Cold winter in '05 - Farm food and eating by the fire

CTO · February 18, 2013

Walking buffalo home, 05 Edited February 18, 2013 by CTO

samuijimmy · February 18, 2013

Chicken Cope on the move, today .... further away from my house.....

Done !

all that for a beer each!

samuijimmy · February 18, 2013

Are these Vietnamese Pot Bellied piggies? and what would they be worth per Kilo live? Anyone know for sure?

There was two, now four... they seem to come out of the blue!

shaggy1969 · February 18, 2013

Cold winter in '05 - Farm food and eating by the fire

Nice photos CTO.....the green balloon has got me beat,what is it's purpose?

Dancealot · February 18, 2013

Cold winter in '05 - Farm food and eating by the fire

Nice photos CTO.....the green balloon has got me beat,what is it's purpose?

Very perceptive observation there Shaggy. I am stumped as well! I gathered this much as there is water in the balloon so it can hold out longer on the pot.....

shaggy1969 · February 18, 2013

Are these Vietnamese Pot Bellied piggies? and what would they be worth per Kilo live? Anyone know for sure?

There was two, now four... they seem to come out of the blue!

I'm 99.99999% sure that they are Not Vietnamese Pot Bellied pigs,they look like Thai native pigs and mighty good eating......so maybe tomorrow there will be only three !!!

A pot bellied pig is kinda a cross between a 1980's dart player,a hairy pig and a bulldog.....well in my warped imagination anyway

samuijimmy · February 19, 2013

Are these Vietnamese Pot Bellied piggies? and what would they be worth per Kilo live? Anyone know for sure?

There was two, now four... they seem to come out of the blue!

I'm 99.99999% sure that they are Not Vietnamese Pot Bellied pigs,they look like Thai native pigs and mighty good eating......so maybe tomorrow there will be only three !!!

A pot bellied pig is kinda a cross between a 1980's dart player,a hairy pig and a bulldog.....well in my warped imagination anyway

Hmmm, ..... what's interesting is that these little buggars, run around freely, but stay close to "home" where as the other piggies, previously posted are all penned in....

All I can get from the neighbours, is that these are "special pigs"..... Perhaps they can sell them as "free range" Mooo!!! ....

Their bellies sure hang down more, they are a little skittish to get close to, for a better shot!!! ..... That's why I wondering if they were VPBP!!!!

Thanks Shaggy!

market trader · February 21, 2013

Why wild pigs over domestic breeds of pigs ?

They are?

I've never thought of it.... I'm not a piggy expert.... ... just thought these were a Thai type piggies...

They sell them to the locals.... they always leave the farm alive (oh the noise they make!) .... and the pork they eat themselves comes from Tesco! (as does the chicken)

Thai holidays are never a good time for the piggies! .... many seem to have gone lately, I guess because of Chinese New Year?

Ha ha ... IsaanAussie... be careful or I get Mr DAL after you!...cover your ._____

I wouldn't eat those pigs either. They look very wormy and unhealthy.

samuijimmy · February 22, 2013

Why wild pigs over domestic breeds of pigs ?

They are?

I've never thought of it.... I'm not a piggy expert.... ... just thought these were a Thai type piggies...

They sell them to the locals.... they always leave the farm alive (oh the noise they make!) .... and the pork they eat themselves comes from Tesco! (as does the chicken)

Thai holidays are never a good time for the piggies! .... many seem to have gone lately, I guess because of Chinese New Year?

Ha ha ... IsaanAussie... be careful or I get Mr DAL after you!...cover your ._____

I wouldn't eat those pigs either. They look very wormy and unhealthy.

Not sure what makes you think they are wormy or unhealthy, they look fine to me...

I see them just about every day and all the pigs are well feed and looked after... sometimes I think better than some poor Thais...

shaggy1969 · February 22, 2013

@ Samuijimmy.......I think that these pigs are the same as the ones that you photographed.

Native,Cross breed and Wild Pig

Different Strokes

samuijimmy · February 23, 2013

@ Samuijimmy.......I think that these pigs are the same as the ones that you photographed.

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Native,Cross breed and Wild Pig

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Different Strokes

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First lot and image 7 look about the same same!!! .... except yours penned in!!! Some of the crossed breed ones look interesting, especially the one with the Mohawk hair do!

On Koh Tan, which is a small island just off Samui's west coast, I've heard said that wild bore still run free!

shaggy1969 · February 23, 2013

All that milk drinking can be soooooo tiring.

samuijimmy · February 23, 2013

Nice little pinkie piggies there Shaggy!

Rubber Trees on Samui!

shaggy1969 · February 23, 2013

Nice little pinkie piggies there Shaggy!

Rubber Trees on Samui!

Great photos Jimmy (as usual)

Those rubber trees have got a bit of a lean on,must be some serious wind on the Island.

I like the shot of the rollers. First time that I have seen them with motors,only ones I have seen were manually operated.

IsaanAussie · February 24, 2013

Jimmy,

Love the electrical work. Just another time I ask myself, "What did Thai people do before God invented plastic bags?"

Seriously though, great pictures, very pretty spot.

cycloneJ · February 24, 2013

farm fashion!

samuijimmy · February 24, 2013

Thanks for the nice compliments guys!!!

As for the comment about what they used before plastic bags..... well, they used biodegradable banana leaves of course !

So no electric motors on rubber presses in the northern boonies ... .... well there are some people on Samui who would say the electric never works here anyway!

What is the crop there CycloneJ ?

Oh!!!! nearly forgot to answer about the leaning trees... they were fairly close to the sea, on SW corner of Samui, so I think probably caused by the prevailing winds...? . either that, or they are top heavy! .... They don't look that old...

Edited February 24, 2013 by samuijimmy

samuijimmy · February 24, 2013

More farm fashion!!!!

Keeping the mosquitoes off.... this has to be a miserable job, paddling the rice paddy! (Songkhla)

cycloneJ · February 24, 2013

What is the crop there CycloneJ ?

They are cut cassava canes in bundles of 30, which are stored then cut down to about 30-40cm lengths and replanted for the following crop.

Behind - 5yr eucalyptus

samuijimmy · February 24, 2013

What is the crop there CycloneJ ?

They are cut cassava canes in bundles of 30, which are stored then cut down to about 30-40cm lengths and replanted for the following crop.

Behind - 5yr eucalyptus

Ah that was what I thought they might be.... I used them in my garden as a quick fill in, when I first moved here, (fast growing!) but discovered the neighbours would just come and dig the roots with no regard for my "good plants" .... so took em out!