We had told the girls that we were going to a chicken farm, and Avery was super excited. We had to stop and home and grab snacks, to which Avery announced, "No. Chickens! Chickens!" So, our first stop was Brick's Farm, a free range chicken farm, home to 3000 chickens. It was truly a sight to see- and smell.
Bailey was not too happy to be in a room with so many chickens, who would happily peck your toe if you got to close. Avery, however, thought it was fun, and willingly pet a hen.
After reading about the horrors of caged hens, I was excited to see a farm where chickens are treated more like chickens, and less like egg producing machines. We bought eggs, and I actually think it is really cool that we got to see exactly where these eggs came from. I'm excited to make omelets this week. (:
At Brick's Farm, the girls were also able to feed some farm animals, or really, watch mom and dad feed them.
Our next stop was at a dairy farm, where we got to see a brand new baby calf. Even Bailey swallowed her fear to touch the tiny cow.
Apparently, the little cows have a serious need to suck. When you try to pet a calf, they try to suck on your hand- your whole hand. Luckily, our tour guide, who happened to be the owner's daughter, was happy to let the cows suck on her hand so the kids could pet the cows.
We had a great day visiting the farms. I'm just glad that Mike was able to go with us!
4 comments:
where did you find out about Open Farm Day? Sounds like fun. I'm wanting to take th kids to Abbott Farm out in B-ville... we'll see if it happens.
How fun and interesting. Mary and Derrick would have a blast doing something like this.
Finally! Some posts! It looks like you love in a pretty cool place and I love Bailey's bangs.
Yay, farms are always fun!
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