I really only want people and family I know. I only want my friends and that's about it.
I took the boys to Critter Barn today. OH!! The babies were so cute. A white turkey hen (what are the whites? Royals?) Tried to eat my fingers off after I pet her. Guess I should have went with a pocket full of bread. LOL. I even pet a pig. Oh my gracious, I should have known that the hairs (bristles) were so TOUGH! My dad used to love to get boar bristle brushes. Anyway, he was so sweet. I was very disturbed at the hen house though. They have a small egg laying group of hens. AND it's awful. 5 hens to a cage, pecked bald... Then I found another group of 3 hens, and one of those hens had been pecked open something terrible on her back. I informed the owner of the place, and showed her. She later thanked me for pointing it out as we were leaving. Also told one of the volunteers that one of the brooders with new chicks like a few days old, was completely dry of water, and this volunteer told me she didn't know how to do that... WHAT? You don't know how to take the water to a faucet and put water in? I looked at her and told her, they need water. She told some older girl, and that girl was on it. Other than the factory style hen house, and those 2 other things... I was impressed at how very clean and well taken care the animals are. If I had the money, I would donate for a larger chicken area though. The amount of chickens in such small space is unbelievable. BUT they keep it so CLEAN! I was very impressed with that. And the peas! They have two absolutely stunning male peas. Just beautiful.
Aiden was happiest with the cats and the rabbits. He got licked by a cow, pet a day old sheep, some 3 day old goats, fell head first down a hill. LOL. Jace got a big kick out of the rams and the angora goats. Those were awesome looking things. One went nuts on me and just kept rubbing her/his head on me with full force. I guess I looked like a great itching post.
All in all, it was great day. All in all, I wish I could steal a few of the serema hens. AND they had this GIANT cochin. WOW, he was pretty, and they had a bantam cochin that would have looked just like Pat the Rat if Pat the Rat walked upright the way he should.
And yes, I forgot my darn camera.