A 'Micro' farm in a suburban neighborhood, that is! :) A lady recently posted on our homeschool list that she has a 'micro' farm and is offering free tours. It is so close and free... well, you can't beat that! So we signed up and today was our visit. My children woke up early and were super excited. The lady owns 4 mommy goats, 5 baby goats, and a bunch of chickens. Did you know that goats have rectangular pupils?!
They were given the opportunity to hold a chicken (and taught how to catch one, although only one kid tried to do this on their own).
Then thekids children were shown how to feed the mommy goats. They weren't very interested in this part, but several did give it a try.
Next, the kids were shown how to feed the chickens. Most of them preferred to just toss the feed, as opposed to holding it for the chickens to peck out of their hands.
The children were then shown the chicken coop and allowed to collect some eggs. (And we were given some to bring home, too!)
Then we went to meet the baby goats. They were very cute, very hungry, and VERY friendly! It took a while to get their milk heated up, which made some of my kiddos uncomfortable. But once the milk bottles were ready, more fun was had in feeding them. (Sadly, the mom of the 3 white goats recently died, which is why these ones are being bottle-fed. And ironically, they are being bottle-fed cow's milk.)
And last, but certainly not least, the children were taught how to milk a goat... and then they did it! (T and baby E basically spent the morning observing, T by choice, baby E by my choice. But they both still had fun!)
A fun time was had by all and it was definitely an educational experience!
They were given the opportunity to hold a chicken (and taught how to catch one, although only one kid tried to do this on their own).
Then the
Next, the kids were shown how to feed the chickens. Most of them preferred to just toss the feed, as opposed to holding it for the chickens to peck out of their hands.
The children were then shown the chicken coop and allowed to collect some eggs. (And we were given some to bring home, too!)
Then we went to meet the baby goats. They were very cute, very hungry, and VERY friendly! It took a while to get their milk heated up, which made some of my kiddos uncomfortable. But once the milk bottles were ready, more fun was had in feeding them. (Sadly, the mom of the 3 white goats recently died, which is why these ones are being bottle-fed. And ironically, they are being bottle-fed cow's milk.)
And last, but certainly not least, the children were taught how to milk a goat... and then they did it! (T and baby E basically spent the morning observing, T by choice, baby E by my choice. But they both still had fun!)
A fun time was had by all and it was definitely an educational experience!
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