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With Erin visiting from the east coast, Heather and I took her to my parents’ place to meet the young chickens and the llamas. My dad picked up one of the chicks for Heather and Erin to visit with.
We said hello to Grace Ann. She is an elderly llama who has lived on the farm since she was born 20 years ago.
We also fed Goddard and Webster.
The chickens have grown quite a bit since the last time Heather saw them. They are also harder to catch now.
The tree laying on the ground used to be one of my tree forts. The tree was blown over most likely in the Columbus Day Storm of 1962. It was at a 45 degree angle when I was a kid. Now it is all the way down on the ground but it’s still alive.
Our mature chickens are awaiting the introduction of the new chicks.
We went and said hello to some of the llamas. Goddard and Webster were eager for some treats. They wouldn’t let poor Camelot have a snack.
Grace Ann is the queen of this corral. Even though she is quite old and feeble, she still gets first pick of food.
Another pen holds some of our younger females. They were inquisitive.
They wouldn’t quite give Heather a kiss.
Poofy was happy to have some attention from Heather.
Some other llamas coming to say hello.
Heather and I stopped by my parents’ farm the other weekend to look at the three day old baby chicks. Baby chicks are a common sight for me but Heather hadn’t held one before. Being teeny tiny, she instantly fell in love.
The chicks were all hanging out under the heat lamp.
This little guy didn’t want to get down at first!
Heather found an interesting little black chick.
The chick wasn’t so sure what to think about the situation.
The chick left behind a little poop as a present in Heather’s hand!
