The chicken family stayed under the bushes. Mom was showing them how to scratch their feet in the dirt to stir up the bugs.
The lone gosling was trying to keep up with mom.
I love this time of the year. New babies were everywhere. These were at Horsepower for Kids in early April.
Linking to Saturday’s Critters
What is it about having chickens and roosters running around that make me want to go live on a farm? Maybe it’s a case of wanting what you don’t have (or didn’t grow up with).
Faces only a mother could love. The first turkey looks like she has a crocheted scarf over her head.
None of the animals were really paying attention to me which is fine.
I spent a recent morning at my favorite neighborhood petting zoo/horse farm. Not much has changed since I was there last spring. No early spring babies there yet. HorsePower for Kids, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization who provides a farm and petting zoo for people who would benefit from interaction with animals and horses. They are a wildlife/rehabilitation farm and most of the animals were rescued.
Horses playing and taking mud baths.
Strutting around.
A green heron hanging around the pond.
“Don’t land on me” said the turtle to the great blue heron.
Floating around the pond.
Love is in the air.
Showing off for the ladies.
I think this one needs some sunscreen.
This pond has its own “cotton ball” head duck.
This is probably my last trip to the “funny” farm this year, or least until very late fall. It’s already too hot here. It was a perfect morning in early March. All of the animals were very active. In the summer they’ll be sleeping all day and the farm will be filled with “summer camp” kids. Although, it’s tempting to go back in the summer to see if there were any spring baby animals.
Pretty horses.
Funny horse.
A cross between a zebra and a horse?
The duck wasn’t sneaking up on someone. He walked with a limp.
I was concerned about this duck. I’ve never seen a duck sleep with his head on the ground.
He eventually popped his head up. He was okay.
Goose napping.
King of the coup.
King of the entire farm.
Turtle train.
Sparrow hanging around looking for a handout.
The cow train.
More fun from my mid-February visit to the petting zoo/horse farm near my house. I stopped by again last Saturday and realized when summer comes, it’s going to be too hot to visit. On March 1st it was 80 degrees by noon. Where did winter go?
I finally realized there was a petting zoo/farm near my house. I was out looking for birds and stumbled upon what looked like horse stables but then I heard parrots yelling and other weird noises coming from the back of a house. On the side was an entrance and it said $5 fee. I headed in thinking I wouldn’t find much and left over 2 hours later. They had horses for riding, farm animals to pet, a pond filled with geese, swans and ducks and all kinds of other critters. Most of the animals (excluding the horses) were rescue animals. It’s a non-profit farm run by volunteers. One of their events is a summer camp called “Warriors for Autism”. Kids can spend time working and playing with the animals and interact with other kids. I have found a new favorite place to add to my list of Saturday morning walks. No rare birds here, although I had a few eastern bluebirds fly over, but just a lot of fun.
That last picture is my favorite. Molly was sleeping and I leaned over and snapped her with her teeth sticking out.
Link to Horsepower for Kids.