Although we still had some chilly weather, we had a fabulous trip to Prairie Winds Farm today!  Some of the highlights were:

The WF kids did lots of animal feeding today!  They moved large bales of hay by using teamwork to pull a sled.  (If you haven’t lifted a hay bale recently, they are VERY heavy.)  They fed the horses, the cows, and the goats the hay. 

The kids filled 4 chicken cages with grain and we worked together to move one of them onto a fresh grass patch.  It was messy work as the ground was muddy!

The kids moved a large water tub across the field to make shelter for a goose that had made a nest by the barn.  While the goose wasn’t real happy that we were nearby, she will appreciate the protection from the animals and weather.

We spent some time with the goats.  Ms. Charlotte  explained that the goats were pregnant and talked to the kids about the visible signs of their pregnancies. 

We took a long walk through the woods and found a cool red backed salamander that everyone held for awhile.  As we walked we ran into a HUGE snapping turtle!  He was incredibly neat to examine! The kids learned that snapping turtles are water animals and that this particular turtle was likely on land to lay her eggs.  They also learned that snapping turtles can really hurt you if they bite so they are not animals to try to touch.