Today, like yesterday and the days before were great fun. horse riding and scooping horse stool out of the barnyard, also known as the horse arena. Mikayla started to put yellow flowers in my hair again; they aren't completely done yet, but will be finished later on today, hopefully. Something quite exciting is Allie, the older daughter at the camp, helped me create my own blog.
   
      Something that I've noticed, being here for a while, is that chickens look like they are wearing pants. Not any type of pants, the colonial pants that go to the knee and then the sock go down from there. With all their feathers its easy to imagine clothing that is similar. If you keep this in mind the next time you see one then your day may be slightly more entertaining. Also keep "emotions" in mind, try to get in the chickens mind and figure what their thinking.  Also listen to their crows, some sound like proud strong youngsters, others crow strong at first then slowly decreases, then sounds like "Ah... I give UP!"

     I haven't milked my goat yet, but I must say I've gotten much better at it, doesn't take as long anymore. And sadly today is the last day I can! I wish I could stay here for a while longer, because there is just so much fun stuff to do here. I think i'm going to wrap soap now, yay!

Today was fun like the many other days were.Feed baby goat, Rode horses and also lead around a few -- felt like I would be stepped on, but that didn't happen, thankfully.-- Galloped and trotted on Patches, the horse. Picked up some stool droppings from horses, llamas and goats  while I avoided stepping in any. --VERY hard to do. I must say. It is everywhere!-- Then scooped some hay and used a wheelbarrow for the first time, from one side of the yard to the other, that was fun. 

     Something that really made my day was, Mikayla flowering my hair after I braided it. It looks quite nice.

During lunch, for the chickens I believe it was the Olympics for them at this time. They chased one another like chicken torpedoes --You know from Quiznos?--  

Just finished milking my goat, Skittles. My hands are super sore and achy. Never have sore hands like this before, a very new experience. Goats are interesting; I bet you didn't know that when goats eat they summon massive thunder storms in their stomach's while you are milking them.  At first it is very startling, but then after you milk them for a few days you get used to it.  There was another rooster that caught my eye today, or maybe yesterday; either way I'm going to tell you about it.

     Mr. Ski the rooster waddled along with a close friend, Fati hen, down the muddy road. Slowly Mr. Ski stretched his wings slowly as he puffed out his chest in slow motion right before he released his great caca-doodle-doo. He took a few moments in awe then randomly cooed fast next to his friend, Fati hen. I suppose what he was saying was "....Oh my word, did you hear that!? I am absolutely AMAZING! did you hear that perfect tone and the range of projection was awesome, obviously because it was ME after all."

    Oh they are making salve, er moisturizer for your hands...
Enjoy your day.  

Today was very unpredictable; looked like it was going to rain and it did a little, but not much. We didn't follow the normal list of things to do because the skies were eerie.  First I feed my baby goat named Penne, then we soaked angora fur I believe it was in scalding, lava, boiling, agonizingly hot water -- I wanted to make sure you understand the intensity of the water.-- Though the hotness of it was to a stinging point it was still nice feeling to me. Also today we saw a square box bee hive with a clear panel to see inside. OH, and I tried to put milk in a baby bottle, my goodness; I underestimated how hard that would be.  There was a stray bee that scared almost every girl in the room, it was pretty funny I must say. Nine pigs where born today -- adorable, I want one!--  I rode patches the horse again and had lunch which I have another story or discovery, which ever you want to call them.

        There was one rooster next to a tree to my left from the picnic table I sat at; every once and a while he would crow really loud, then would look around after. The way he looked around gave this expression. "COCKADOOLDU!" Mr. Coocle the rooster scans the area in utter shock and astonishment. "What... What was that great cado? That magnificent crowing. Perfect projection!" Mr. Coocle waits on his normal cycle and sounds again. "There is it again! where, where is it?"

   

Today was much like yesterday; feeding the baby goats, saying hello to the one of many dogs on the farm that is named Red. He is a reddened retriever and is previously barking at something outside, a fox perhaps. We rode horses again, but this time by my self, trotted a bit -- and yes, my legs and butt is timidly sore. -- Just a few minutes ago we had lunch, I sat in a lawn chair facing a cage with a white rabbit, that is rather fond of me -- or so I think. -- and looked around the open area of farm animals. As I sat outside, a few chickens, or pardon me; a rooster and a hen to be precise walked close to the baby goat pin in front of me. The hen flew slightly and jumped inside the pin while the rooster stayed out of it and walked around. Being that I was eating I turned this situation into a short story or skit to entertain my mind.
   
        The hen was now looking around the loose bendable pin to get out. When she jumped to the top she fell back slightly; losing balance and exclaimed. "COO, coo. That was close!"
     "Yes, it was Mrs. Hen, its all that weight." said the rooster to the left of the goat pin.
     Mrs. Hen waddles to Mr. Rooster. "What was that?"
     "YOUR feathers, your feathers I said." he waddles away to his grey buddy that walked from the pin toward the house. Then slowly, quietly whispered to his friend. "It isn't the feathers..."  They chuckled together.

        Another fun activity I can remember from the long list of things done today was, we made ice cream. It was the best ice cream ever!.

 And the Adventure continues....

Dairy Goat Parts

(Posted by SonRidge Farm)

Make sure to visit the site below, so you can learn the parts of a Dairy goat -
as they will be included in the "Dairy Goat Show" this Friday!
http://www.goats4h.com/Java/GoatPartsTest.html

Enjoy!

SonRidge Farm

This camp is a great find. I haven't had this much fun in a day, in a long while. Starting off, we figured who's goat was who's, mine is named Skittles. Then rode two lovely horses, one brown and one grey horse. I learned how to milk a goat and make milk soap. Now i'm blogging and there is a discovery of guineas hens babies... A LOT of them. This place is full of goats, chickens and horses which if you move slightly passed them they stare with content as if you have a big jelly doughnut attached to you. Chickens are chickens and waltz away in a poultry manner.

Rose