Two weeks ago out on the Oliphant's farm we had three major tasks. First, we had to fill up the feed containers. The bag in the back of the Oliphant's truck is the feed, a combination of rye, pea, and alfalfa pellets. With all the kids hauling it from the truck it only takes maybe 15 minutes. This is their second time doing that job and they are getting pretty good at it. The other things we had to do were not so easy. We had to worm the sheep and give them their tetanus shots. For the worming Bro. Oliphant put a metal tube in their mouths and squirted a worming solution in. The kids would mark the sheep with a pink chalk when he had done them. Then, he let each of the kids take turns with the syringe giving the sheep their shots. They did really well. Vets in training.
4 comments:
I think this is such a neat experience your kids get to be involved in! Not everyone gets to say they've de-wormed or given tetanus shots to sheep!
Cool - looks like they had fun too!
And here I thought you were a city girl....
Way to build fond memories as well as a work ethic in your children! I think it's great that you can provide that experience for them.
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