In the last post, if you guessed a groundhog, a woodchuck, a land-beaver, or a whistle pig, you are right! They are all names for the same animal. Here's some trivia for ya...The groundhog is called a woodchuck because the native american called it a wuchak and eventually the settlers started saying "woodchuck." It's also called a whistle pig because when it senses danger, it stands on it's hind legs and whistles to its group that there's danger ahead. And, Groundhog day started in Pennsylvania!
Anyway, today we visited a deer farm. . .
First, we fed goats while we waited for the tour. The kids laughed every time the goats would head butt each other.
Addi thought they would slobber her hands. It was too gross for her to try to feed them.
The kids each got a bucket of food to feed the deer.
Lyssa was the bravest. Addi was again worried about it slobbering her hand and Ben was nervous too.
Tons of deer
After a pep talk with Addi, and showing her how to hold the tip of the food, she was finally brave enough to try. The food would drop half the time because she'd pull her hands back too fast.
Even though Ben was nervous to feed the deer, he loved holding the bucket. He would not put it down.
Notice the closed fists. He did not like that his hands were dirty from holding the deer food.
Ben, Smile!
See how many antlers you can spot in the next few pictures. Papa's paradise!
The guide said the biggest buck they had was a 23 point.
Another grandpa on the tour helped Addi feed a few deer. She was getting braver!
On our way home, Steve asked, "Who wants to run through the corn fields?" Of course they all replied, "Me!!!" So we pulled over and let them play for a bit. Danville and all the neighboring cities are filled with corn fields.
