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We started our trip with a ride in a wagon
pulled by Nell, the horse. It was fun. We found out that
Nell does work on the farm like pulling a plow and hauling
cut trees out of the woods.
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We saw sheep and lambs. This lamb was two months
old. We were surprised to learn that sheep have four
stomachs. They have no upper teeth.
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We felt some wool that had been sheared from a
sheep earlier this spring. It was very soft, but also oily.
The oil is like waterproofing for the sheep.
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The cow was very friendly. We liked petting
her.
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Mark, the farmer at Chewonki, showed us a bottle
of milk that had come from one of the cows. The cream had
risen to the top. We had some cream in a jar. We shook it
and it turned to butter. We got to have the yummy butter on
crackers.
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Milking a cow is fun.....
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...but hard work too!
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The piglets were in a pen. We found out that
they eat some of the garbage from the farm. Then later they
provide meat for the workers and students at Chewonki. That
is a kind of recycling! The piglets liked to try to nibble
our shoes through the fence!
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The chicken we saw was about one month old and
it was already old enough to lay eggs. We felt under the
chicken's feathers to feel the soft downy feathers that help
keep a chicken warm.
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