We're off...

We saw a Conastoga wagon and learned about how pioneers came to Nebraska.

We learned about the windmill and well pump.

We're horses galloping around the barrels in the arena.

We rode Billy.

We learned that horses used to do a lot of work on the farm.  People needed them for transportation and to do farm work.

Do you see the frog on the bank?  There were lots of frogs and turtles around the farm pond.

The horses were grazing really close to us.

This is the farmer's field.  He just planted corn.

We all got inside of this really old cottonwood tree...

It was struck by lightning and the inside burned out of the tree.

Here's the tree from a distance.  Many of the 100 year old cottonwood trees on the farm have been struck by lightning because they are so tall.

Here are the ducks.  We noticed their webbed feet.  We also saw one of the ducks sleeping.  They stand on 1 foot to sleep.  That didn't seem very comfortable.

This is the grain bin for the farmer to store his grain.  It was empty so we got to see inside.  It was very echo-y in there!

This is a goat.  She's a very calm animal and is used to help keep other farm animals calm.  Goats give us milk.

Here's one of the lambs at the farm.  We got to touch the lamb's wool.  It was very soft.

The tom turkey was really showing off for us.  He had his feathers all fanned out and his wattle got very red.

The roosters were really crowing in the chicken house.  We saw the nesting boxes and the roost.  We were glad that we don't have to sleep on a roost.  It looked like a hanging ladder.

We got to pet Suzie, the chicken.  She's a Bantam chicken and even had feathers on her feet.

There were some baby chicks.  They were soft and peeped a lot.

This is Herbie, the potbelly pig.  He could see his hair and snout.  He was very friendly.

Here we are in the coral pretending that we are cows.

We ran through the loading chute and got pretend shots and eartags.

This is the grain shed.  We learned about different kinds of grains raised in Nebraska.

There are 2 minature donkeys living at the farm.

This is Ginger, the llama.  Llamas are used for their wool and for carrying heavy loads in other countries.  They have a cloven hoof to make them very sure-footed when walking in mountainous areas.

Our final stop was the hay slide.  It was fun, but we got a little itchy.

Thanks, Mrs. Franz.  You gave us a great tour!