Yesterday the kids and I took the two 4-H rabbits, plus a banty with chicks and the surrogate banty with guineas to the local fairgrounds for KidsFest. This is sponsored by a bunch of businesses and organizations around the county and brings in TONS of kids for free food and free stuff. We were working with a combo Michigan Milk Producers/Hillsdale County Farm Bureau promotion to bring animals to kids. We also offered free 1/2 pints of chocolate or white milk. Our group went through 528 chocolate milks and 240 white milks in a matter of 2 and a half hours. The plan is to have more to give away next year.
It was also neat to see the children interact with the animals. They were able to pet our rabbits, touch the chickens as well as get up close and pet a calf or a lamb. It amazed me how scared some kids were of things we relate to every day at home. I don't think about how intimidating a little calf might seem to a child who has never even seen one in person before.
All in all, it was a neat event and plans were in the works by the end of the day as to what we will do next year to make it even better.
I'll post pictures later, but right now I have to deal with a workmans compensation audit. It is a yearly thing and not nearly as scary as it might sound. I just can't make it balance! Hopefully they will accept it with a difference of $29.40 that I just can't find.
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