Morning
chores may include (depending on time of year):
- pumping water at the old hand pump for the animals
- bottle feeding baby animals
- feeding bunny rabbits in cages
- feeding mature goats corn by hand
- feeding sheep corn (from a scoop or by hand )
- feeding baby chicks & ducks (late spring/early - mid summer)
- feeding and watering chickens at the hen house and gathering eggs
(the high point of many children's visit).
- searching for guinea hen nests and collecting eggs for the incubator
(mid - late summer). Guineas are very good at hiding their nests. They
are also terrible mothers, which is why we collect and incubate the
eggs.
- feeding hay to sheep & goats (early spring and fall)
Chore time also includes an explanation of the farm equipment and is
an opportunity for both children and parents to ask Farmer Dale questions.
Chores normally last about 45 minutes depending on
questions. The remainder of the day may be spent enjoying the farm or
exploring the countryside. |
Drawing by Robbie Schilling, Age 14
July 2004
Congratulations to our 2008 Weatherbury
Junior Farmers: Evan Weaver
and congratulations to our 2008 Weatherbury
Farm Kids: Hayden & Rock Swartz, Faith, Lauren
& Perry Stewart, Annie McKissick, Megan Briceland, Francie DeCesare,
Cortny & Josey Goodell, Zoe Hutzel, Julia Luisi, Emma Minnis, Kimberleigh
Minnis, Alison Paxton, Carly Rhome, Emily Trew, Jack & Sammie Parker
and congratulations to our 2008 Junior Weatherbury
Farm Kids: Eva Swartz; Zoey, McKenna & Sammy
Carmack, John & Max Agassi, Natalie Wickham, Lucy Hutzel
Congratulations also to our 2007 Weatherbury
Junior Farmers: Mara Cash, Carolyn Kammer, Alexis
Rhoades, Erica Chang, Miranda Chang, Kevin Schrock, Adam Balick, Hannah
Balick, Mario Bosca, Camille Smith, Katje & Alena Lattik
Congratulations also to our 2007 Weatherbury
Farm Kids: Katy & Anne Marie McCombs; Michelle Coffel, Jamie Wedster, Andrew & Anna Llintelman; Kira Doran, Alena &
Katje Lattick; Camille Smith, Paige Hammell, Alex Tottle, Nicole VanWagenen,
Timothy Blodgett, Jace Long, Kayla Valentine, Alyssa Cox, Austin Lewis,
Samantha Teal, Brenna Friday, Laura, Maria & Nancy Matlock; Lexi Harper,
Carmen Blanco, Ariyana Sobkowiak, Caddy Harper, Lauren & Logan van Reken,
Gloria Kammer, Ben Bareiszis, Jennifer & Jessica Bass; Constanze,
Stefanie & Isabel Morhenn; Michael Mancini, Matthew & Nicholas
Thibodeau; Katie Miller, Erika & Matt Lynn; Allison Knoll, Andi &
Michael Edwards; Jenna Gallipoli, Heather Hayes, Erica Schrock, Madison
O'Brien, Colin Atkari, Eileen Walsh-Rock, Sonja Olson, Julia & Matthew
See; Ellie & Jane Hogan, John Compton, Amber, James & Danny
Kreitzburg, Brandon Medellion, PaytonGoodrich, Sierra & Alden Bansemer,
Evan Weaver, Kristina Amos
& to our 2006 Weatherbury
Farm Kids: Emily Faith; Kevin Bonar, Patrick &
John Betterman, Mary Kelleher, Orli Maia Bernstein, Lena Stasiak, Amy Lin,
Sara Bizantz, Emma Khasin, Milla Kleyman, Lynnea Kraft, Gabrielle & Grayson
Hillyer, Tyler Shea, Bailee Grunstra, Henry Foraker, Avery & Samantha
Bartlett, Steven Obrzut, Chloe & Jake Carr, Lindsay & Quinton Dade,
Aaron & Daniella Steele, Josie Landis, Bethany & Sarah Seman,
Kaitlyn Boyd, Mara Cash, Adam & Hannah Balick, Geena Kloeppel, Amelia
Zen, Hannah Marie Crocheron, Carlye, Max & Sam Uretta, Katie Matthews,
Rachel Greiff, Stephanie Jordan, Madeline Spies, Rachel Barlund, Rosalie
Daniels
& to our 2005 Weatherbury
Farm Kids: Kadie Hollyfield, Davis Domagalski,
Amanda & Charlotte Emily Lessa, Adrian & Nicholas Hazelton, Ryan Curtis,
Samantha & Nick Green, Emma Marsland-McCann, Joanna & Olivia Weiss,
Richard Szabo, Erica Chang, Alexis Rhoades, Joshua Stattel, Sonali & Pallavi
Khanna, Erica & Sarah Guthrie, Logan Baker, Cas Wolanin, Claire & Emily
Benco, Sarah Highland, Rebekah French, Ely & Kyle Silberstein, Jordan &
Matthew Hunt, Susan Cozzarin, Amanda & Katie Warnock, Allison Hall,
Senna & Zayn Dweik, Lilli Woodbury, Chloe & Jim Romaker, Kaitlyn &
Nicholas Winner, Jane Marquardt, Jake Albury, Natalie Batchelor, Zain &
Kelyn Irwin, Sophie Cabrera, Danielle Saboro, Michael Krizmanich, Colleen, Maggie
& Samantha
Weston, Anna Selph, Kira Schreiber, Krista Siar, Janavi Harlow, Araxi &
Arjun Mehrotra
& to our 2004 Weatherbury Farm Kids: Catrina Abbott, Caitlin Bell, Morgan
Creehan, Katey Earley, Julie Enright, Abby Gardner, Casey Gray, Emily
Hutchison, Kelsey Jones, Kearston Knapp, Moira Loney, Katie McCarthy, Tresa Rentler, Rebeccca Rodgers, Taylor Tokarski, Michela Wemyss, Sophia
Maria & Penelope Atsidis, Joshua Neath, Jordan Spehar, Brooke St. Clair,
Abby & Kate McFeaters, Maiven McKnight, Susan Marie Cossarin, Brianna &
Tashia Hummel, Margaret Patterson, Rachael Agnello, Ellyn Tomko, Jacqueline
Muscat, Erica & Miranda Chang, Hayley Lowe, Natasha & Nicholas
Rajakovich, Kylie & Molly Newcomb, Jason, Jessica & Robbie Schilling, James,
Jesse, Justin & Natalie Furman, Jo-Aryel Nigrovic, Brad & Jeffrey
Whitehurst, Kate Berger-Acheson, Barbara, Jenny & Kevin Kollman, Allison
& Katherine Schmidt, Jay-Michael Brubeck, Melanie
Occhiuzzo, Kelsey
Garibaldi, Jono Dudek, Jessica Schraff, Luke & Nathan Guio, Mario Bosca,
Nicole & Sarah Birdsong, Andrew Murphy, Eric Braun, Hunter Gray
& to our 2003
Weatherbury Farm Kids: Jacqueline Szczepanski,
Rachel Myers, Taylor Wysocki, Girl Scouts Ann, Camblin, Leeanne, Kate, Elexa,
Connie, Annelise, Carolinie, Alyssa, Camille, Gina, Abby & Nicole, Sadie
Sweet, Jessica Pendergrass, Andrew & Shelby Douthitt, Nathaniel
Schroeder, Kathleen & Natalie Newman, Amanda Conley, Jessica, Valerie &
Samantha Rapp, Mitchell Craft, Trevor Scanlon, Tom Davis, Gabrielle DeRouen,
Brittney Jimerson, Jennifer Smith, Gwen Meldrum, Arianna & Jocelyn Jefferson,
Emily & Ryan Stephens, Haley Bougher, Megan & Steve Schmelzle, Emma
& Henry Crowe, Milan Silverman, Scarlett Steele, Noell Rolland, Halle
Clark, Madeleine & Veronica Dow, Daryn Reeder, Ellen Lindenmann, Brooke
Weeks, Katie Ervin, Eric Brashears
& to our 2002 Weatherbury Farm Kids: Josh Jamison, Kate Hawkins,
Elizabeth & Sarah Dietrich, Miranda & Jake Beers, Mary Elizabeth &
Monica Keeney, Michael & Katie Doherty, Alyssa Smouse, Kaitlyn & Megan
Solloway, Ian Wilson, Katryna Sleptzoff, Lauren, Meghan & Matthew Sprankle,
Tim & Andrew Skundrich, Steven Lippold, Bridget Gillaspie, David
Bourassa, Seth Braddock, Cristal & Cherie Tay, Rachel Noble, Kailey &
Page Schmeling, Miranda Chang, Morgan Seney, Nate Smith, Daniel & Rachael
Gaenslen, Grace Stover, Julie & Tara Moores, Kevin Schrock, David Paul,
Mary Egebrecht, Jennie & Jonathan Pontician/Larson, Stephanie Larson,
Risa Nagel, Catherine Jay, Austin Kazmer, Ben Wheeler
& to our 2001 Weatherbury Farm Kids: Jessica & Kaitlyn Bishop, Kaitlin
Reznick-Lipina, Tyler Lipina, Christopher & Zachary Jehle, Simone
Duval, Hanna Gully, Daniel Shisler, Elizabeth & Nicole Tennent,
Rebekah Foster, Alisa Polzin, Natalie Sprouse, Megan Maloney, Jacob &
Jessica Pursel, Lauren & Matthew Summerill, Katherine Schmidt, Courtney
& Jason Derr, Willy & Abbey Ford, Katherine Krauss, Savannah Peiffer,
Maxwell Kangas, Emily Stephens, Michael Vail, David & Alex Adley, Brian
& Anthony Persinski, Emily Goetz, Thomas Bertrand, Noah Lafferty, Sarah
& Rachel Crock, Eamon & Elijah Keefer-McGee,
& to our 2000 Farm Kids: James & Deb Byrnes, Maggie Astor,
& to our 1999 Weatherbury Farm Kids: E.J. & Ian Van Allsburg, Jane Van
Allsburg, Jenny & John LaBarre , Katie Ryan, Brenna & Lauren
McGreevy,
& to our 1998 Weatherbury Farm Kids: Carol Anne Lash, Clara Limbach, Katie
Rhoades, Andrew Ezarik, Karen Sakata.
Congratulations also to our 2007 Junior
Weatherbury Farm Kids: Grace McCombs, Jordan Cottrill, Ellie,
Lucy & Margot King; Carter & Owen Fry; Emma & Michael Lintelman; Johnny Doran, Hanna & Sam Jessup; Jeremiah Mason, Mackenzie Tottle, Abby Hammell, Becca & Kellan Ray; Bailey & Erin Apostolico; Gray
& Liam Mulligan, Josh Budney, Gwendolyn & Olivia Sobkowiak, Zachary
Ross, Cayla Gancy, Bemmett & Brooke Thompson, Sean Conforto, Christian Davin,
Erica Cash, Lillian Boyd, Linus & Miles Friedman; Erika & Sierra
Chagin; Kate & Luke Allen; Emilie, Madeleine & Isabelle Deadman;
Maya Bareiszis, Alyssa Baldwin, Joseph & Maureen Mitchell; Anthony
Mancini, Madeline Glackin, Natalie Rhoades, John Shepherd, Jessie
Wolfkill, Heather Lapeyronnie, Sarah Knoll, Jasmine Edwards, Elijah &
Evan Schneider; Alex Irizarry, Alex & Sebastian Di Prampero,
Madeleine Chesak-Welch, Michael Gallipoli, Kayo & Erik Boeira; Ella Rath, Madeline & Sophie Hubbard; Christa & Katie Carroll, Marie & Thomas
Sweeney; Gracie Hubert, Toby Kaufmann, Georgia Chen Kaufmann, Fiona Carroll,
Elizabeth, Jacob & Telah Zinoble; Christine & Julian Blackshaw;
Lauren Kemp, Martin, Sofia & Victor Ritz; Ben, Dan, Jake & Rachel
Glickman, A.J. & Emiliana Bohrer, Anna Compton, Noah Waldo, Madeline
Smith, Grant Bansemer, Sophie Lenzo
& to our 2006 Junior
Weatherbury Farm Kids: Eric Bonar, Georgia & Betsy Kelleher,
Ian Gourley, Caroline Schattschneider, Obadiah Bernstein, Matthew Petree,
Zavier Roberts, Connor Stanley, Chris & Jessie Heidelberg, Oriel & Pace
Ockerman, James Morris, Vincent Gao, Melissa & Sarah Bacho, Everett &
Marcus McCarthy, Elias & Mary Grace Long, Jared Kraft, Bennett & Brooke
Thompson, Alison Smith, Hannah Shea, Anna & Lindsay Johnston, Emily
Grunstra, Alex & Maxwell Pilloff, Eve & Grace Palazzolo, Lance &
Meryl Freiman, Brendan & Lauren Hyre, Bethany Steele, Claire Landis,
Jack & Ryan Grabnar, Michael Boyd, Erica Cash, Andrea & Jack Barcia,
Molly DiLauro, Rocco Russo, Ian & Jack Grieco, Freddie & Henry Bell,
Ashleah & Rebecca Dailey, Samira Fitzhenry, Grady & Olivia Poleski,
Quinn Kirk, Nathan Wernsing, Anna Nesbitt, Isabele Crocheron, Jack Matthews,
Joshua Greiff, Sophia Jordan, Aliysh, Misha & Taylor Motsinger, David &
Lillian Hosken, Tobias Bielefeldt, Calvin and Silas Cobb, Jeremiah Mason, Evan
& Gabby Kopf, Reilly Vitalos, Daniel & Nicole Ann Cahill, Jonathan
Daley, Eliana & Kayla Weissmann
& to our 2005 Junior
Weatherbury Farm Kids: Kurtis & Karson Hollyfield,
James Turnham, Marina, Anna Rose, Stella & Luci Rossi; Emily, Ben,
Audrey & Samuel Hunter, Meg Bohna, Henry & Andrew Uz, Victoria Manmiller,
Joel, Grace & Josiah Chandler, Ashley Pritchard, Owen Marsland-McCann,
Rachel Smith, Britan Swope, Madison & Kayla Zielinski, Natalie Rhoades,
Ella Leeth, Lauren & London Walter, Joshua Stattel, Kristen Johnson,
Zachary Wolanin, Chloe & Trevor Bridgeland, Marissa & Will Saldivia,
Trevor Godfrey, Scott & Sophie Benco, Alexander & Katherine Kelly,
Laura Arnold, Zachary Kautter, Madison & Lawson Fisher, Qyce Dweik, Bernie
Woodbury, Lily Romaker, Amelia & Lily Tabler, Richard Marquardt, Jaycee
Albury, Marc Andreu Aguilar, Melanie Batchelor, Lana & Taya deGraaf, Grace
Gegick, Jack Oreto, Alayna Irwin, Clare Donovan, Mari Patient, Sarah &
Alexandria Krizmanich, Lauren &
Katherine Dumas, Caroline Elmer, Justin & Zach Harris, Maeve & Quinn
Shaffer, Adele & Helen Ross, Erin & Isaac Guy, Aubrin & Zackery
Strohecker, Cayla & Kyle Butzine, Meredith & Nolan Pepka, Carolyn &
Lauren Draetta, Grant & Jack Bowser, Emily & Robert Svihlik, Alina &
Micayah Miller, Caitlin & Megan Loewe, Thando, Tumelo & Themba James
Martin-Weiler
& to our 2004 Junior Weatherbury Farm Kids:
Cathryn & Margaret Ready,
Cameron Wadsworth, Harry & Sam Dubke, Constantine Astidis, Orli Maia
Bernstein, Grace & Edwin Nelson, Leah Macy, Adele & Ivy Vigil,
Aaron, Jacob & Nathan McFeaters, Danielle & Joseph Sioui, Caleb &
Whitney Johnson, Antonia Hummel, Shelby Ripple, Cameron & Isabella Stork,
Lydia & Trey Varacalle, Lauren Agnello, Anna & Noah Fulcomer, Tony
Muscat, Maya Lowe, Fredderica Krehbiel, Carolyn & Connor Payne, Brittani
Kamps, Alex Rajakovich, Rachel Schilling, Lily Whitehurst, Emily Cope, Mara
& Will Evans, Karli & Mason Brubeck, Angelina
Occhiuzzo, Eric & Julia
Rae Frost, Madison Dudek, Natasha & Slava Sherman, David Schraff,
Deborah & Rafael de Farias, Lauren Sabol, Bailey & Seth Whitney,
Ashley Pritchard, Nina Martin, Kate & Meg Wilson, Nicholas Bosca, Clio &
Ellie Thornan, Abby & Emma Kagan, Kevin Murphy, Foster Gray
& to our 2003 Junior
Weatherbury Farm Kids: Claire & Mollie Rutz,
David Christopher & Elizabeth Anne Johns, Jacob Myers, Blake & Reilly Wysocki, Michelle Morelan,
Belden & Tristrum Tuttle, Joe & Kaitlyn
Mahouski, Caitlin Kennedy, Neil MacLachlan, Alma & Earl Bartnik, Annmarie
& Michelle Gomez, Dominique & Nikolas Berechree, Maya Sweet,
Jonathan Flynn, Tate & Emily Sweazey,
Ben & Kate Supplee, Alex & Ben Mortensen, Lilia & Clara Newman,
Paige & Brett Conley, Joseph Coffel, Ryan Solis, Heather Scanlon, Joe
Davis, Andrew DeRouen, Robby Smith, Wynter Meldrum, Orli Maia Bernstein,
Sabrina Jefferson, Erin Stephens, Hanna Bougher, Nisha & Ryan Gudal, Andrew
& Sarah Bengtson, Sam Crowe, Adrianna & Griffin
Davies, Justin Houck, James, Avery, Wesley & Andrew Sweet, Courtney Cheschire, Landon Silverman, Samantha Steele, Magdalena & Elisa Breyer,
Bridget Mahoney, James Dow, David & Janet Barry, Eric & Kathryn Nydegger,
Anna & Alex Bjoraker, Matilda & Nancy Bishop, Luke Benzinger, Emily
& Thomas Irwin, Alyssa Finfer, Megan & Kyle Rusch, Alex Sigal, Tyler
Rodriguez, Ellie Ervin, Christine & Sarah O'Hare, Jacob & Logan Staude
& to our 2002 Junior Weatherbury Farm Kids:
Becca Jamison, Jonathan Druding, Kelly Dietrich, Ian
Beers, Anna & Daniel Jensen, Riley Doherty, Julia Morris, Sophie & James
Bieneman, Caroline & Jackson Loomis, Jacob Biederman , Gillian & Kaitlyn
Warner, Sam & Peter Rohrer, Heather & Tyler Baer, Jamie & Nick
Watkins, Emmy Smouse, Nick & Meggie Zahneis, Brandon Francis, Zoe Bortz,
Elizabeth & Andrew Canter, Maria Matacia, Riley & McKenzie Mosher,
Erin Solloway, Garrett & Hanna Marcinak, Sarah Birdsong, Nicholas Slezak,
Jeremy Wilkins-Keene, Kaitlyn, Heather & Ryan MacIntyre, Chris Lippold,
Hank & Eileen Collie, Michael Stolarz, Tommy Flannery, Sophie & Mary
Claire Waterman, Steven Bourassa, Alexander & Nicolas Chopivsky, Connor &
Hannah Rice, Matthew & Michael Struk, Mary & Georgia Kelleher, Grant
& Jennifer Keefer, Hannah Noble, Javier Davila-Wollheim, Anna Schmeling,
Alex & Blake Dechert, Evangeline, Becca& Victoria Smith, Vivian Pennock,
Toby Horne, Jonathan & Madison Dudek, Ben Stover, Erica Schrock, Sam
Cowell, Andrew & Audrey Jones, Alex Sigal, Kevin, Anna & David Schoch,
Carla & Tony Rogner, Erik Anderson, Belden & Tristrum Tuttle, Victoria
Jay, Brook Kazmer, Marc, Caleb & Noah Shively, Tucker Wheeler, Abby, Emma
& Sarah Wiggins, Bridget Kane, Hayden & Ethan Pagendarm
& to our 2001 Junior Weatherbury Farm Kids: Claire
Franco, William Gladden, Gabi Jehle, Dylan Gully, Erin Stephens, Kyle &
Monika Webster, Makala Roggenkamp, Grace Shisler, Andrew Tennent, Jack
Foster, Brandon Polzin, Cole Moyer, Courtney Maloney, Jordan Connolly, Nick
Stacey, Nicole Archer, Taitum & Arden Shirley,
Emily, Charlene & Andrew Flournoy, Sam Rosenthal, Charlie Reuven,
Jeffrey & Kaitlyn Decker, Miranda & Erica Chang, Kirsten & Alexis
Rhoades, Maria Laura & Andres Balcazar, Patrick & Matthew Basler,
Joe & Toby
Ellis, Marissa Donohue, Allison Schmidt, Jonathan & Jeremiah See, Misha
Zanyk, Anna Krauss, Jack Ford, Zachary Peiffer, Becca Gerdes, Kaycee
Schulman, Lexi Kangas, Hannah Goldstein, Raeven Vannoy, Bridget Mahoney,
Ryan Stephens, Aaron Drake, Haley & Nicole Clayton, Sarah Pickett, Peter
Vail, Ross & Tate Cohen-Kristiansen, Patrick Goetz, James Bertrand,
Helen Ross, Regina & Daniella Sandora, Victoria Stancszyk, Lucien &
Cyann Meredith, Julia Kentner, Sophie Lafferty, Isaiah Crock, Martha,
Daniel & Clayton Wolfe
& to our 2000 Junior Weatherbury Farm Kids: Helen & Grace
Cain, Katherine & Allison Schmidt, Katherine, Caroline & Georgie
Feil, Isabella Cordova-Morote , Jacob Biederman
& to our 1999 Junior Weatherbury Farm Kids: Georgia &
Yianni Gagianas,
Katharine Rzepecki, Katie & Maeve Costello, Brendan
Ryan, Michael, Christopher & Ashley Szymczyk, Jack Walsh, Grace &
Christian VonQualen
& to our 1998 Junior Weatherbury Farm Kids: Moriah McKnight, Brendon
& Bridget Bower, Ellen Limback, Laura Greenberg, Max Kasparek, Paul & Victoria
Rowinsky, Sam & Julia Shock, Conrad Gordon.
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