On Saturday, a friend’s family came out to visit Frolic Farm and all the critters. They sure had a good time, and the critters enjoyed the treats they brought. The kids especially liked giving carrots to Hershey the Mini donkey, and then brushing her. Robin the horse rolled in the mud as the kids came up to the fence, so he was nice and dirty. The kids curried and brushed him, then I saddled him up so they could ride. Robin stayed pretty calm and steady for the kids, then their aunt mounted. My dog Kandi ran up behind Robin and startled him. Their poor aunt almost went flying off! Lucky thing she’s athletic and managed to stay on! I told her she would have had a soft, but muddy landing anyway.
The kids also enjoyed helping me with little Liam, who needed his hooves trimmed. Liam is my Icelandic sheep, and is small enough for me to handle easily.
The kids also fed treats of bread to the chickens, who rewarded them with 3 farm-fresh eggs, one for each child! The eggs were still warm when the kids gathered them. Dollie Llama enjoyed being brushed and combed by the kids, but liked the carrots treats even more!
We spent a lot of time with Smoky the bunny, who needed to be combed, toenails trimmed, and fed his Petromalt medicine for furballs. It was fun having the kids and family out for a nice visit.

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