Animals
The animals at the Ecovillage have been a pleasure to have around! After living in the Ecovillage for a couple weeks I have begun to really enjoy their sounds and company.
May I introduce you to Violet, the calf that lives amongst the sheep! Her mother died when she was very young so she has been raised alongside the many sheep at the village and we have learned to believe that she has a bit of identity confusion with what kind of animal she is. Violet loves to roam in the fields amongst the sheep but also really enjoys being petted, scratched and hugged. A common saying at the village is “pet a cow a day and your stress goes away!” She is a gentle soul, and a true sweet heart of a creature.
The hens on the farm produce between 2 to a dozen eggs a day! Some chickens have been killed on the farm and the village is still investigating who the culprit may be. When a chicken is found dead it is buried deep within the compost bin and it decomposes there to become apart of the compost on site. Here are the Roosters!
The pigs on the farm are quite amusing! Pigs are incredibly intelligent creatures! There is one very large mother pig and two piglets! I find it so adorable and funny that their ears hang right over their eyes and completely cover their vision – who knew pigs were naturally equipped with their very own effective sunglasses! Feeding the pigs have been a real treat as well!
The cutest kittens have lived under the stairs of our residence during our stay! Watching them learn how to walk has brought much pleasure, they are very adorable! I wonder if anyone in our UBC group will bring one home!
Lastly, the wild turkeys….Did you know turkeys FLY?! I was very much surprised one day when I met up with a turkey sitting on a fence, that was elevated above me by a hill, and it took off and flew right over my head, using the slope and hight of the perch for its take-off. Incredible with their body mass! What shocked me even more was when I saw wild turkeys in the trees…hoping from branch to branch!