You Can't Pull the Wool Over Our Eyes

.  The second day of 4-H Animal Science Day Camp was eye opening.  To start with we joined forces today with campers from Bladen, Cumberland, and Hoke Counties.  So you could say there are a herd of us now.  We travelled to Parkton to visit the Herndon Farm.  Benjamin Herndon is a 4-H member who shows lambs, chickens, and goats.  Today we got a chance to learn about lambs.  He has a bunch of them and for those of us who had never seen one before, today was the day to get up close and personal with them.
  The Livestock Agents from all the counties lead the different workshops today with a little help from volunteers from West Bladen High School, the Herndon Farm, and different Extension offices.  We learned the different parts of a lamb, how to show them and how to care for them.  We learned some safety advice on where to stand (sort of like with the horses we worked with yesterday) and how to handle them.  Some of the lambs were not happy about being handled.
  After being on the farm we travelled back to the Robeson County Extension Center where we ate lunch of hamburgers and fries.  When we got done it was time for a whole different kind of learning.
  We broke up into our groups again and rotated through workshops.  We examined the lamb poop to learn about fecal eggs, or worms.  We also learned how to measure a lamb using a tape that estimates weight.  We learned about the different meat cuts from lambs.  We also learned about feed rations using M&M's.  That was colorful and awesome.
  It wasn't long before we said goodbye to our friends from the other counties and got a chance to play the first round of our favorite summer game, "The Silent Game".  It was great and we are now ready for tomorrow.