Four Z Farm

We visited Four Z Farm with the McAfee family yesterday. The Zollman family raises goats and lambs. Right now is when the lambs and kids are being born.
Teresa went into the pen to get a lamb for the kids to pet.
The kids loved the goats. The goats belong to the Zollmans' son and daughter-in-law. In the past when we have visited the farm, there were not as many goats. That baby goats, kids, are so adorable. We got to see one that was just a few hours old. Its feet were still wet from birth.
Alicia . . . taking a self portrait with a kid. So funny!
Jake and Gabe held the goats and posed for a picture. The kids were asking if they could bring the baby goats home. It was tough for them to understand why that wasn't a good idea.
Grace couldn't get the goat to stay on her lap because her coat was bulky and slick.
I was shocked that Grace grabbed and handful of feed and walked over to the pen to feed the goats from her hand. Usually at petting zoos and such, she is very timid about getting to close to the bigger animals. She was feeding the goats and sheep like she was on the payroll though.
The kids couldn't wait to go inside the pens to get closer to the lambs.
Gabriel was able to walk slowly enough up to the lambs to finally pick one up.
Sam picked one up too.
Once Gabriel was able to pick the lamb up, he said, "Mom, Mom! Look! Take my picture!" I guess I was slacking on my job a little.
Before we left Gabriel and Grace started feeding the sheep.
I think Grace would like to work at the farm. She loved feeding the animals.
Before we left, Teresa took the kids for rides on the 4-wheeler.
Gabriel told Teresa to go faster. The kid has a need for speed!

The farm is a fun place to visit, and the kids love seeing the animals. I love seeing the animals too. Farm life is hard work though! Teresa was telling us about Wayne pulling some all-nighters in the barn recently so he could be with the ewes as they birthed the lambs. The lambing season takes place during the coldest part of the winter which means long, cold days working in the barns. I hope that one day the kids will understand that behind the cute animals and fun rides on 4-wheelers is a lot of hard work and long days. Farming is truly a labor of love. Thanks, Teresa and Wayne, for letting us visit!