Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Biltmore's Farm Animals


This is a terrible picture of me, but it's the horse I'm tryin' to show you.  Isn't he magnificent!
 

A few years ago, our grandsons had a couple of goats, Gizmo and Fred.  We learned then that goats will eat ANYTHING including the siding off your house and window screens!


One way to tell if a chicken (or rooster) is healthy is by the comb on the top of their head.  If it stands up straight and strong, he's a pretty healthy rooster.  Would you expect anything different from a Biltmore chicken?

I don't know why these sheep weren't out in the pasture with the rest of them - maybe just so we could get a close up look at a couple of them.  This was actually all set up so we would be reminded that George Vanderbilt wanted this estate to be totally self-sustaining.  With over 100,000 acres, there was certainly room for any kind of animal he might want!

This is my daughter-in-law.  It's one of my favorite photos of her because she is not just a horse whisperer, she's an animal-of-every-kind whisperer.  Their goats aren't housepets, but this one came in for a hug anyway.
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