Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2010, Page 74

Description: dm!)v\; mj-tfU farmWhether they live on a farm,participate in 4-H, or both, manyBloomington South students spenda lot of time caring for animals.Freshman Bovd Halev holdsnes at Peden Farm.clucksfor bucksOne South student got hisspending money by raisingchi ckens.Freshman Boyd Haley laughsas he picks up his turkey.PHOTO BY ROSE JOHNSONTiny ducklings huddled together in a corner of the warm little wood box as freshman BoydHaley patiently waited for one of them to run towards him and then gently lifted it out of itsbox.My friend dropped off a chicken one day and it just went from there, said Haley.From that one initial chicken a quasi business was formed, which provided eggs andsometimes even whole chickens to those who were interested. You wouldnt think so but alot of people do want to buy chickens, said Haley.Although the chickens were mostly just something to make money, said Haley, somechickens had more personality than others. The ones that have personalities are special sowe name them, said Haley.- ROSE JOHNSONIFreshman AlexaIngram rides her horse.PHOTO BY ROSEJOHNSON&i9v3L*q steps SFreshman Alexa Ingram shareseven steps of horse showing.I. Get up and go to the show grounds to feed the horses and get them saddled.Z. Get the horses warmed up by running them a little bit (while listening to iPod).6. Put on the horses boots to protect their feet.T. Get prepared (at one show Ingram put headphones on her horse and they both listened to music.)0. Show the horse, which is a lot harder than it looks, said Ingram.v. Cool the horse off by jogging them around a little bit, and then hose them off.1. Make sure the horse has enough food and water, then go and get the rest of the horses ready.mmmmm
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