As often as possible I like to head out to the Farmer's Market at the fairgrounds on Saturday mornings. I take my little one and push around his stroller while looking for the best deal on okra. This morning was no different, except I did not realize until I arrived that the county fair was in full swing. Since I was not in a hurry I decided it would be a good time for Derek to have his first fair experience, especially since this fair is free, small and fairly absent of the wierdos that are abundant at the big fair in the city.
After making sure I got my okra, we wandered into the farm building to take a look at the animals. The first thing we came across was the roosters, lined up in little cages, extending over several isles of tables. My initial thought, as it always is, was how sad it is to see them like that. It really is sad, but I try to think the best which is that their owners have them on open land and that this is just a temporary situation. That may or may not be the case. However, I only had a few seconds to feel sorry for the roosters before I was overcome by pure entertainment. My son was yelling back at the roosters crowing and it was the cutest thing. As we made our way through the rest of the building he showed the same enthusiasm for the cows, goats, and other miscellaneous critters we saw and I only wished that it was not so crowded so he could have gotten a closer look.
Hopefully as Derek gets older he will have opportunities to see animals in their wild habitat and not grow up thinking it is normal for them to be kept in cages. I will do my best to make sure that happens. In the meantime, I think I am ok seeing the roosters behind bars because they scare me a little bit!!!
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