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NUT’N HONEY’D CHROME

Mar 01, 2024

Meet Chrome! Our latest addition to our Petting Farm. Chrome is an Appaloosa llama, who we acquired from Peloquin Farm in Georgia. The term appaloosa is for the unique color of his coat, which is speckled or tricolor. At Peloquin Farm, Chrome went through obedience training and obstacle skills where he learned to be halter trained, walked through obstacles, went on trail hikes, and wore costumes!

Chrome is still young, making him lower in hierarchy. He turned 1 year old on November 2, 2023. By the looks of him, you would not think he was our youngest llama, weighing close to 200 pounds and standing to be almost 6ft tall. Chrome is still learning and enjoys being walked around the farm and meeting new people, as well as other animals. 


Have you ever been spit on by a llama? Llamas do spit, it has happened to the best of us. Although they are not intending to spit on people, their aim isn’t very accurate. They generally spit out of irritation towards other llamas or alpacas. Just like other animals, llamas can be food aggressive, and they spit at each other when they feel like their food is being threatened. It is a competition between llamas and alpacas to get what is in your feed cup. You can avoid this by watching their body language. When they pin their ears back and raise their nose up to the sky; watch out. They will also make a sound when they are about to spit. 


Come meet Chrome this season and we will have some new surprises for everyone!!!!

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Peacocks vs. Peahens

08 May, 2024
One of the many treasures in Hunt Club’s Petting Farm are the few exotic birds located in our aviary, including our Indian Blue and Black Shoulder peacocks. If you are lucky enough, you may be able to snap a great picture of one of our males showing off their train feathers! They are long and colorful. Peahens are females, and peacocks are males. We have two peafowl breeds on the farm: the Indian Blue and Black Shoulder peacocks. The differences between the males and females are color, their tail feathers (train), and their call (the noise they make when communicating). Peacocks have vibrant blue and green coloring, while peahens have more muted tones. Peacocks have a very long train that will fan out to attract a female mate, while peahens have a shorter set of neutral feathers that they do not show off as often as the males. Peacocks lose their tail feathers annually. This usually occurs during early summer months, after breeding season is complete. As you walk through the petting farm this month, see how many peacock feathers you can collect!  As for their call, peahens are generally quieter, while peacocks have a very loud, wailing call. Peacocks have been known to make great security guards as they will use their alarm call when something out of the ordinary happens. They are also great for pest control! They will roam and eat ticks, termites, spiders, and other insect pests. On your next visit to our farm, visit our aviary and check out our peafowl!

Enrichment for Parakeets

05 Mar, 2024
At Hunt Club Farm we have various breeds of birds such as our Sebastopol geese, runner ducks, guinea hens, African Crowned Crane, golden pheasants, Indian Blue peacocks, and parakeets, just to name a few! All birds have a brain no matter how small and as bird owners, we have a duty to stimulate their brains and enrich their domesticated lives. Here at the farm, we have a bird enrichment program where we include natural amenities into their habitats that help stimulate their brains or enrich their life. It can be something as small as adding a variety of seeds into their food or as large as planting different types of plants that they like to chew on.
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