Beartrack Farm Observation Report

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On Tuesday, October 9th, 2017 our class visited Beartrack Farms in Turkey, NC. The organization is run on two farms in different locations, which are a few miles apart from one another. Beartrack Farms is owned by Miss Sharon, and has a variety of different animals spread across the two locations. The species of animals on the farms include: duck, chicken, goat, sheep, alpaca, pig, turkey, and a few others.
Throughout the lab the class assisted Miss Sharon by collecting eggs that had been laid by the hens on the secondary farm, as well as clean out the hens watering bowl and refilling it. The class also experienced the farm management type of free range. Free range management allows the animals to roam the farm, but also has a shelter where

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