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Although Duke arrived on the farm as the largest and most powerful rooster, he entered a barnyard community with an established \u201cpecking\u201d order. Immediately the smallest rooster, a miniature bantam, bullied Duke, constantly chasing him away from food and community. Although Duke could easily have challenged the bully and won, he raced from the coop every morning to the uninhabited orchard. Wandering alone all day, he often refused to enter the coop at dusk, choosing to sleep instead on the fence railing, making him easy prey to racoons and possums. Every night I\u2019d search for him, carrying him in to sleep in safety. Over time, Duke didn\u2019t run as far, skirting the edges of the barnyard community. Then one summer day, I discovered Duke parading proudly in the middle of all the birds. He had found the courage to face the small bully rooster, and then one by one challenged the rest of roosters, establishing his place at the top of the pecking order. Now in charge, he\u2019d occasionally chase a rooster away from harassing the hens. But mostly Duke presided over the barnyard with a gentle nobility, welcoming all the birds to share the food and live in community without harassment.<\/p>\n
Spike, our first alpaca, served as the longtime Mayor of the barnyard. He greeted every visitor, welcoming them with a nose to nose \u201ckiss,\u201d while always positioning himself protectively between his \u201cgirls\u201d and guests. When the ducks picked on the chickens, pulling their feathers out, Spike intervened. And when the roosters ran after the ducks, Spike ran between them breaking up barnyard brawls.<\/p>\n
Tikkun Farm\u2019s barnyard provides a lively classroom about living together. Pickles and Max, our potbellied pigs, show how the homes we are raised in shape us profoundly. Pickles, loved by her playful owner, welcomes visitors with a wagging tail, glad to let them pet her coarse hair and pat her big belly. Max, on the other hand, grunts and growls when approached by strangers, signaling the fear he learned from the owner who abused him. The guinea hens, who charge visitors when they first arrive, teach children how to gently challenge bullying behavior. As young visitors practice slowly backing up to these noisy birds, they learn confidence instead of fear. Turkeys, the largest bird in the barn family, are also the tamest and gentlest, allowing visitors to come close and pet their feathers. They teach us all to not judge internal character by external appearances.<\/p>\n
These creatures contribute to Tikkun Farm\u2019s mission of healing people<\/a>, repairing community<\/a>, and restoring creation<\/a> through their gentle and teaching presence. Many guests comment on how quickly a sense of peace settles over them once they enter the barnyard. We\u2019ve learned this part of the farm serves as a healing space for children and adults dysregulated by trauma. We have watched in wonder how holding a duck transforms a hyperactive child into a calm presence. Usually unable to still himself, a dysregulated boy suddenly sits unmoving for a long spell, captivated by the trust of the small creature resting in his lap.\u00a0 <\/span>Rather than limit the barnyard to one kind of animal, we support a few animals in each species<\/a>, so visitors can discover the animal best suited for them. While we collect and sell eggs, all our animals live long lives on our farm, dying of natural causes. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/animals_spike4.jpg” title_text=”animals_spike4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cicnenq4.jpg” title_text=”cicnenq4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”5px||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pic4.jpg” title_text=”pic4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”5px||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][dmg_masonry_gallery gallery=”2308,1847,1771,841,2291,840,450,2101,2287,452,1835,1755,444,1836,838,846,844″ columns=”5″ columns_tablet=”4″ columns_phone=”3″ columns_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dmg_masonry_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although Duke arrived on the farm as the largest and most powerful rooster, he entered a barnyard community with an established \u201cpecking\u201d order. Immediately the smallest rooster, a miniature bantam, bullied Duke, constantly chasing him away from food and community. Although Duke could easily have challenged the bully and won, he raced from the coop […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-824","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12271,"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/824\/revisions\/12271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw1hosting.com\/~tikkunbackup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}