September 5, 2017 at 3:32 p.m.
Kids Corner: The Henkes
Isla, Owen and Ashlyn Henkes are the children of Dustin and Esley Henkes of Monona, Iowa. The Henkes family farms in Clayton County and has about 190 cows. It is operated by Dustin, his brother Daryl and their parents L’Dean and Arleta Henkes. The kids refer to L’Dean and Arleta as Grandma and Grandpa Farmer.<br /><!-- 1upcrlf -->PHOTO BY KELLI BOYLEN
Fourth grade
When do you do chores? When I do chores at Grandma and Grandpa Farmers, I help Grandma with the calf chores, I help in the barn and last summer. I helped milk some. I do chores on our farm every night. I feed, water and bed the chickens, ducks and peacocks. I also feed and water the rabbit and I take care of Ashlyn's pot belly pig when she doesn't.
What are your favorite chores and least favorite chore? Why? I like gathering eggs because the chickens stare at me. I don't like cleaning up poop.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. I like our peacocks, Rainbow and Magic. They are colorful when they grow up.
What is your favorite subject in school and why? I like science and social studies.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a scientist.
What is the best thing about cold weather and winter? There is usually a lot of snow and that some times means no school. I like to ski, both downhill and cross country. I also like snowboarding and sledding down the humongous hill on the farm.
Ashlyn Henkes, 6
Kindergarten
When do you do chores? I like helping Grandma take care of the calves. I also help do the walnuts, help her in her garden and with her flowers.
What is your favorite chores and least favorite chore? Why? I like helping Grandma Farmer with the calves because I like it when they suck on my fingers. I don't like to do chores when it is cold out. My mom says I am a fair weather farmer.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. I have a potbelly pig named Brownie. She is all black. I've had her for more than a year. She ran away once for a few days and hid in the corn field, but we found her.
What is your favorite subject in school and why? I like coloring and eating food.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a doctor and I want to have kids.
What is the best thing about cold weather and winter? I like making snowmen.
Isla Henkes, 3
When do you do chores? I do chores when I wear my coat with stars on the pockets because I don't like it when my good coat gets stinky. Sometimes, I play with my toys on the picnic table while the grown ups do chores.
What is your favorite chores and least favorite chore? I like dumping out the buckets, so Grandma can fill them up again.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? I like pigs.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I don't know yet.
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