FeaturesFebruary 7, 2016

A wide variety of animals, such as kangaroos, water buffalo and peacocks are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

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A peacock walks atop a Ford tractor at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A peacock walks atop a Ford tractor at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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Tina the llama strikes a pose at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tina the llama strikes a pose at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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Neal Franke heads into a barn at Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke heads into a barn at Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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Neal Franke holds baby goats, Hank, left, and Dolly, right, at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke holds baby goats, Hank, left, and Dolly, right, at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A peacock wanders around Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A peacock wanders around Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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A bull soaks up the late-morning sun shine at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A bull soaks up the late-morning sun shine at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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A water buffalo peeks around the corner at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A water buffalo peeks around the corner at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke holds a female kangaroo inside their pen on Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke holds a female kangaroo inside their pen on Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke gives his cattle and horses some feed at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke gives his cattle and horses some feed at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Billy goat at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Billy goat at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Zoey, a coatimundi is seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Zoey, a coatimundi is seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Goats rest in a barn at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Goats rest in a barn at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A peacock flies over Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A peacock flies over Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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A Billy goat at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Billy goat at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Baby goats are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Baby goats are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Baby goats are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Baby goats are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Billy goat at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Billy goat at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke holds a baby lamb at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke holds a baby lamb at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Zoey, a coatimundi is seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Zoey, a coatimundi is seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Zoey, a coatimundi is seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Zoey, a coatimundi is seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke visits with his kangaroos inside their pen at Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke visits with his kangaroos inside their pen at Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke holds a female kangaroo inside their pen on Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke holds a female kangaroo inside their pen on Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Steam exits a draft horse's nostrils at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Steam exits a draft horse's nostrils at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A young kangaroo gets a drink from a pregnant kangaroo at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A young kangaroo gets a drink from a pregnant kangaroo at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke visits with some of the animals at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke visits with some of the animals at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke visits with some of the animals at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke visits with some of the animals at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A menagerie of animals are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke visits with some of the animals at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke visits with some of the animals at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Water buffalo munch on feed at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Steam exits a draft horse's nostrils at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Steam exits a draft horse's nostrils at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Pigeons gather atop a silo at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Pigeons gather atop a silo at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A duck waddles around Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A duck waddles around Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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A calf strikes a pose at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A calf strikes a pose at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Animals at Neal Franke's Perry County farm are seen, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Tina the llama strikes a pose at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tina the llama strikes a pose at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke holds a female kangaroo inside their pen on Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke holds a female kangaroo inside their pen on Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Neal Franke holds baby goats, Hank, left, and Dolly, right, at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Neal Franke holds baby goats, Hank, left, and Dolly, right, at his Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
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A wide variety of animals, such as kangaroos, water buffalo and peacocks are seen at Neal Franke's Perry County farm, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

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