Old McKurd Had A Farm

We all know about Queen Street farmers, but we have Salim Street farmers here too, but these are the real thing. In the heart of the Slemani's busiest street is an empty plot of rough land. Part of it is used as a car park, but in the middle is a low rough concrete block building, little more than a shed. It is clear that someone has not only moved into the shed but they have also settled down. There is a satellite dish on the roof and an old couch for sitting in the sun.

However, these people also have a little farm there with nearly every domestic fowl you can think of as well as rabbits. There are hens, ducks, geese and turkeys all centred on a small concrete pond. What is equally surprising is that no one bothers the animals - no nasty teenagers or kids throwing stones at the birds or stealing the rabbits that at night just sleep in open.