INTRODUCING…
PRINCESS OF LIGHTNING
Princess is a Quarter Horse Paint Mare. She came to us at 2 months old, needing a home, and got her name from a white lightning bolt on her (other) shoulder. She certainly lives up to her name - she's fast as lighting when she runs, yet gentle enough to pony children around the farm. Her rolling in the mud this spring has kept us busy trying to keep her clean! Lucky for us the kids love to brush her. It's a win-win for her and for campers. :)
MATTIE and DERBY
Mattie is our beautiful registered Jersey cow and she loves to be brushed and pet. Mattie just had a new calf in March and she’s a great mom! We are leaving the calf alone so Mattie can nurse. Most calves are taken from the mothers so that the cow can go back to milking for commercial milk and the calf is bottle fed milk from the mother. We are set up to allow for a more natural calving experience and Mattie and Derby are doing great! (Photo coming soon!)
CHICKS
We love to hatch our own chicks on the farm. Our layer hens are very prolific and we often snatch a dozen or so eggs and put them in our incubator. They hatch in about 21 days and are a wonderful project for our students to learn about life cycles!
SARA and SPYRO
Sara is our Arabian mare. It took us a long time to find a mare we wanted to breed to our stallion, Eliot. We studied the genetics of both the mare and stallion to ensure the old Arabian characteristics we wanted - the short back, strong legs, dished face, pixy ears, and even temperament. Spyro was born July 2020 and is full of spunk, just like his dad.
MILO and OTIS
We recently purchased two Nigerian Dwarf Goats and they are ADORABLE! They always want to know what you’re up to, and love to try to sit on your lap!
T. S. Eliot
RIP March 2021
Eliot was our beautiful Arabian Stallion; watching him prance about was truly poetry in motion! He was athletic, smooth to ride and gentle with children. He won sport horse competitions and loved to be ridden out on the trails around the farm. He was used for breeding as well as teaching children how to groom horses. He lived over 30 beautiful years and we miss him dearly. He is survived by his son, Spyro.
SHEEP
Our sheep were quite timid when we got them, but they have learned to trust us and now let us give them hugs and lovin’. They always move in a group, which is why sheep are usually referred to as a flock. Shearing their fleece every year helps to keep them healthy. We use the wool for yarn and making felt.
CHICKENS
Our chickens spend most days they spend roaming the farm. They are fun to watch because they have a pattern of travel - they go from the pen to the horse’s paddock, then off to the barns, over to the pasture, back to the barns, around towards the pine tree and then back to the open gate of the pen. Once we have produce growing in the gardens we are careful to keep the garden gate closed; the chickens really enjoy eating the tomatoes, lettuce and beans! They also go after the grapes from the vine.