Breezy Acres

Learning about ducks

Greetings and happy April! This last month, our most recent adventure here at the farm was getting ducklings. Raising chicks in the past, I imagined how easy it would be also to raise ducklings. …

Arrival of spring and hatching chicks

As spring quickly approaches, there are many things to catch up on with the animals here at our small-scale farm, Breezy Acres. The mucking of pens, trimming of hooves and de-worming of feathered and …

Daisy the protector

Here at our mini-farm, Daisy has become the leader of the livestock. When I turned 16, I was surprised with the ownership of an animal I had fancied as a younger child: a donkey! She had just been …

Goats n’ coats

Happy new year! I hope all of you and your fluffy friends had a healthy and safe holiday. With the wintry weather here, some of the animals on the farm need to be bundled up to keep warm. Did you …

Hay for the holidays

Winter greetings from all the animals at Breezy Acres mini-farm! The animals are looking forward to the many things associated with the upcoming holidays—the different treats they receive, …

Pumpkin guts

Here at our mini-farm in Damascus, PA, my 10-year-old donkey, four goats and chickens can’t wait for autumn because they know they will soon be getting the delicious gift of pumpkins! Did …