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Our Farm Family
Blue Dog
Blue has been a member of our family since long before Franny's Farm was a twinkle in our eyes. He has taken well to farm life and has grown a long, distinguished beard. His black coat is becoming salt and pepper as he spends his days overseeing the farm and all of its residents.
Blue loves to lay in the sunshine, hike the trails surrounding the farm, a good bellyrub, and his bed near the wood stove. He is really enjoying farm life.
Abigail
Our sweet and beloved donkey is a rescue. She arrived on our farm malnourished and is lucky to be alive. She has come such a long way and absolutely loves children. The kids at Five Farms Camp made daisy chains they put on her head and around her neck. Abigail loves bananas and carrots but does not like dogs. Her job is as guardian to the sheep and protects the flock from coyotes.
Rocky and Bullwinkle
These pygmy goats are brothers, super friendly and love sweet & salty snacks. They are weathers, meaning these boys will never be parents. They love to sunbathe on the roof of their shed and overlook the activity on the farm. Other than sheer entertainment, they are effective at maintaining scrub, brush and the thickets.
The Godfather
The Godfather came to live with us shortly after we moved to the farm and had 5 hens completely disappear. A dear family friend we nicknamed Chicken Kristi showed up with this Ameraucana Rooster to be the protector. He is beautiful, quite the lover and overlooks Pen #3 with our egg layers.
Ruby and the Chicks
Ruby was the original Rhode Island Red, sweet heart of the egg-laying flock that moved to Franny’s Farm with us. She is forever memorialized on a corn-hole. We have since dedicated our mission to raising heritage poultry for meat and eggs with the breeds Barred Plymouth Rocks, Austrolorpe’s and Standard Bronze Turkeys. We are proud to have our flocks certified by the Sustainable Poultry Network.
The Sheep
Katahdin hair sheep provide a practical option to small scale farms like Franny’s Farm, where we are primarily interested in raising a meat animal, with great lamb vigor, mothering ability and do not want to have to shear. All our sheep have distinct personalities. We keep a small flock of ewes for breeding and the male lambs are processed each season.
The Bees
This is a very important component to the sustainability of Franny’s Farm. We, like so many across the world, have had challenges with our hives. We have anywhere from 3-5 hives at any given time and stay networked and committed to restoring the bee populations. After all, they are the primary pollinators for so much of our food.
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