Happy New Year from Our Tiny Farm

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Our Tiny Farm! It was a very soggy and warm Christmas this year. Chester and Meadow did not enjoy having to spend so much time in the barn (they both HATE to be wet). But we went out to spend time with them and give them treats, and today it is starting to dry out and they are back on the pasture.

We are looking forward to a quieter and easier 2024 on Our Tiny Farm. There are only two donkeys here now and we expect to just host a few fundraisers here for local non-profits. 

We plan to spend more time relaxing, gardening, playing with the donkeys, and enjoying all the wildlife who call Our Tiny Farm "home". This year we have deer, rabbits, opossums, raccoons, skunks, feral cats, hawks, several kinds of woodpeckers, many other birds, and for the first time in many years, we've spotted fox again, as shown in the pic above!

 

Some of the Donkeys Who have Called Our Tiny Farm "home"

 

Over the years we have had many donkeys on the farm; up to six at a time.

The two photos above are of Wilma and Clara. They were the oldest donkeys and lived here for about four years. Recently they moved to a farm near Edneyville, NC.

The photo above is of Faith, the mother, and her newborn, Corey Love. They now live with Faith's daughter, Hope, on a farm nearby.

This photo is of Pickles and Waffles. And this past summer they moved to Washington State!

Temporary Donkey Home Available in Western NC

 

If you have always wanted a mini-donkey but don't have a place to keep it temporarily, it might be a good fit at Our Tiny Farm in Henderson county, NC. Miniature donkeys are preferred, but we will consider standards (we have had several here before). 

We are a very small farm and give our donkeys lots of attention throughout the day. We put on fly masks and grazing muzzles (if needed) each morning, carefully weigh out hay, use slow-feeders, and bring everyone into the paddock close to the house each night.

Temporary Home for Your Donkey

 

This doesn't happen very often, but we will have room for two donkeys, probably in late spring. Two of our donkeys are moving away and our donkeys are happiest in a six member herd. If you have donkeys and they need a home, or if you have wanted to own donkeys but don't have your own place to keep them, here is your opportunity. We are located in Henderson County, North Carolina. Contact us through the Contact Us tab in the right side bar, or email us at ourtinyfarmnc@gmail.com.

Our mini-donkeys are stars in this video!

 

Multi-talented book author, blogger, podcaster, and videographer, Laura Camby McCaskill, came to visit us on Our Tiny Farm last summer. She creates wonderful videos on animals, especially those in rescue and sanctuary situations. She heard about our "mini-donkey visit fundraiser" for Veterans Healing Farm and asked if she could do a video on Our Tiny Farm. Of course I said yes, so here is a link to her wonderful video on our donkeys which was released on November 1:

As for those donkey visits, our plan was to offer them as an agritourism business, but it has been a real learning experience on what all that entails. Structuring the business, finding affordable insurance, figuring out how to fit this into our already busy lives, and crunching the numbers to make sure it can be profitable for us but affordable for our guests has been a big effort. So, we are not ready for paying guests! I will let you know if we decide to move forward with it as a business.

 

 

Pause in the Mini-Donkey Visits

 

The mini-donkey visit fundraiser we held last spring for the Veterans Healing Farm was a HUGE success, and now we want to consider making mini-donkey visits a real farm business. But we quickly learned that we weren't really prepared to do that. Presently we are working with a local Small Business Center to structure a business and with our insurance company to provide appropriate coverage for our farm and our visitors. Once we are able to accept paying visitors, if we decide to go that route, we will post it here, on our Facebook page, and on our Google Business page. Thank you for your patience.

Plan a Visit with the Miniature Donkeys-A Fundraiser for Veterans Healing Farm

 

The mini-donkey visit fundraiser is over and we are not currently accepting reservations.

The mini-donkey fundraiser for VETERANS HEALING FARM raised $1,650! It was so successful that we are now considering making it a permanent part of our farm. We need a little time to work out the business, tax, and insurance end of things and will let you know as soon as we have made a decision. Thanks for your support!