Lefty's Place Farm Sanctuary

Lefty's Place Farm Sanctuary Lefty’s Place is a small animal refuge in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria. We love chickens. Operating since 2011.
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We rescue, rehabilitate and tell the stories of suffering animals everywhere. DONATIONS ALWAYS TRULY WELCOME

FOR DIRECT BANK DEPOSITS:

ACCOUNT NAME: Lefty's Place Inc
BANK: NAB
BSB: 083-451 ACCOUNT NO: 74-132-0298

OR VIA PAYPAL:
paypal.me/leftysplace

Smart Casual really enjoy the yoghurt (no, not dairy) very much. Smart Casual arrived as a stray earlier in the year. Sh...
13/09/2025

Smart Casual really enjoy the yoghurt (no, not dairy) very much. Smart Casual arrived as a stray earlier in the year. She’s a 6/10 on the LP official cheekiness scale.

Yesterday’s LP News - Roof Seal (aka Is It Ok If I Stalk You) Edition.This dear little hen is new and was a stray who en...
12/09/2025

Yesterday’s LP News - Roof Seal (aka Is It Ok If I Stalk You) Edition.

This dear little hen is new and was a stray who ended up at The Lost Dogs Home. She follows people everywhere and is super delightful. If she was yours, you really missed out on sharing your life with this girl who is so excited about everything and you might want to think about not having chickens if you cant keep chickens secure on your property. If you dumped her, then I only wish you the worst in life. Her name is slowly morphing in to “Is It Ok If I Stalk You” (Tripod song reference) as all names here always morph in to something else, as is my way…

It’s been four weeks today since I kissed goodbye to my cranky old mare, India, who was so stoic, so expressive, so stub...
11/09/2025

It’s been four weeks today since I kissed goodbye to my cranky old mare, India, who was so stoic, so expressive, so stubborn and so loved. Her multiple rugs still rest over the stall. Her fly veil with her name on it still hangs on the hook, sometimes shifting in the wind. Reminders that i’m not quite ready to pack away just yet. To meet an old horse who was scared of me and who didn’t want a bar of me - to the horse who trusted me so much that she would’ve followed me through fire if I asked her to, was such a gift. Although it was only 4.5 years, it was 4.5 years of a friendship I needed - two cranky ladies who didn’t like hugs communicating so easily through language barriers.

“i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)” - E. E. Cummings

The People’s Poet and his new life of chicken paradise.
11/09/2025

The People’s Poet and his new life of chicken paradise.

Best Friend On The Payroll and Target Gift Card are the best of friends. Dumped in the bush in Rushworth earlier this ye...
10/09/2025

Best Friend On The Payroll and Target Gift Card are the best of friends. Dumped in the bush in Rushworth earlier this year with 27 of their sisters, they found a home here when they both persistently jumped on me as i took photos of the whole group. Absolutely beautiful hens who didn’t deserve to be dumped alive and left for predators. Chickens aren’t nothing, they are thinking, feeling birds who have a right to their lives regardless of what they provide you. No chicken here ever has to pay for their lives in exchange for eggs.

Newspaper Mama arrived in March. Her best friend had passed away and her person, Jackie, wanted Newspaper Mama to be wit...
09/09/2025

Newspaper Mama arrived in March. Her best friend had passed away and her person, Jackie, wanted Newspaper Mama to be with other chickens. My heart always swells when people reach out to me instead of leaving one chicken to languish alone. Chickens need chickens, they are social, communal birds and need each other to live a happy life.

Newspaper Mama took some time to fit in as she is a very reserved lady, but she is now a bonafide member of the flock. I recently noticed Newspaper Mama not breathing as she normally did. A few courses of antibiotics didn't clear it up, so she went in for an x-ray last week (photo in comments) only to find her lung is riddled with cancer and she only has a small amount of usable lung left. So this divine hen is now palliative and receiving all the help she can before she has to leave the world.

So many chickens come to LP just to live a small portion of the last part of their lives here and it is an honour to gently show them the way to their next chapter, whatever that may be. It used to stress me out considerably knowing that my role here is largely providing chickens with safe, loving deaths - but I now know that it's probably the most important job out of everything I do.

SEPTEMBER WISH LIST!I have very simple wishes this month and that's just basically to clear a vet bill. Here's the LP wi...
08/09/2025

SEPTEMBER WISH LIST!

I have very simple wishes this month and that's just basically to clear a vet bill. Here's the LP wishes -

*VET BILL - I have one vet bill of $2,214 that I'm finding tricky to pay.
*Poultry Drinker cups (pack of ten) - https://www.dineachook.com.au/lubing-cup-drinkers-pack-of-10/


Donate here via PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=M3GWHD97MERN6
Or via bank deposit -
ACCOUNT NAME: Lefty’s Place Inc
BANK: NAB
BSB: 083-451 ACCOUNT NO: 74-132-0298

Or send anything to -
Lefty’s Place
P.O. Box 392
Romsey VIC
3434

PLEASE WRITE WHAT YOU'D LIKE YOUR DONATION TO GO TO.
Thank you with all my heart!

Pictured - The Count (Dracula)

LP Lunchtime Favourite FacesPhoto One - Little MatesPhoto Two - Kevin and his signature creepy smile.Photo Three - Dolly...
08/09/2025

LP Lunchtime Favourite Faces

Photo One - Little Mates
Photo Two - Kevin and his signature creepy smile.
Photo Three - Dolly
Photo Four - Mumma

Peggy Sue (Panic On The streets Of London) has moved in to my bedroom alongside Chicka Dee Dee Dee Dee and Mrs Mangle. P...
07/09/2025

Peggy Sue (Panic On The streets Of London) has moved in to my bedroom alongside Chicka Dee Dee Dee Dee and Mrs Mangle. Peggy Sue can’t walk and panics about absolutely everything. Last night I went out for a few hours. It’s a rare thing for me to go out for a night. Peggy Sue is really difficult to leave as she needs to be moved often and can flap herself out of bed in a panic.

Last night I had a camera on her and was checking on her often. Not to many people go to the theatre and have to check on their disabled chicken on the camera every ten minutes, but such is my life. At one point I saw her struggling and out on the ground flapping around. My sister came over from her house to her rescue and I’m so grateful to her.

She’s currently very calm and eating and chatting like nothing ever happened. I really try to have a balanced life, but honestly, it can be so difficult. And, yes, I dream of things like holidays, but as you can see, it’s not really as easy as you think.

*Peggy Sue in her bedroom window viewing spot.

Dad does so much to help LP keep running. From being our own personal Jim’s Mowing service, to organising infrastructure...
06/09/2025

Dad does so much to help LP keep running. From being our own personal Jim’s Mowing service, to organising infrastructure, to painting poles and fences the only colours I allow on the property, to letting me ruin his station wagon by filling it with hay every few days, to holding chickens whilst I treat them, to closing up coops, to digging graves, to collecting bags and bags of chicken feed when im not well enough to, to harrowing, to organising things that often overwhelm me and just basically everything.

He has dealt with having this animal crazy daughter with more courage and kindness than any dad could. All hail LP’s Jim’s Mowing!

Totally disgusted by the daffodils, Mrs Mangle is now back in her bed complaining to the manager by screaming fairly con...
05/09/2025

Totally disgusted by the daffodils, Mrs Mangle is now back in her bed complaining to the manager by screaming fairly consistently and loudly.

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Romsey, VIC
3434

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Lefty’s Place is a small, registered not for profit animal refuge in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, run by photographer, Tamara Kenneally. Named after her beloved sheep named Lefty who passed away in January 2013, it is home to rescued sheep, chickens, ducks, turkeys, peahens, dogs and cats from a variety of backgrounds. The main goal of Lefty’s Place is to document each animal’s life from their time in farms/abattoirs etc through to their new lives at Lefty’s Place. Tamara is committed to portraying these animals as the individuals they are and providing viewers with each animal’s true self and story so they can be aware that farm animals are so much more than just a food source.