Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary

Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary 🐄🦙🐐🐏🐖🐓🦃🦢🦆
📍 Whidbey Island (Seattle)
🌱 Powered by plants and SSRIs
💸 501(c)(3) nonprofit
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Darkwing came to visit the office last week! Muscovy ducks are really heavy (he's probably 15-20lbs) so he was really i...
01/12/2025

Darkwing came to visit the office last week! Muscovy ducks are really heavy (he's probably 15-20lbs) so he was really into the squishy standing desk mats. Probably felt great on his joints!




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No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to take a bad picture of Spryng! (Posted by )
01/11/2025

No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to take a bad picture of Spryng!




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Happy Friday from the bachelor boys and their pile of lettuce! (Posted by )
01/10/2025

Happy Friday from the bachelor boys and their pile of lettuce!




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Oh to be a Muscovy in a pile of berries 🍓🫐🦆If you can volunteer even an hour a week to help us process our veggie donati...
01/09/2025

Oh to be a Muscovy in a pile of berries 🍓🫐🦆

If you can volunteer even an hour a week to help us process our veggie donations, please send us an email! [email protected]




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Ugh, it's so wet and gross out. Remember when we could *bike* down to the mailbox in the fall? We'd have to call a tow t...
01/08/2025

Ugh, it's so wet and gross out. Remember when we could *bike* down to the mailbox in the fall? We'd have to call a tow truck now to get Gwen out of the mud




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Whenever the sheep are eating, you can always find Trinity under grandma Dahlia eating where he knows he will be safe fr...
01/07/2025

Whenever the sheep are eating, you can always find Trinity under grandma Dahlia eating where he knows he will be safe from the bumps and jumps of the other sheep 🥰





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We put some donated pillows and blankets in the pig barn along with fresh straw to keep things cozy. We had intended for...
01/05/2025

We put some donated pillows and blankets in the pig barn along with fresh straw to keep things cozy. We had intended for them to STAY in the barn but mama Ollum decided to take hers to go 👚




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Sunrise hay run with uncle/papa Ansel means everyone gets to pick a gas station snack! 🥂 (Posted b...
01/04/2025

Sunrise hay run with uncle/papa Ansel means everyone gets to pick a gas station snack! 🥂



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New year new stuff! Part of being good stewards of money donated for the animals is making sure we get good deals on sup...
01/03/2025

New year new stuff! Part of being good stewards of money donated for the animals is making sure we get good deals on supplies we need. I follow lots of auction sites for used commercial equipment and materials. Most of it isn't relevant to us (but it's still fun to look at!). But occasionally it really pays off. We got a 16ft tilt deck flatbed trailer (we can now transport more than 39 bales of hay at a time which lets us get better bulk rates), an outdoor dog kennel with a roof (we have one of these already, they're great medical quarantine spaces), and 100 sheets of metal roofing which is amazing because we desperately need to re-roof the barns. All this stuff was at LEAST 50% off retail saving us almost $10k alltogether.

Here's to a year of good deals and saving more animals!



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Happy last day of Hannukah from Finnegan, patron cat of holidays involving things fried in oil. 🔥🥔We are very lucky to h...
01/02/2025

Happy last day of Hannukah from Finnegan, patron cat of holidays involving things fried in oil. 🔥🥔

We are very lucky to have Yaron (Mack's boyfriend and professional chef) here cooking for us this year! If you want to taste some of his cooking, look out for our Valentine's Day date night event which we'll be doing again this year.




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Happy New Year! ☕☕ (Posted by )
01/01/2025

Happy New Year! ☕☕



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📢 12 hours left to donate for tax year 2024!Get your last-minute donations in, and happy new year from our family to you...
12/31/2024

📢 12 hours left to donate for tax year 2024!

Get your last-minute donations in, and happy new year from our family to yours 🩷

https://ballydidean.farm/donate



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We did something pretty wild over winter break and went to the mainland to see a real movie in a real theater! Gwen sat ...
12/31/2024

We did something pretty wild over winter break and went to the mainland to see a real movie in a real theater! Gwen sat between us at Moana 2 in Everett. We had a great time and a LOT of popcorn.



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Sarah's family has a tradition where we do a "variety show" every year where each family participates by doing some kind...
12/30/2024

Sarah's family has a tradition where we do a "variety show" every year where each family participates by doing some kind of fun performance. We do it on video call now but we still participate from afar! This year Yeti was part of our act and after his part was done, we found him roosting in the washing machine 😂




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The LEAPers helped us name, band, and build a new larger home for the bachelor flock. Here's Emerson and Rae with their ...
12/29/2024

The LEAPers helped us name, band, and build a new larger home for the bachelor flock. Here's Emerson and Rae with their roo, Walt Wintersmith⁠.




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omg grandma Dahlia and Trinity cuddling together, I caaaaaan't 😭🥰 (Posted by...
12/28/2024

omg grandma Dahlia and Trinity cuddling together, I caaaaaan't 😭🥰





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Big yawn from a good boy. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠(Posted by .trade)
12/27/2024

Big yawn from a good boy. ⁠
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Oh deer! Christmas is over! Aren't sure what to do with your Christmas tree? Donate it to Ballydídean and we will serve ...
12/26/2024

Oh deer! Christmas is over! Aren't sure what to do with your Christmas tree? Donate it to Ballydídean and we will serve it as a post-Christmas snack to our residents!⁠
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3460 French Road
Clinton, WA
98236

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Our 5 bachelors have started free ranging during the day because they are just SO sweet and social. They follow Sarah wherever she goes as she's working throughout the day and when it gets dark they all go back to their coop and jump up on the roosts together 🖤🖤🖤🤍🤍 #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #sheep #sheepofinstagram #rescuesheep #savethelambs #friendsnotfiber #notyourmomnotyourmilk #llamas #llamasofinstagram #chickens #chickensofinstagram #rescuehen #rescuerooster #loversnotfighters #rescuechicken (Posted by @anstosa)

Baby Sunlight is very happy about her corn stalk (corn on the cob is always a piggy favorite) but she is worried about having to share it so she stays on the move 😂 #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #pigs #pigsofinstagram (Posted by @anstosa)

The huge increase in our fresh produce sorting needs thanks to The Goose demanded a rethinking of our intake, sorting, and distribution system. Here's what Sarah came up with! We've been using it for several weeks and it's working great. #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland (Posted by @anstosa)

Finally caught this on video! Rez has learned how to open pumpkins with his head 😊 #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #cows #cowssofinstagram #pasturepuppies #notyourmomnotyourmilk #rescuecow #dairyisscary (Posted by @anstosa)

The story of Ash, the livestock guardian dog who saw a field mouse run into a bush. #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #dogs #dogsofinstagram #lgd #anatolian #adoptdontshop #workingdog #farmdog (Posted by @anstosa)

It's farm fashion Friday! Did you know that pointy gel nails are great for cow scritches? #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #cows #cowssofinstagram #pasturepuppies #notyourmomnotyourmilk #rescuecow #dairyisscary (Posted by @anstosa)

Arnold is such a good boy. When tour groups come through, he just walks up to them and tips over for belly rubs 😂 #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #pigs #pigsofinstagram (Posted by @anstosa)

Being originally from the midwest, we are used to a LOT more deciduous trees than we have in the PNW so our little trip to Cleveland to visit Gwen's uncle Nolan and Aunt Ari was an excellent opportunity for leaf jumping (No, that's not their house in the background unfortunately 😂) #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #farmgirl #farmhand #gwednesday (Posted by @anstosa)

Our hearts are full. This weekend well over 100 people took us up on our offer of free animal therapy for people who really needed it after this week... Here's a timelapse of our driveway 9-5 Friday-Sunday. We met some amazing people, most of whom had never visited before! Many of them were also disappointed to learn that Gwen was still on the east coast and would not be making an appearance 😭🥰. Thank you to everyone who came! By Sunday afternoon everyone was so full that the only residents who still wanted treats were Neo and Poco 😂 #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #cows #cowssofinstagram #pasturepuppies #notyourmomnotyourmilk #rescuecow #dairyisscary (Posted by @anstosa)

Sometimes the Ballydídean crew gets to visit other animals... today we learned that giraffes and cows are more alike than we thought! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland⁠ #cows #cowssofinstagram #pasturepuppies #notyourmomnotyourmilk #rescuecow #dairyisscary⁠ #farmgirl #farmhand #gwednesday⁠ ⁠ (Posted by @mackofall.trade)

Spryng only has 2 brain cells and they're both dedicated to making funny sounds #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #alpacas #alpacasofinstagram #friendsnotfiber (Posted by @anstosa)

Kate refreshed the beeding in all the pig shelters which means Blossom has new places to bury herself! #farmsanctuary #animalsanctuary #rescue #friendsnotfood #herewithusnotforus #govegan #goveg #vegan #veganfortheanimals #animalsofinstagram #someonenotsomething #whidbeyisland #pigs #pigsofinstagram (Posted by @anstosa)

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Ballydídean aims to promote animal welfare, ethical land stewardship, and positive community building

Founded by the Santosa family in 2018, Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary is something that Sarah and Ansel dreamed of starting since they were 15 in high school. Many have never met farm animals; particularly not those who were kept in non-production conditions and have misconceptions about the behavior or characteristics of those animals. Those misconceptions are often used as excuses for treating farm animals different from pets.

We want to adopt animals out of production conditions and give them happy, peaceful lives. And we want to give others access via community or educational events to help build a sense of empathy towards these animals, especially in children.