Head Over Hooves Farm

10/31/2024

💫 Amazon Wishlist 💫

Thank you to everyone that’s sent items from our Amazon Wishlist recently! Ok, some weren’t super recent, but I forgot to post them 🙈

Angela Hardeski
Robbie Beyer
Diana Kacon
The Gausch Family
Christine Moan
Linda and Tim Steber
The Ritter Family

Thank you all so, so much. We truly appreciate your support and generosity. Our farmily is so lucky to have such amazing farm friends ❤️

If you’d like to send an item from our wishlist, we recently added new saucer bowls on there for our pigs. We switched Lucy to this bowl in the spring and it’s so much easier for her to eat from than the deeper bowls we’ve been using. We’ll remove them from the list once we have enough 🐷☺️ Tractor Supply gift cards are always very useful and appreciated as well, since we’re there multiple times each week!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3VTKT5A7629JC?ref_=wl_share

10/30/2024

As expected, Hamlet did great with his neuter yesterday 🥰 Dr Wilber’s also finished trimming his tusks down and cleaned the hole in his cheek where the lower left tusk was embedded while he was under anesthesia. You would never even know he had anything done. He just seems so happy to be loved 💙

10/29/2024

We dropped this sweet face off to Dr Wilbers this morning for his neuter, and we know he’ll do great 🥰

We’re looking forward to getting Hamlet back home and settled, and are very happy that in just a few weeks, he’ll stop hu***ng everything in sight 🐷😅😂

10/27/2024

We have some exciting news to share with our farm community! 🐷

We are thrilled to share that Head Over Hooves Farm is now officially a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization! This means that our dedication to serving our community and fostering a love for animals, education, and community outreach can continue for years to come.

This change opens new doors for us to grow our programs, welcome more people to the farm, and deepen our impact. It also means that donations to Head Over Hooves Farm Sanctuary are now tax-deductible, helping every dollar go further, toward maintaining a compassionate and healthy approach to assisting animals in need.

We could never put into words what the last 5 years has given us. Through the farm, we’ve made great friends, felt such a sense of community and support, learned countless life-lessons, have put smiles on so many children’s faces, and most importantly, have helped save lives. Our mission to help animals and educate the community is just getting started. Together, we can continue making a difference!

Stay tuned for more updates, and feel free to reach out if you’d like to get involved in our mission or require our EIN for tax purposes.

10/27/2024

👑 We still have a few tickets left for tomorrow’s princess event with Cinderella! Tickets can be purchased through the Eventbrite link! 👑

👑 Calling All Princess Lovers! 👑

We’re so excited to have a special guest visiting the farm on Sunday, October 27th at 10:30 am! Cinderella will be joining us for story time, a singalong, games, and photos! We will spend 30 minutes with Cinderella, followed by 30 minutes of animal interaction and a pony ride. This event is brought to you by Head Over Hooves Farm & Your Part Time Princess, LLC.

Tickets are limited, and must be purchased through the Eventbrite link below. Please do not purchase tickets through any comments, as these are all scams!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/princess-fun-on-the-farm-tickets-1049507975607?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

10/25/2024

Hamlet had his hooves and bottom tusks trimmed yesterday. His lower left tusk was deeply embedded into his cheek, close to 2 inches. He now has a hole in his cheek that is oozing pus, has a very foul odor, and is clearly infected. We started him on antibiotics today, and will continue them twice a day for the next 10 days. Although he did put up a good fight for us getting his feet and teef trimmed, he was a champ yesterday. Despite the neglect Hamlet endured, he’s still the sweetest boy with so much love to give 💙

He’ll be seeing Dr Wilbers next week for his neuter, and to have his top tusks removed. I decided to have the farrier hold off on doing his top tusks yesterday because he was so worked up with what we did, so I felt it would be best to have Dr Wilbers handle the rest while Hamlet is under anesthesia.

This sweet boy will be up for adoption in the next month or so through . Once he’s completely healed from his surgery, he’ll be ready to meet his forever family ❤️

10/24/2024

Tickets still available for this Sunday with Cinderella! 👑

👑 Calling All Princess Lovers! 👑

We’re so excited to have a special guest visiting the farm on Sunday, October 27th at 10:30 am! Cinderella will be joining us for story time, a singalong, games, and photos! We will spend 30 minutes with Cinderella, followed by 30 minutes of animal interaction and a pony ride. This event is brought to you by Head Over Hooves Farm & Your Part Time Princess, LLC.

Tickets are limited, and must be purchased through the Eventbrite link below. Please do not purchase tickets through any comments, as these are all scams!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/princess-fun-on-the-farm-tickets-1049507975607?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

10/23/2024

🐷 Introducing Hamlet 🐷

We were contacted by our friends at Pig Placement Network last week regarding a 9.5 year old pig that was in urgent need of placement. Hamlet’s family was evicted from their home a few weeks ago, and unfortunately, left Hamlet behind. He’s spent his entire life with them as an indoor pig, and due to his family leaving him, was forced to stay outside for the last few weeks while neighbors checked on him occasionally. PPN worked tirelessly to make arrangements to remove Hamlet and ensure his safety. Although we don’t really have the room to take in any more animals right now, we couldn’t say no. We shuffled some things around to make room for him, and our friend Kim Miller kindly provided transport to get him to us last night.

Hamlet is in desperate need of the proper care he’ll be getting here. His hooves are extremely overgrown, his skin is so dry, it literally feels like concrete, and one of his tusks is actually embedded into his cheek. Luckily, we have a farrier scheduled to come out for one of our other pigs tomorrow, and they’ll be able to take care of Hamlet’s hooves and tusks while they’re here, making him much more comfortable. We’ll also be calling Dr. Wilbers tomorrow to get him an appt to be neutered asap. Intact pigs are not easy to deal with, and like most intact male pigs are, Hamlet is a hu***ng machine 🙈 He even had some special moments with the wheelbarrow today 😂

Despite his unfortunate and completely unfair circumstances, Hamlet is an absolute doll. He’s extremely friendly and loves attention, and is going to make an incredible addition to someone’s family when he’s ready to be adopted. He’ll be with us for a while, and will be shown nothing but the love and care he deserves 💙

I’ll post a few videos in the comments, it wont let me add them to the post. The last picture was an old photo sent to PPN by his previous owner, and is what he should look like 😢

10/19/2024

Throwback to when we had some of our our pigs living in the house with us 😅

Midge has always been a little rude when it comes to personal space 😂 Our sweet Gage was so tolerant and accepting of everyone we brought home, even if they weighed double her weight and insisted on sleeping on top of her like Midge often did 🥰

*Pigs and dogs should never be left unattended*
Dogs are natural predators, and pigs are prey animals. Gage didn’t have a mean bone in her body and was always very mothering to all of her animal friends, but unfortunately that’s not always the case with pigs and dogs ❤️

10/19/2024

Blizzard is lucky she’s my favorite goat 😅 (shhh, don’t tell the others ☺️)

Blizzard was born on the farm 3.5 years ago, and was rejected by her mama, Everest. Ev was a great mom to Blizzard’s twin, Poppy, but refused to care for Blizzard. She ended up living in the house with us for about 8 weeks as our bottle baby. We also made sure she got plenty of outside time as well 🥰

10/18/2024

👑 Calling All Princess Lovers! 👑

We’re so excited to have a special guest visiting the farm on Sunday, October 27th from 10:30am-11:30am! Cinderella from Your Part-Time Princess, LLC will be joining us for story time, a singalong, games, and photos! We will spend 30 minutes with Cinderella, followed by 30 minutes of animal interaction and a pony ride.

Tickets are limited, and must be purchased through the Eventbrite link below. Please do not purchase tickets through any comments, as these are all scams!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/princess-fun-on-the-farm-tickets-1049507975607?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

10/11/2024

What a 💫 magical 💫 morning on the farm with Your Part-Time Princess, LLC 👑

Thank you so much to everyone that made it! We hope you enjoyed your morning as much as we did! We saw some familiar faces, and some new friends that we hope to see again! We would love to see your pictures in the comments 💖

Our next Princess event will be posted this weekend. Who should we invite next time?!

10/08/2024

Our hearts go out to all of those impacted by the storms down south. We can’t even begin to imagine what they’re going through 💔 I’ve seen a lot of posts in different farm groups I belong to, that people stayed through Helene because of their animals. Now with Milton less than 2 weeks later…this is just heartbreaking 💔💔💔

We know we aren’t very close, but if anyone is heading up our way (Coopersburg, Pa) and needs a place to keep their livestock for the time being, we’ll gladly shuffle our farmily around the farm to make room for those in need of a place to stay ❤️🙏🏼

10/07/2024

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Another hour added for Cowboy Christmas on 11/24!
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10/06/2024

These 2 are a match made in piggy heaven ❤️❤️

The bond Bill (left) and Mackenzie (right) have after less than 5 months together is beautiful 🥹 We knew when we adopted Bill from the last summer that we’d eventually need to find him a friend, since pigs are such social animals, and most do better with other pigs. I’ve said it a million times, we couldn’t have asked for a better match for our sweet boy than Mackenzie 💕

10/06/2024

A few months ago, The Bucks County 4-H Pet Club reached out to us to let us know that they were hosting a fundraiser and chose our farm to donate a portion of what they raised 🥹🙏🏼

Last weekend, the club visited the farm and presented us with a check for the farmily. The kids got the chance to meet the animals they worked so hard to raise money for, and we got to learn about some of their animals. Like so many kids that visit, it was so heartwarming to see the love and respect these kids have for animals, just like we do. Thank you, Bucks County 4-H Pet Club, for being so generous. It was a day we won’t forget ❤️

10/03/2024

Our hen, Ashes, has been such an incredible mama to her babies she hatched 2 weeks ago 🥹❤️ She’s got 5 more chicks tucked underneath her in this pic I took at bedtime last night 🥰