Old McDarling's Farm Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc.

Old McDarling's Farm Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc. We are a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, providing rescue, safety & respite to livestock

Eeny was not super impressed with the neuter drugs today 😂😂😂
10/04/2025

Eeny was not super impressed with the neuter drugs today 😂😂😂

Gosh, where does the time go?? These little bundles were born 6/5/25 and today…is neuter day for the boys! Send us some...
10/03/2025

Gosh, where does the time go?? These little bundles were born 6/5/25 and today…is neuter day for the boys!

Send us some good juju for good procedures and good healing. We’re in good hands with our vet but some extra thoughts never hurt ❤️

2025 shearing of the angoras and our new sheep, Penelope, is in the books. Yay!! This gives you a good picture of Pen’s...
09/30/2025

2025 shearing of the angoras and our new sheep, Penelope, is in the books. Yay!! This gives you a good picture of Pen’s body condition and why we’ve asked for help and why we do what we do.

Pen is still having small meals throughout the day to continue to get her weight up. She has been dewormed and deloused as a precaution (didn’t see any bugs on her - whew!). When she arrived at the shelter, her body condition was 1/5 and she is already so much better but she has a long way to go. Slow and steady wins the race!

Please continue to share our posts, donate if you can and if you can’t, simply keep us in your thoughts ❤️❤️

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09/27/2025

This girl, y’all! I can’t get enough of her and clearly the feeling is mutual. She is a love and is transitioning so well!!

09/22/2025

The wiggle button really does exist

Update on Penelope:We had a much better night, and she slept well outside the kitchen door. She was quiet and had a full...
09/22/2025

Update on Penelope:

We had a much better night, and she slept well outside the kitchen door. She was quiet and had a full belly.

The first picture was her beautiful face looking in at me this morning, waiting for breakfast 😂

The second - well, it makes me happy. She got to go out into the interior area of the yard and she found herself not only content, but in a beautiful spot of sunshine where she happily soaked up the rays and chewed her cud.

She’s home, y’all - and though we have a road ahead to get her nutritionally sound, she knows she’s going to be okay. I can feel it.

Thank you to those who have donated so far, we appreciate it! And for the shares - we need it more than ever.

Thank you ❤️

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Maybe Penelope wishes to be my new office sheep?
09/21/2025

Maybe Penelope wishes to be my new office sheep?

Yesterday was a day of emotions, good and bad. Meet our first sheep here at the sanctuary, Penelope (Pen). Pen is one of...
09/21/2025

Yesterday was a day of emotions, good and bad.

Meet our first sheep here at the sanctuary, Penelope (Pen). Pen is one of over 60 animals pulled from a hoarding case in northern Maryland. Because she was surrendered before the rest were pulled, she was allowed to leave the shelter as rescue only. Along with Pen, we also sprung a pekin duck and 2 roosters.

When Pen arrived at the shelter, her body score was 1/5, she had difficulty walking due to an injury or infection in her foot and was in overall poor, emaciated condition. I wish I could say more but because the case is ongoing, it will need to wait for now.

The shelter thankfully treated with antibiotics and put her on a re-feeding regimen to slowly bring her weight up and help her foot. The foot appears to be better and she has put on some weight but as you can see, she’s got a good long way to go. Her wool is coarse, has broken and this is due to stress and poor nutrition.

Because sheep are flock animals, she is scared and unsure in her new surroundings. She is very sweet and is quiet if she’s around us. She simply needs (and demands) attention. Because the hoarding case is still ongoing, the other animals are unable to be released but our hope is that the owner will not be allowed to have the animals back and if that happens, we will travel back to the shelter to bring home another sheep friend for her so she can feel complete.

Here’s where you come in. Our rescue funds have dwindled and we currently have enough to cover another two weeks of hay ($350 min each week!!). That’s it. That’s not enough for grain & feed, that’s not enough for vet care for Pen, and let’s not forget that three of Jenny’s babies (Eeny, Miny & Mo) are now ready for neuters. We’ve got so much on our plate now and not enough funds to do it. We are in desperate need right now.

Please, if you are able, we need help. I will add the donate button here but keep in mind that those funds don’t reach us for a month. If you donate through Venmo or PayPal, the funds reach us immediately.

Once I am able to release more details I will but we are happy she is safe and with continued smaller feedings more often, good nutrition and solid hay, we expect her to become even more beautiful than she already is.

As always, thank you for any donation you can muster, be it $1, $5 or more. Every little bit counts. Please help if you can. Please. 🙌🙏🏻

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09/21/2025

We have some intake news to share with a call out for help!

Today was a long day and my brain can’t even put it together this evening. More to come tomorrow!

Y’all may remember my post several days ago regarding the goats from Red Falcon Ranch that were sold to a couple in Virg...
08/17/2025

Y’all may remember my post several days ago regarding the goats from Red Falcon Ranch that were sold to a couple in Virginia and then sent to auction. If you wish to hear the back story, please visit their page as I won’t rehash it here.

When I say it takes a village, I mean it in every way. I am proud to be a part of the angora goat community and today has been nothing short of a miracle.

We have been on the hunt for two of the five goats - Mohagany & Finan. We got confirmation many days back from the meat buyer that Keanti, the wether (neutered male) had been killed. However, the village came out in full force and yesterday, Red Falcon was alerted that Finan, and possibly Mohagany, were alive and at a halal slaughterhouse.

Fast forward to today - we have sadly been given the unfortunate news that Mohagany has passed away. Not slaughtered, but likely died of pneumonia from the stress, the transfers and the heat. HOWEVER, confirmation was given that Finan was ALIVE. The village came together and transport was arranged late last evening for pickup this afternoon. When they arrived to get Finan, his ear tag was confirmed but the surprise of the day is that with him was Keanti - the wether we’d been told had been butchered. He was not - he is very much alive and both are now on their way to safety. They are terrified, but they are safe

They will be vet assessed this evening and more information will be forthcoming once that happens.

To say today is an amazing day is an understatement. All of those who were a part of this crazy journey will be acknowledged soon - but not here, because this post is about two boys who have survived some of the worst days of their lives.

Welcome “home”, Finan & Keanti - you will never, EVER suffer at the hands of humans again. We will not fail you. The village is on your side.

Fun fact!The egg on the left is a normal sized chicken egg. The one on the right, tho clearly not, does not come from a ...
08/11/2025

Fun fact!

The egg on the left is a normal sized chicken egg. The one on the right, tho clearly not, does not come from a tiny chicken.

It’s called a “fart egg” or “fairy egg” for the prudes out there 😂. It’s basically an oops egg from a hen that didn’t have such a great egg cycle this time around. They can also be laid by immature layers, but we have none of those here at the sanctuary.

They are usually without a yolk or a super tiny one and well, they’re just adorable 🥰

Hope you’re having an amazing Monday, friends! ❤️

06/30/2025

As many of you know, the rescue world lost an amazing human, Mikayla Raines, who founded Saveafox Corporation.

Mikayla endured a months long online bullying campaign - most of those bullies being fellow rescue owners & staff. She struggled her entire life with autism and other mental health issues and finally, her online cyber bullies won the fight. She took her life to make it stop.

What she did for the rescue community is insurmountable. She was a force. She was a voice. She did such good in a world filled with sadness and heartbreak.

In the end. Her heart broke. It broke enough to leave the ones she loved the most and this isn’t okay.

Rescue work is hard, y’all. It’s a daily uphill battle. We fight so hard for good only to be beaten down. We fight so hard only to lose that fight. We have good days but dammit, we fight the evil of those who don’t care for their animals, and poor Mikayla had to endure the fight of people who should have been fighting FOR her.

You may not always agree with a decision I, or any other rescue makes, but know that we don’t come to our decisions lightly. We endure sleepless nights, days that seem to never end and we still don’t always win the fight. We make the best decisions we can based on the information we (not you) have. We cry, we laugh, we wail, we win and sometimes we fail. But in the end, we do all of this for the animals - because they don’t have a voice for themselves.

In this world we are currently living in - especially now - be kind, y’all. Just be kind. To those who helped push Mikayla over the edge, you should be ashamed of yourselves and I wish you days and years of sadness in your life. You deserve every bit of ache that she had to suffer at your hands. To those who support, who lift up - we need you now more than ever.

Please keep Mikayla’s husband, Ethan and their young daughter, Freya, in your hearts and in your thoughts, as they navigate this new path in life.

Thank you for supporting ALL of us. We love you ❤️

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Lusby, MD
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