Hayes Valley Farms

01/16/2025

Cute winter hats and scarves for your chickens.. 😆

The hubs thinks I've lost my mind. 😁😂

Beat Cabin Fever by ordering cute mini hats for your animals. ❤️💯

Chickens have to look good, too. 🫶

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01/16/2025

This book written by William Campbell Douglass II M.D, reveals medical truths, and deceptions regarding raw milk.

It's a great read, especially if you're on the fence about trying raw milk. 🫶

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The raw truth about homogenized, pasteurized milk is that it is a perverted form of what would otherwise be a wonderful natural food. Find out why it's linked to heart disease and what you can do to find "raw", unprocessed milk that can stimulate your immune system.

01/15/2025

🚩🚩Please make sure you have an alternative source of heat (Especially if you rely on a heat pump)!!🚩🚩

There is an economic 2 in 1 kerosene heater which duals as an indoor cooking stove, on Amazon for $110. Kerosene heaters are safe as long as you use the correct Kerosene and follow all operating instructions. Link below.. 👇👇👇

The temperatures coming in the next few days are no joke..

A few tips:

✅️ Stock up on non-perishables
✅️ Can you cook without power?
✅️ Leave faucets dripping to avoid frozen pipes.
✅️ Candles (power outage)
✅️ Alternative Heat source
✅️ Keep cell-phones fully charged
✅️ Have an alternative way to heat your home.

🚫 DO NOT use Oven to heat home
🚫 DO NOT use a BBQ Grill indoors
🚫 DO NOT use generators indoors
🚫 Keep space heaters away from furniture and fabric

We hope everyone stays safe and warm during this next coming winter weather coming.

for Indoor/Outdoor Use

01/15/2025

Let's all help keep his lights on... a small donation goes a long way. ❤️

My name is Katelyn McClellan, I am the middle daughter of Joe and Sylvia McClella… Sylvia McClellan needs your support for Keeping Joe McClellan's Dream Alive

01/14/2025

Isn't she the cutest little thing? Muffin has stolen my heart. This is only the third time in 9 years of raising Katahdins that we've been blessed with this coloring.

Coyotes took last year's lamb (unfortunately on snow, the brown is easily spotted), and the year prior was a ram lamb who was raised by his dam. He went off to become the Sire of his own herd. 🫶

This year, she's mine, all mine (cause her momma didn't take her), which Im totally fine with. 😁

Some animals just steal your heart. Last night, she gave us all a scare.

Lambs can sleep up to 12 hours a day, and it's a zombie-like sleep. So yeah, we all had a mini-heart attack last night. She's fine now, she was truly fine last night. However, she was in a deep sleep, the first one she's had (zombie-like) since birth, and they go limp, and so (yeah) it was very scary. Then, a few hours later (after keeping an eye on her breathing), she was up and walking. 🤣 🤦‍♀️

Think I'm just having the new-momma nerves. 🤣

01/14/2025

Being informed is the first step to understanding (climate) and the lies being peddled EVERYWHERE.

Picture of our cows on the left and Denver on the right. Notice the blue skies on the left?

If you believe that cattle are to blame for environmental issues, I encourage you to GO spend an hour with a rancher/farmer/homesteader.

Ranchers, farmers, and homesteaders are some of the best conservationists of the land and wildlife in the country. If their land isn’t healthy, the local wildlife would not survive, let alone our livestock.

Most people today have no idea where their food comes from, so please reach out and ask questions to the ones actually committed to land stewardship.

We love our land, animals, and our way of life. As farmers, the land is our responsibility. 🫶

01/13/2025

Muffin it is... Thank you everyone. 🫶

Picture of Muffin sleeping on my lap.

01/13/2025

Muffin or Pumpernickel? Or do you have a better suggestion?

We can't decide which suits her better.

She's a eweling lamb. Ewe is a female sheep, and ram is a male, lamb means young sheep.

She is a Katahdin. It's a hair breed of sheep.
There are hair and wool sheep breeds. ❤️

01/12/2025

Little man named her Muffin. She's such a pretty color and her rear socks. 😍

01/12/2025

Most people love animals, and the thought of abuse or testing is appalling to most of us.

If you've ever wondered who really is testing or not testing on animals, this company has created an app in which you can scan the product to get the truth.

Did you know some countries like China, require animal testing on products intended for people. So if a product is sold in China it must be tested on animals. Google may tell you a different story, for most companies don't want you to know the truth and have Google in their pockets. 😡

Though as farmers we aren't vegans, and will get slack over this post (by some) for raising livestock for food, please know, we take pride in raising animals the way they should be raised, on open pastures, with love and zero cruelty.. And every measure is taken when it's time to butcher an animal, that it is done as humanely as possible. Our livestock never leave our farm, they aren't traumatized and pushed into livestock trailers, we feel, this causes stress, going to an unkown place, and it is said animals know, and can smell the fear in the air. Our butcher travels to us, and not to get into specifics, we are present for every animals last meal (if you will). Then they are taken with care in a refrigerated truck back to the butcher shop. 🫶

Knowledge is Power and you can make your voice heard with your wallet.

https://cruelty-cutter.org

01/12/2025

Glorious Sunshine. It's 11°.. Doesn't feel like it with the sun shining... 🫶

How did everyone weather the snow-mageddon?

01/11/2025

How are your roads? Our road (Matson Drive) is gone.. This is our main entrance to the farm. And it's still snowing.

Please don't try coming to the farm today.

Stay safe folks..

01/10/2025

Taking a little 'couch & wood stove break, to recharge until it's time to go hay & feed the farm again...

Shew, we're all pooped. 🌨🥶🥱

Never a dull moment. 😊

01/10/2025

Found these two (half dead), truly thought they were dead, and rushed them inside to dry and warm them up.
As soon. As they were dry and walking, put them back with momma. Momma however kept pushing one away.

Why? Who knows. Animals are all about smells, and maybe one smelled like our towels, or who knows. Nonetheless, she will be taken care of and fed and gets to be an indoor baby lamb for a few days.

We're up to 9 total lambs so far. Still have a few more ewes due.

Winter always means babies for us. 🫶

01/10/2025

Maggie Moo's ear tags were delivered today. I just love our pink tags.. eeek.. They're adorable..

01/10/2025

You can't keep water from freezing. Unfortunately, even apple cider vinegar freezes at 28°. Though lower than 32° but will still freeze.

You can insulate water troughs and deter some freezing. Unfortunately, when temps dip into the teens, most waterers will freeze.

These heated bowls are safe. They work, and your chickens, goats, etc, will always have (un-frozen water). 🫶

Keep your beloved dog hydrated and comfortable with our Heated Dog Bowl. This innovative Heated Water Bowl ensures that your pet always has access to fresh, warm water, especially during colder months. The Heated Bowl is designed with your dog's comfort in mind, providing a consistent temperature...

01/09/2025

Made 2 dinners in no time... How?

I prepare meals somewhat in advanced.

✅️Chicken noodle soup. (2 days ago) I set the electric pressure cooker to cook the chicken and kept it on warm until today. I honestly forgot about it yesterday, meant to make this for yesterday's dinner. 😆

✅️ Homemade chili.. We (I) like it to kick ya in the face, which can be toned down with sourcream for the pansies who can't take a face kick. 😆 I love using all different colored beans, from Northern to Kidney Beans and all the colors in between. ❤️

Dinner is Done. The soup will stay on warm until tomorrow, and that's how I keep my sanity farming and putting hot food on the table for all of us.

Stay Warm My Friends. ✨️