Little Creek Acres- Appaloosas, Land & Livestock

08/05/2024

The beauty from the rain this spring is all the rainbows! Stunning double rainbow tonight!! Now if only I could get them without the mud!

05/05/2024

Spring is here and the "little" creek from our namesake is full! The family took a walk with the dogs to pick asparagus to enjoy the nice weather.

04/04/2024

The promise of spring on the farm appeared yesterday while feeding the cows. Made it worth feeding in the rain.

25/02/2024

Beautiful Sunday morning here in Northwest Iowa. Already 36 degrees ... with a high of 55 today. Not sure this little calf or first time heifer know how fortunate they are!

24/02/2024

Baby spam!!

Febuary had been a strong start to baby season! 5 out of 5 heifer calves! The black calf is 3rd generation from one orignal 5 bottle calves!

March will bring some more calves, and some lambs too!

11/09/2023

10/09/2023

When the girls told me this spring they wanted Herefords, it was alittle late to find them 4H projects! But when these little reds joined us 6 months ago, the girls instantly fell in love with their sweet personalities. Needless to say, we will be sticking with the reds for a while!

Miss Leela is actually out of a Randy Owens cow. Of course. When we told my daughter that she said, "who's that?" Well ... the lead singer of Alabama .. "what's that?" Of course, I had to play her Dixieland Delight!

10/09/2023

Leela & Amber. Our sweet reds!

30/08/2023

Livestock guardian puppies ready to go to new homes Labor Day weekend.

Excellent livestock/farm/homestead protectors. These guys have been exposed to goats, sheep, chickens, geese, cattle, horses, and childern. Extremely smart and out of working parents (ours).

Born 6/19/2023 Regular deworming
Recieved both 5 way vaccines

01/08/2023

Predator control looking to start new employment after Aug 19. Currently working with chickens, sheep, goats, and childern. Parents are experienced in predator control (large and small), home security, and herding assistance (holding gate openings and bringing up the group, etc). Perfect addition to any hobby farm/homestead.

29/07/2023

Snickerdoodle made a repeat visit to the fair. The judge complimented Olivia on how well behaved he was for a 2 year old!

29/07/2023

Emily rode Miss Flicka at the fair, who also did a wonderful job!

29/07/2023

Chester was Olivia's main man at the fair this year. Here are a few snaps of Chester and Olivia in trail class and games.

It was Chester's first time at the fair, and he took it like he's done it a million times! Even a wash at the wash rack. Wednesday night we loaded to leave whilst the ATV barrel races (yes, its a thing) were roaring less than 100ft away; he didn't bat an eye!

29/07/2023

We had a busy week at the fair! Star made a return visit, but it was a first for many! We are a big believer and giving our horses experiences, so the yearlings made a trip to the fair with their "mane" event being costume class!

Olivia brought Jazzime as a cop and an inmate. When the judge asked why she said sometimes she can be a naughty yearling ... and she wanted to use the gaint inflatable cuffs as a desensitizing tool.

And Emily was a Bee with her horse Honey :) orignally she wanted to be winne the pooh in a onesie ... but I reminded her its usually the hottest week of the year .. and she thought a bee was better!

03/07/2023

03/07/2023

10 wiggley puppies, 1 day shy of 2 weeks old!

19/06/2023

Meet our LGD's, Paloma & Bandit. They are on the farm to keep the predators at bay and the animals in line! We have a menagerie of animals on our little funny farm. Paloma and Bandit each have their preferences on the farm.

Paloma is a Great Pryenees × Anatolian Shepard × Akbash mix. She loves the chicks (and protects the eggs), and takes care of the small predators.

Bandit is mostly Anatolian with a little Great Pry. At 8 weeks he was already spending the night in the hills chasing down coyotes with dad, protecting their sheep flock.

Paloma and Bandit are proud parents to 10 wiggly puppies! They were blessed with 6 boys and 4 girls (June 19). Pictures and updates to come as they grow!

19/06/2023

Puppies on the farm! Can you guess how many?

18/06/2023

Happy Father's Day to the two guys who make the heavy lifting around here look easy!

To my dad, Ken... one of the people who instilled the love of agriculture and farming in me ... and taught me work can still be fun! Not to mention you're always willing to come over when we need help.

To my husband, Carlos .... thanks for helping me chase this crazy dream and make it yours too ... and for keeping work fun!

10/06/2023

SURPISE!! Eclispe, our stud prospect, added a beautiful varnish roan to his black coat!

The varnish roan is different than a typical roan. It is unique to the Appaloosa breed and is expressed with the leopard complex gene.

09/06/2023

Everyone was working with the horses last night, my youngest Alex wants to join in on the fun. With all rain we got we had plently of puddles to walk through! He took a few horses through the puddles, including Chester!

09/06/2023

Emily did some round pen work last night with Flicka! She moved to the big barn for circle work afterwards, but it was too dark for pictures!

08/06/2023

Mr. Chester looking sharp tonight!

22/05/2023

Ms Flicka got some round pen time tonight! She took to it rather quickly! Looking forward to getting her some saddle time this week!

22/05/2023

Between the weather, calving, field work, and school ... Chester hasn't been getting much for riding. But this week Olivia has had the chance to work with him consistantly afterschool, and he has made some serious improvements! Check out some of his videos!

22/05/2023

Round pen work with those big scary bags! Chester took it like a champ!