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Cotton's Freedom Farm and Animal Sanctuary Small farm sanctuary in White Lake Michigan

I know I’ve basically abandoned this account but what better time to introduce the latest member than on the day I took ...
27/07/2024

I know I’ve basically abandoned this account but what better time to introduce the latest member than on the day I took this majestic photo of him in his little baby “pool?!”

This is Augustus Keith Gander! 😆 He is a beautiful Toulouse who was rescued wandering a busy intersection/ parking lot area. Big thanks to Meghan for always rushing to save the babies in need.

I know I am not supposed to have favorites, but I see why people love geese so much. He’s got so much personality.

We have three dozen duck eggs out at the end our driveway. I could have another two dozen ready if needed as well.$5 a d...
13/06/2024

We have three dozen duck eggs out at the end our driveway. I could have another two dozen ready if needed as well.

$5 a dozen or if you'd like to fill your own carton, $4. We accept cash or Venmo.

McGrew Ln 48383, left hand side about halfway down.

Feel free to message for address, or if it starts to rain I’ll pull it in so definitely message first if it’s raining!

We love green grass and blue skies. ☀️
23/04/2024

We love green grass and blue skies. ☀️

Nom nom. 🌾
05/04/2024

Nom nom. 🌾

30/03/2024

Easter weekend is upon us! 🌷 ...and with that, the rate of animal abandonment is only going to skyrocket. Chickpea and Winnie are two survivors of duck dumping from different places and points in time. Winnie was abandoned on park grounds in Ohio, where she endured starvation, permanent frostbite damage, and even a nail embedding into her body. Chickpea was abandoned as a duckling shortly after Easter at just a couple weeks old, in a different park local to us. If a kind woman didn't stop to save him and his siblings, he would have died to exposure or been eaten by a predator within hours.

Can you believe that people are still putting living animals in their children's Easter baskets? That people are still going to farm supply stores and buying animals without doing research, understanding that they need coops, enclosures, specific food, an avian vet that treats their species, and will need 10+ years of proper care? Ducklings are not toys! Chicks aren't props! They are expensive and extremely messy animals, with specific care needs and social dynamics in their flock.

Sometimes I think of all of the care that organizations like ours put into finding the right home for rescued ducks, the standards we have and adoption counseling that we all do, and the fact that there is nothing... literally zero screening or education needed for anyone to waltz into a farm supply store and grab a handful of animals for a few bucks. And it's why our spring and summer will involve many more duck rescues!

The Boers. Looking so majestic… And unkempt. 😆This time of year is always bitter sweet. I’m excited for warmer weather a...
20/03/2024

The Boers. Looking so majestic… And unkempt. 😆

This time of year is always bitter sweet. I’m excited for warmer weather approaching but there is so much mess to clean up out there.

Everyone and everything needs a spring cleaning. Who wants to help?! 😝

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Have a great day! ☘️🍻
17/03/2024

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Have a great day! ☘️🍻

I might not pop into this page often these days, and I still do plan to change that, BUT, I will show up on Cotton’s bir...
27/02/2024

I might not pop into this page often these days, and I still do plan to change that, BUT, I will show up on Cotton’s birthday!

Happy birthday, Cotton, the face of the farm. (And I guess to his sister Molly, who is a 10 but hates everything including birthdays.)

I can’t believe it’s been six whole years already. 😭

Let’s go Lion’s! 🏈Who wore it best? Jake, Emmett or Bear?Bear gets credit for giving us a roar for sure. 🦁
28/01/2024

Let’s go Lion’s! 🏈

Who wore it best? Jake, Emmett or Bear?

Bear gets credit for giving us a roar for sure. 🦁

Happy birthday to my mama ! 🎉🎂Friends of farm animals since the beginning. 🥰
21/01/2024

Happy birthday to my mama ! 🎉🎂

Friends of farm animals since the beginning. 🥰

The biggest and the smallest. Besties. ❤️
28/11/2023

The biggest and the smallest. Besties. ❤️

Happy bunnies snacking on their apple peels.
26/11/2023

Happy bunnies snacking on their apple peels.

Happy Halloween! 🎃BB was just thrilled to join the fun and wear the Hocus Pocus bandanna. Can’t you tel by her face?!
31/10/2023

Happy Halloween! 🎃

BB was just thrilled to join the fun and wear the Hocus Pocus bandanna. Can’t you tel by her face?!

Happy Halloween weekend from Jake, who was more than happy to wear the Sanderson Sisters costume. 🎃
29/10/2023

Happy Halloween weekend from Jake, who was more than happy to wear the Sanderson Sisters costume. 🎃

Meet the latest addition. Her family, named her Bronco. She is a well loved, friendly Rouen duck who was in need of some...
24/10/2023

Meet the latest addition. Her family, named her Bronco. She is a well loved, friendly Rouen duck who was in need of some duck friends.

I’m sure you’ve noticed I haven’t been posting much here lately. Things have been kind of lousy, and I suppose I’ll share more on that later. After a long battle, we ended up losing Lena. If you remember, she was one of my original ducks, always with her mate, Owen.

As if her loss wasn’t hard enough, it was clear Owen was having a hard time without her. When I saw the post that this girl was lonely too, I thought she could be a good match.

I know Lena can’t be replaced, for Owen or for us, but I’m hoping he’ll warm up to her enough that he’s no longer the fifth wheel in his little flock.

Regardless if they choose each other, she will be loved here and she’s got plenty of new friends to swim around with.

So far he really doesn’t seem to care one way or the other. I was actually a bit disappointed he wasn’t more excited. Everyone just seems perfectly content.

I’ll give Lena the post she deserves and share some other things later on. I know I need to get back on here, but for now, we will celebrate this beautiful girl. ❤️

Jake’s beard is lookin extra big these days.
12/10/2023

Jake’s beard is lookin extra big these days.

Big thanks to our friend Tara for the new pool! We have some seriously happy Khaki Campbell ducks!
04/10/2023

Big thanks to our friend Tara for the new pool! We have some seriously happy Khaki Campbell ducks!

Molting but still cute, posing in front of the flowers.
28/09/2023

Molting but still cute, posing in front of the flowers.

Mavis and Maisie, my cutest girls. 🥹
23/09/2023

Mavis and Maisie, my cutest girls. 🥹

Moosey and Bernice. Bunny snugs.
07/09/2023

Moosey and Bernice. Bunny snugs.

Bush babies. Look at sleepy Lena. 🥺Still at it with her antibiotics and she’s doing okay but not 100% herself all the ti...
30/08/2023

Bush babies. Look at sleepy Lena. 🥺

Still at it with her antibiotics and she’s doing okay but not 100% herself all the time. Thank you so much to those of you who have purchased a shirt or sent a donation.

Just a reminder if you want to buy a Cotton’s Freedom Farm shirt you can save 10% with code: LENADUCK through tomorrow. Any apparel purchase from my site in general I plan to put towards her bill.

There’s additional details on yesterday’s post but if you need a link, drop a comment. 🥰

Did you know I have Cotton’s Freedom Farm apparel?!You may have seen recently I had to take our duck Lena to the vet. Sh...
29/08/2023

Did you know I have Cotton’s Freedom Farm apparel?!

You may have seen recently I had to take our duck Lena to the vet. She is fighting some type of infection and seems to be doing better but I have a hefty bill to pay off. I decided to have a quick sale on farm shirts so if you’d like to grab one and save a little, you can use code: LENADUCK for 10% off. I recently added more sweatshirts for fall too! They are super cozy and all hand designed by me.

I also have a selection of woodworking and Halloween shirts available too, while the code isn’t applicable for those, I have decided to put any apparel profits towards her bill.

I’ll drop the link below!

If you don’t want to purchase a shirt I would love if you’d be willing to share this post, or even drop a comment to help give it a little boost.

Thanks for the support. 🥹

Code works for the remainder of August! Three days only.

The peapods are so happy to be sprung from peapod prison. Still on probation of course but they seem to be behaving.
28/08/2023

The peapods are so happy to be sprung from peapod prison. Still on probation of course but they seem to be behaving.

How many turkeys can ya spot? Beautiful day for a nap in the sun and a visit from the friends.
21/08/2023

How many turkeys can ya spot? Beautiful day for a nap in the sun and a visit from the friends.

Got our buns in a row!
16/08/2023

Got our buns in a row!

Smile! Group photo. I don’t know what they’re looking at. Everything but me. 😆
09/08/2023

Smile! Group photo. I don’t know what they’re looking at. Everything but me. 😆

Twyla likes to pay me visits in the garage while I’m working.
06/08/2023

Twyla likes to pay me visits in the garage while I’m working.

Princess Snaggy and her duck friends enjoying a nice day. ☀️
02/08/2023

Princess Snaggy and her duck friends enjoying a nice day. ☀️

Moria and Twyla Muscovy. 🥰
31/07/2023

Moria and Twyla Muscovy. 🥰

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