Gladness Farm

19/08/2024

Animals have all been shuffled about in their new digs. Happily, the geese are in the back pasture which has been a goal for some time to contribute to the soil health. Horses are in the lower pasture and we are resting the front pasture for grass. Our place is coming together every day.

19/08/2024

Sniffspot is live and ready to be booked! As you can see, it's not under Gladness Farm, but is open for people to come. Duran spent a lot of time cleaning up the horse manure and it is totally clean now.

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17/08/2024

We are moving things and getting ready for our sniffspot and Samson the naughty goat got out. I will be 36 weeks pregnant tomorrow and Samson is all the way down the shared driveway in front of our neighbors house! I walked up to the top of the field, which is still the entire length of field away, and sent Meg with a prayer. She went and brought the goat back like he was a 4h project attached to her. God knows ours needs before we do 😂 and God for sure sent Meg. She just knows what I want without me having to ask too specifically. She saved me a giant pregnant lady waddle to grab that goat myself.

16/08/2024

How Mike sleeps knowing he's the whole problem 😂

16/08/2024

What sets Mike apart from any other dog on my farm is his non discriminatory desire to herd. Some dogs will only herd sheep or goats but he will herd anything that moves. What also sets Mike apart is his rare brain condition in which he "runs out of brain" thus you must exchange dogs because his brain has dripped out of his ears. The best indicator that this has happened is his tongue lolling out his mouth and the slightly crazed look he gets in his eyes. He will then, only commit terroristic acts towards animals. 😂

15/08/2024

The turkeys are getting ready for bed time 😪❤️🦃

13/08/2024

I spent some time in the field today enjoying the scenery and feeling really blessed.

12/08/2024

Duran and Joe relocated the entire Rabbitry to the chicken coop today. It's perfect because it's shady there and there is a lovely cover so it is protected from extreme elements. It's also within eyesight of the lgds! Thank you to Joe for donating your time to help, especially because I'm not very helpful right now at 35 weeks pregnant 😊

11/08/2024

All the funny goat business

10/08/2024

I'm feeling a reinvigorated appreciation for my goats who have been on my nerves a lot lately. They seem hell bent on causing trouble and I decided to put them on long lines to do some "work" and they have done a beautiful job in an area that is rough to get to and clear. I'm very happy with the work they have done so far.

09/08/2024

We sold two ewe lambs and two bunnies today. I'm so thankful for the people who bought them. Both are amazing 4-h families and the animals will go to good homes. I feel a sigh of relief because my sheep numbers are good right now and my adult ewes are on a breed lease as well. Im finally feeling more ready for baby.

07/08/2024

The geese are not sure about these kittens 😂

05/08/2024

I would like to make my mare Sierra available for lease again. Things of note about her:
-she is registered Solid bred paint born 2013
-has never been bred but I am open to a broodmare lease
-she has navicular but has been seen recently and it is still in one hoof and has not progressed since her diagnosis in 2019
-she will not be suitable for show due to her slight limp
-she is cleared for light riding and work
-she is good with kids and safe on the ground
-she is an all around good horse with a fun personality and I am open to an offsite care lease but more interested in her staying in Snohomish county
please message me if interested.

02/08/2024

This is the face of a dog on their humans bed in the air conditioning 😂 absolutely in a state of bliss.

30/07/2024

Baby fourth of July bunnies are at that adorable puff ball stage 😍

28/07/2024

Well I'd like to announce that a bit ago we got some lovely farm cats. They are about 6 months old and already bringing a lot of joy to the home. We will see if they can carry a regular job but they have wooed everyone around them as friends. They are both boys and the orange cat is named Waffles and the black cat is named Maple Syrup. They are adorable and silly and we love them.

28/07/2024

When choosing a working dog it's important to choose something that suits your needs.. that being said... It would have been hard to prepare for the eventuality of herding turkeys 😂

26/07/2024

Duran and my dad surprised me by finishing the bottom field up yesterday! That means our front field is almost ready for sniffspot! For those who don't know, sniff spot is an app where you can basically pay to reserve your own private dog park and take your dog to play. We will have a private parking area and entrance into the field for dog owners. Let us know if you want to come check it out when it's ready!

26/07/2024

I've absolutely loved working with Walnut Hill Homestead this past week for farm week. What an honor to join in on farm education for kids. This week we talked about herding dogs, sheep and their behavior and how to care for animals as well as other key farm skills. Lots of cool goings on and fun opportunities. I always cherish the chance to share what working dogs do and discuss animal health and care. Thanks you WHH for the awesome opportunity to be part of this amazing program.

25/07/2024

The girls need to get their lives together 😂

24/07/2024

Today is the first day of farm week at ! Mike got to help and introduce the kids to herding dogs and cuddles! The angora rabbits also helped with their floofiness. Today was a fun day of education and cute animals 😊

22/07/2024

The husband fixed up automatic waterers, something we probably should have done a long time ago. I'm absolutely chuffed that I'm not hauling around hoses in our yard and feeling paranoid about whether I forgot to check water or not. One of the best pregnancy presents ever. I guess maybe I can call it my push present, something I didn't know existed until recently. 😂 Thank you husband for being so on top of things!

19/07/2024

I'm interested in parting with this female giant x satin angora cross. She's perfect for wool production. The satin angora adds fineness while the giant angora aspect adds volume to the wool yield. Angora rabbits are amazing fiber animals and pets. All my rabbits have been handled and parents are on site. I'm asking 💲🖐️🅾️

19/07/2024

Rosie's here for a short visit and was able to show me she hadn't forgotten how to wrangle chickens and goats. For people who don't know, Rosie lives in Snohomish with my parents in a pampered pup lifestyle. She unfortunately can't be worked sustainably due to problems with her hips, but she can do little things to help. Rosie is on our logo and is my very first ever working dog that I ever trialed or worked. Because of this, we honor her with on our farm image.

19/07/2024

Meg is my most reliable and helpful pregnancy dog. She's slow enough that things don't go wild too fast, listens and knows our property so well that she goes weird places I ask because she knows there is some sheep in the lamb 😂 God gave me Mike to be challenged to get better, Dane to have hope for my future and Meg to bring equilibrium to my life ❤️🐑

18/07/2024

Mama looking over her babies. Ginny is definitely a lot nicer to me than my doe Lenore, but Lenore actually protected her babies and Ginny apparently does not care what I do with them. I'm trying to decide if flexibility or protectiveness make them better moms.

16/07/2024

One of the leaders of a smaller contingent on the farm. Obviously promoted due to his awesome hair 😂

15/07/2024

It has come to my attention via my friends and family that my getting too many birds lately and people are questioning my judgement and sanity. I want to come clean and tell everyone about the fowl goings on over here. Our plan here at Gladness Farm is not actually farm education but world domination. The truth is that we are starting a bird army to take over the world. But don't worry, we won't be winging it. We will be wattling into major economic centers and my bird army will be inconveniencing traffic with their slow bird like movements. Also, and I cannot underline this enough.. birds aren't real and are definitely government spy robots created to watch us. I'm just a government plant facilitating mass spy operation based on Arlington Washington.

15/07/2024

The face of violence 😂 🪿