The Farmette

The Farmette Located in Pipersville, PA, The Farmette is a donkey and horse rescue & sanctuary. Visiting hours are by appointment only.

Please email or PM us to request a visit.

It's late but this day simply cannot come to a close without a sincere expression of thanks to the volunteers who spent ...
21/09/2025

It's late but this day simply cannot come to a close without a sincere expression of thanks to the volunteers who spent the morning with us bringing donuts, carrying ice, supplying a battery (!), moving stall mats, replacing broken fence rails, cleaning out old hay, leveling stalls, hanging solar lights, raking lots of stuff, picking rocks, flattening a dirt pile, cleaning up shingles and plywood thrown off a roof, loading a dumpster, moving storage containers, sweeping barn walls and ceilings and several other tasks that it's too late to even remember. Without you all, this work couldn't happen. Thank you!!!

20/09/2025

The barn is a mess early in the morning until it gets cleaned but little Davey doesn’t mind at all. He’s just thinking about his breakfast! And he trusts his much larger friend 100%!

Donkeys need donkey buddies. Hope and her "baby" Hark are extremely bonded as most donkey moms become with their jennie...
18/09/2025

Donkeys need donkey buddies. Hope and her "baby" Hark are extremely bonded as most donkey moms become with their jennies when they are not separated. Hope was pregnant when we rescued her so Hark was born here. She has never had a bad day! Wish that were the case for all donkeys.

Tickets are now available for "On The Donkey Trail" -- The Farmette's annual fundraiser event at Durham Hill Farm on Sun...
17/09/2025

Tickets are now available for "On The Donkey Trail" -- The Farmette's annual fundraiser event at Durham Hill Farm on Sunday, Oct. 12th, 1:00pm. Get your ticket through Eventbrite! Link in the comments. Limited spots are available so don't wait!

Come join us for an afternoon of fun while you support The Farmette's rescue and sanctuary work! Cute donkeys will be in attendance!

Support The Farmette’s rescue and sanctuary efforts and join us for our annual event at the beautiful Durham Hill Farm in Pipersville, PA. Enjoy this gorgeous event venue, fun activities for all ages and, of course, some adorable donkeys. If you like, you can also participate in a free “Fact Finding” adventure as you visit our various booths On The Donkey Trail. The game requires some reading ability and is appropriate for all ages. Adults and children can play together or separately. A $100 gift card is the prize.

Advance Parking Ticket Required for each CARLOAD: $10
There is no additional event entrance fee.

Silent Auction – Eagles tickets, autographed Phillies bat, Eeyore and much more!

Eat it Now or Later Bake Sale – All proceeds will be donated to The Farmette

The Coffee Scoop – Hot and cold brew, iced coffee and Party in a Cup

Sketch Artist – Bring your favorite photo for Bladimir Lemus to recreate

Live Music – Enjoy our wonderful guitarist, Francisco “Paco” James Salas

Live Storyteller – Join us at 2:00 by the donkeys for a heartwarming rescue story

Two Holiday-Themed Photo Booths – Come prepared for your yearly photo

Basketball Pop-a-Shot Game – Win a prize

Rummage for Rescue Tables – Shop for a treasure

The Farmette Tables – Tshirts, sweatshirts, mugs and other donkey swag

Donation Basket Drawings – Support The Farmette and maybe win a prize

Outdoor Donkey Jenga – Test your tower stacking and balancing skills

Donkey Coloring Contest – Be an artist!

Candy Jar Guessing Game – Win a prize

Online Donkey Quiz – What do you know about donkeys?

Farmette Donkey Corral – Visit adorable donkey friends and meet new ones!

And more!!! Get your ticket now! Link in the comments.

Tickets are now available for "On The Donkey Trail" -- The Farmette's annual fundraiser event at Durham Hill Farm on Sun...
16/09/2025

Tickets are now available for "On The Donkey Trail" -- The Farmette's annual fundraiser event at Durham Hill Farm on Sunday, Oct. 12th, 1:00pm. Get your ticket through Eventbrite! Link in the comments. Limited spots are available so don't wait!

Come join us for an afternoon of fun while you support The Farmette's rescue and sanctuary work! Cute donkeys will be in attendance!

Support The Farmette’s rescue and sanctuary efforts and join us for our annual event at the beautiful Durham Hill Farm in Pipersville, PA. Enjoy this gorgeous event venue, fun activities for all ages and, of course, some adorable donkeys. If you like, you can also participate in a free “Fact Finding” adventure as you visit our various booths On The Donkey Trail. The game requires some reading ability and is appropriate for all ages. Adults and children can play together or separately. A $100 gift card is the prize.

Advance Parking Ticket Required for each CARLOAD: $10
There is no additional event entrance fee.

Silent Auction – Eagles tickets, autographed Phillies bat, Eeyore and much more!

Eat it Now or Later Bake Sale – All proceeds will be donated to The Farmette

The Coffee Scoop – Hot and cold brew, iced coffee and Party in a Cup

Sketch Artist – Bring your favorite photo for Bladimir Lemus to recreate

Live Music – Enjoy our wonderful guitarist, Francisco “Paco” James Salas

Live Storyteller – Join us at 2:00 by the donkeys for a heartwarming rescue story

Two Holiday-Themed Photo Booths – Come prepared for your yearly photo

Basketball Pop-a-Shot Game – Win a prize

Rummage for Rescue Tables – Shop for a treasure

The Farmette Tables – Tshirts, sweatshirts, mugs and other donkey swag

Donation Basket Drawings – Support The Farmette and maybe win a prize

Outdoor Donkey Jenga – Test your tower stacking and balancing skills

Donkey Coloring Contest – Be an artist!

Candy Jar Guessing Game – Win a prize

Online Donkey Quiz – What do you know about donkeys?

Farmette Donkey Corral – Visit adorable donkey friends and meet new ones!

And more!!! Get your ticket now! Link in the comments.

Got a male donkey who needs a donkey friend? Strongly consider getting him another male donkey as a friend. These two bo...
15/09/2025

Got a male donkey who needs a donkey friend? Strongly consider getting him another male donkey as a friend. These two boys are very good buddies and like most geldings, they love to play, and they play pretty rough at times. Most of their female friends prefer to cloud watch and eat hay!

What is the difference between these two donkeys?Both standards.Both geldings.Both around 10-11 years old.Both rescued f...
11/09/2025

What is the difference between these two donkeys?

Both standards.
Both geldings.
Both around 10-11 years old.
Both rescued from the slaughter pipeline.
Both very kind.
Both completely comfortable with other donkeys.
Both adorable.
Both like to play.
Both love to eat.

Benno (left) is still hesitant with most new people but once he knows you, he LOVES attention and asks for it. He backs into you hoping for butt scratches. He loves his ears to be rubbed and would never hurt a fly. He has learned to lead a little bit. He's now great with the farrier and the vet, likes his winter blanket and even allows his teeth to be floated without any sedation.

Landon (right) has been here only about a month. Unless we trap him, we cannot touch him. He's getting closer and closer because he's watching all the other donkeys seek out human affection and he's very curious, but he moves away if we even act like we might move toward him. When we lock him in a stall and force him to let us touch him, he immediately cowers and trembles and can't think of anything other than escaping. For now, we are backing off and taking tiny, baby steps. He's starting to be willing to walk past us fairly closely as long as we pretend not to see him. Once he stretched out his nose across his donkey buddy's back to sniff us. We'll get there!

We don't know if Landon was "only" untouched and neglected in his young years or if he was actively abused, but one thing is sure: he is going to make us prove that we are trustworthy and it will happen only on his timetable.

Landon, we're in it for the long haul. We can't wait to rub those soft, hairy ears because you want us to. We know your type. We'll wait you out! Take all the time you need.

There’s just something special about night checks.
08/09/2025

There’s just something special about night checks.

Teaching a child to treat a donkey well is as valuable to the child as it is to the donkey.
06/09/2025

Teaching a child to treat a donkey well is as valuable to the child as it is to the donkey.

Just passing along information about tomorrow's event. Forecasted thunderstorms messed things up and they had to cancel...
05/09/2025

Just passing along information about tomorrow's event. Forecasted thunderstorms messed things up and they had to cancel so the donkeys will be home. They don't like to get wet so good move as far as they are concerned!

Dumped at auction, sold on Craigslist, created by professional breeder, marketed by dealer, surrendered by owner, at ris...
03/09/2025

Dumped at auction, sold on Craigslist, created by professional breeder, marketed by dealer, surrendered by owner, at risk on a kill lot: Which donkey came from which background? For most of these sweet faces, we don't know their full history.

What we do know is that there is nothing less valuable about rescued animals and nothing wrong with them other than all the people who failed them along the way. There is no such thing as "just a rescue".

Weather permitting, a couple of Farmette donkeys will be at Hanusey Park this Saturday for Community Day. We are lookin...
03/09/2025

Weather permitting, a couple of Farmette donkeys will be at Hanusey Park this Saturday for Community Day. We are looking forward to joining Plumstead Township for this fun event!

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