The Animals Who Call 1840 Farm Home

Come meet the animals that live at 1840 Farm. Our beloved rescue pup Penny Lane has the job of being the farmhouse dog. Basically, that means that you can almost always find her napping inside the farmhouse. The Nigerian Dwarf goats live in our circa 1840 barn near the heritage breed chickens who live in the coop we built them in 2008. Our rambunctous ducks live in the duck house we chose to make the centerpiece of our heirloom garden. No matter the weather, you’ll hear them quacking long before you reach the farmhouse!

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Here's our New England farm dog playing in the fallen leaves this afternoon. This is Pete Townshend, our Miniature Schnauzer. What he lacks in size, he more than makes up for in terrier personality. At least he sat still long enough for me to get a pictur

The goats were very serious about the business of eating breakfast this morning. Zinnia was the only one who would even take a break from eating to look up at the camera!

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Garden helpers don't come any cuter (or fluffier) than this! Meet Herbert Menninger, our French Angora Rabbit. His personality is as adorable as his appearance would suggest. He's a total love bug and I can't imagine our farm without him. Do you keep r

On a chilly morning with temperatures in the 30s, a fresh egg still warm from the hen becomes a hand warmer!

Is there anything more beautiful than a fresh egg? I don't think so! #chickens #food #eatlocal

Violet seems to be enjoying the beginning of fall foliage season as much as I am!

Temperatures in the 50s with heavy rain seems like the perfect excuse to stay inside today. Zinnia seems to agree. She was content to gaze outside the barn door in between mouthfuls of hay with Violet and Tassie. I much prefer coffee to hay, so I am trea

It's a very chilly 39 degrees here this morning without a ray of sunshine to speak of. I have a host of barn chores to do this morning followed by an afternoon settled in at the sewing machine. Here's hoping that the sun will make an appearance and warm

After a whole day of grey skies and rain, the sun finally came out. The girls are outside making happy hen sounds and enjoying every moment!

Pete is fresh and clean and looking very handsome. We took him for a nice walk while he dried off. He strutted around, showing off his new haircut to every dog and owner we passed. Now he's exhausted from all of today's excitement. It's hard work being t

Pete's haircut and shave are finished, so now it's time for a bath. We're using our favor shampoo from our sponsor Goodwinol Products Corporation. I love the light cedar scent of this shampoo and how soft it makes his hair and skin. Stay tuned for a few

It's really no wonder why we love our old barn so much. The large barn was what first drew us to this farm. I couldn't wait to push open the large doors to see what was waiting inside. Since then, it has been a shelter to raise the animals that call ou

I can always count on Abigail to be front and center when there's a camera to be found. She's always ready for a close up!

Our temperatures have been unseasonably cool lately. It looks like our hens have decided that fall is here, because I am beginning to find more feathers than fresh eggs in the coop each morning. I think that molting season is going to come early this ye

Violet, Tassie, and Zinnia enjoyed a few of our raspberry cane clippings this morning. It's no wonder that farmers have been using goats as brush clearers for centuries!