Sweet Acres

Sweet Acres Come join me at the Homestead. Where fresh baked food is always available! Welcome to the Homestead!

Sweet Acres is something I have been working towards for quite some time and I am super excited to share this journey with you!

Mini blessed us with twin girls on Easter, and what a perfect little gift they are. Their colors are so unique, and they...
04/06/2026

Mini blessed us with twin girls on Easter, and what a perfect little gift they are. Their colors are so unique, and they are just like their mama, and full of love and kisses

Oatmeal is doing an amazing job as a first time mom. Both her twins are growing like weeds!
04/06/2026

Oatmeal is doing an amazing job as a first time mom. Both her twins are growing like weeds!

Peaches twins are absolutely perfect. They are both so colorful and so spunky! Though the little girl is a cuddles
04/06/2026

Peaches twins are absolutely perfect. They are both so colorful and so spunky! Though the little girl is a cuddles

Next up to have babies, my favorite girl Oatmeal! Oatmeal also had twins! The white one is a little girl, the darker one...
04/05/2026

Next up to have babies, my favorite girl Oatmeal! Oatmeal also had twins! The white one is a little girl, the darker one is a boy.

The little boy is pretty special to my oldest daughter, her 4H goat Princess that we lost last year was colored almost just like this little guy. Safe to say, little guy is in love with Sophi and curled right up and took a nap in her lap.

Well Miss Peach decided to bless us with twins again this year! She is such an amazing mother, and she has the most beau...
04/02/2026

Well Miss Peach decided to bless us with twins again this year! She is such an amazing mother, and she has the most beautiful kids. We're excited for the new additions to the farm and cant wait for the rest of the herd to kid!

03/21/2026

With spring here, I will be ordering our meat birds soon. I know we had alot of interest last year, so much so I couldn't keep up with the demand. So if you are interested again this year, please reach out and let me know!

The teenager chicks are finally settling in with the hens, and my new girls Void and Echo has found their place in the f...
09/09/2025

The teenager chicks are finally settling in with the hens, and my new girls Void and Echo has found their place in the flock. Everyone is doing so well! Hopefully we will see new eggs here soon. A few of the teens are olive eggers and I am excited to add some color to our egg collections

The true king of the farm. Mr Beans here likes to sit with me most times when I am outside. Today we sat with the chicke...
08/03/2025

The true king of the farm. Mr Beans here likes to sit with me most times when I am outside. Today we sat with the chickens and a couple of goats. He sat above me to keep an eye on things.

Id like everyone to meet the new girls to the farm! Void and Echo, thier breed are solid black, from their combs all the...
08/03/2025

Id like everyone to meet the new girls to the farm! Void and Echo, thier breed are solid black, from their combs all the way to the feet. Even their skin (and meat) is black. They are absolutely gorgeous and we are so excited to have them here. 🖤🖤

Its our county fair week! Its been a busy summer, and this last weekend was a giant push to get everything done. Finishi...
07/15/2025

Its our county fair week! Its been a busy summer, and this last weekend was a giant push to get everything done. Finishing touches on projects, paper work, and so much running around! We will be pretty busy this week, so hopefully by next Sunday things will slow down and we can enjoy the last couple weeks of summer vacation!

Garden season is here and I am ready for it! Our first harvest is always a bit small, and we had a late start this sprin...
07/13/2025

Garden season is here and I am ready for it! Our first harvest is always a bit small, and we had a late start this spring. But with all the rain and heat, the plants are exploding! Today I spent most of the morning pruning tomato, I am so excited to see all the flowers in bloom. Means lots of tomatoes are in our future and we are ready for it!

Somedays on the Homestead are just so damn hard...Houdini was struggling this morning. My first thought was bladder bloc...
07/02/2025

Somedays on the Homestead are just so damn hard...Houdini was struggling this morning. My first thought was bladder blockage, he showed all the textbook signs. Rushed him off to the vet. Had him scanned, showed a small bladder but no stones. Gave him meds to help if one was trying to pass, he threw it up along with un digested food. He started looking skyward. Its hard watching an animal you helped raise suffer. There was something wrong and we even had the vet stumped. I opted to have him put to sleep, I didn't want him suffering. The vet offered to autopsy him for me, to make sure he wasn't suffering from something that could potentially spread to the rest of my herd. I held him as he went to heaven, rubbing his cheeks and talking softly to him. Afterwards I waited in the truck for the vet to do the autopsy. Houdini's stomach was swollen, and full of food. His intestines were dying, the vet said his best guess what some type of nerve damage, and if we hadn't of caught it he would have slowly died at home. Full of pain and scared.

Sometimes the hardest decisions in this way of life is when enough is enough. I held him for a bit trying to make the decision to either load him up with medication and hope or let him pass and be there. Something was telling me it was time for him, that it was the best choice. Even when my mind fought with me the whole time, and there was a moment of instant regret, I knew God needed him. And knowing that there was nothing we could have done to save him. The choice was the right one.

I brought Houdini home and laid him to rest. My oldest boy stood by my side and silently watched. He is like me; we take all losses hard. He bowed his head with me as we prayed to God; asking him to welcome Houdini into his eternal pasture. And to shower him with love and peace.

My heart is heavy, and somedays I question if I'm meant for this. And then I had my sister told me that I am. That all these animals that step foot on my farm are instantly loved and cared for. This is what I am meant for. And she is right, I try to make every day here for my animals the best for them. I love each and every one of them and I hope they know it.

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Danbury, IA
51019

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+17122081009

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