About Valentin Family Farm

Providing a Second Chance for Farm Animals

Calves born at dairy farms only have a 50% survival rate.

This is just one of many disturbing facts that we have come to know since starting Valentin Family Farm (VFF) in early 2023. We also were not aware of the fact that lambs could be sent to slaughter while pregnant; that is how we ended up with our youngest Dorper sheep, Zeus. When the owner of a horse passes away suddenly from health complications, there often is no plan for the animal. That is how we ended up with Phoenix, after his owner died of stomach cancer.

VFF started because the owner of an older horse could no longer afford the boarding fees at a local stable where a friend of ours worked. She called and asked Nat if we ever thought about having a horse. A few days later, Rocco came to live with us. Now we have three horses: Khali, Phoenix, and our senior horse, Teki (Rocco passed away last year), five hens: Blu, Attie, Brie, Anna & Elsa and one rooster Roo, a tortoise: Tortilla, four sheep: Willow, Ellie, Jack & Jill (Zeus died), one potbelly boar: Tucker, one kunekune mix: Dottie, two kunekune piglets: Penny & Georgie, a (slightly disfigured) goat: Pirate Bob, two farm kittens: Thor and Hulk, and a young calf: Gracie. 

The past two years have taught us so much about life, these animals, ourselves, and what it means to give.

If you are interested in contributing to the farm and the support of our animals you can do so here.