The Animals

Mary Lou (blue Australorp) is the matriarch and Grace (a silkie mix) is one of her offspring. There are 4 bonded chickens: who arrived together: Rhonda (Ancona), Ruby (Rhode Island Red), Felicia (Speckled Sussex), and Harriette (Ameraucana) along with 2 growing babies (Lavender Orpington + Brown Turken) who have yet to join the flock. They are watched over by Roomba (Wyandotte), the resident rooster who was rescued from SD Humane Society Escondido.

Oliver & Ruth are the Rouen duck pair rehomed from a suburban breeder who simply had too many ducks. These two are neighbors to the poultry pen but are kept separate so they can enjoy their little pond. Although Ruthie typically produces an egg daily, her love of the pond every morning when released from their overnight duck house, finds her in the pond and not on her nest. Maybe at some point, a broody chicken can help her become a momma. Luke (Pekin drake) was happy to be joined by Lucy, another Pekin rescued from SD Humane Society Escondido.

There are some rescue animals as well, such as our BLM (Bureau of Land Management) wild donkeys, Cammy & Tissy, who were a bonded pair and moved to the Sanctuary together. Their names (Camellia & Tisane) pay tribute to Julian Tea Company which is also located on the farm. They have joined the bovine posse of Panda (cow), her son Jefferson (steer), and her sister Avery (heifer) - and the group is tight and travels as a pack of 5 throughout the many pastures on the Sanctuary.

Truman is the resident emu who was relocated from a nearby farm whose owner was selling to move back to the ‘city’. He enjoys sharing pastures with Dakota (llama) who guards over his alpaca clan: Biff (suri), Bob (suri), Skippy (huacaya), and Scooter (huacaya). This group was from another re-home when former owners moved back ‘down the hill’. They still visit their boys often and even drop by to help with annual shearing/trimming.

Farm animal crew includes Hunter (black boar), Teddy (Dorper wether sheep), and Merlin (a big 1 horned oberhasli goat). They were recently joined by Wally, another SD Humane Society rescue whose former owner simply gave up after his repeat escapes from his farm.

Chili, a sulcata tortoise, is full of mischief and is constantly planning his escape by either scaling walls or digging tunnels. His former owners had to Sharpie their phone number on his shell so he would be returned after his antics in their suburban neighborhood. Chili is currently AWOL somewhere on the farm - presumably near the pond - and hunkered down for the season. Kona (another SD Humane Society rescue from Escondido) has taken up residence at the farm in a secure winterized shelter until he can go outside in the spring.

Guarding over the Sanctuary are 3 LGD, Bruce (Great Pyrenees), Molly & Sam (Great Pyrenees/lab mix) - all 3 were rescued before their termination at high kill shelters and they are bonding as a pack to protect the property.

No farm sanctuary would be complete without ‘barn cats - Lexi is the current resident who love to visit all of the animal and keep the property relatively rodent and gopher free.