Acreage Life

Our baby ducks are enjoying the surprise watering hole. The life of a duck is really rather remarkable. Ducks have regional accents....

In honor of St. Valentine, who is also the patron saint of beekeepers— —charged with ensuring the sweetness of honey and the protection...

We hope this year blesses you with peace, happiness, success and that you are surrounded by your loved ones on the day of new beginnings....

We are about halfway through the winter season, the Minnesota Climatology Office says our Snow and Cold Index is up to 80 points so far...

What happens when the buck escapes his pen? Early Christmas presents! Our first holiday kids, just a day old. Kids most commonly arrive...

O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures. Here is the earth,...

The day has come, time to kick out those hooves and get cleaned up! TOP FIVE WAYS FOR YOUR FARRIER TO ENDEAR HIMSELF TO YOU Excerpt by...

Here at Wellington Acres, we like to dress up our animals, responsibly. It is all a bit of fun and a light-hearted way for us to show our...

Blake (and his sister Gwen) were our first fainting or Myotonic goat rescues. Fainting goats are a breed of domestic goat. The most...

Beautiful Fall weather offers the best time to put down that device! Delighted to host an "Unplugged" Retreat at Wellington Acres....

Harvest season is here, but the hay season is over. The hay mow is filled and we are ready for the winter. Here at Wellington Acres we...

We are so thrilled that a goat family was placed with a young boy in Iowa. Our sweet Dolly & Laney with their wether's could not be more...

As a recent county fair-goer, you've likely seen all the ribbons blue, purple, red, yellow, white...but what do they all mean. First, in...

Meet Danny the Donkey! Danny was a last minute save from kill transport to Mexico. He was part of a larger herd rescue and was overlooked...

It has been a busy, seemingly fast, summer here at Wellington Acres. Lots of activity, lots of fun. With Jr. Farmer - Day Camps, the...

If American architecture could be summed up in one feature, it would be the cupola. Cupolas are such an integral part of early American...

An Equine's Version of Independence- Day on wings of freedom ride with me once more we'll travel under the sun and light we'll breathe...

4-H has been a staple in our family and we are pleased to extend this program into Wellington Acres. The four “H”s in 4-H stand for Head,...

Music is a language that involves pitch, tone, frequency and volume. These elements of sound are what horses and other animals use to...

Ms. Virginia Sugar "Ginny" As the first Equine rescue to Wellington Acres, I'm the resident greeter. I'm ever curious and full of...