Swingletree Farm

Swingletree Farm Swingletree Farm is a small-scale, diversified family farm committed to environmentally sustainable and humane farming practices

06/12/2026

Did you know that donkeys need dentists? Yes, equines need their teeth floated or ground down on a regular basis to smooth out sharp points and jagged edges that may lacerate the sensitive gum and mouth lining tissues and create ulcers. Irregular teeth and painful mouths can also make processing forage difficult and often animals with neglected dental needs can't maintain body weight. Our donkeys get regularly scheduled dental maintenance. It is not a job for the faint of heart! Our donkey medical team are troopers and we truly appreciate their good work 😊

06/06/2026

Checking in on the ewes and lambs at pasture. Everyone is looking well ❤️

05/31/2026

Grooming time! Mojave and Chaco are best buds! They like to romp and play and sometimes they just like to make out behind the chicken coop! 😜😍 🥰

This is the sweetest "family photo" of Lilac the ewe, her biological ram lamb (kneeling down), and her foster ewe lamb i...
04/29/2026

This is the sweetest "family photo" of Lilac the ewe, her biological ram lamb (kneeling down), and her foster ewe lamb in the middle (look at her leaning into mom!) ♥️. Lilac adopted this ewe lamb when she was 1 day old from another ewe that had more lambs than she could feed! Ewes generally will not accept orphan lambs but Lilac took to this baby girl readily. Of course I presented the orphan when Lilac was actively birthing her own lamb. I smeared the orphan in placenta and amniotic fluid. Lilac simply believed she had given birth to the baby girl! Sheep are not known for their intelligence but you'd be surprised how quick they can be. In this case, however, I'm grateful for Lilac's ignorance because this baby girl needed a mama and hand rearing lambs with formula is no match for a ewe mama's TLC 💕

Some photos from lambing 2026. As usual, the experience was a combination of joy and accomplishment along with some bitt...
04/26/2026

Some photos from lambing 2026. As usual, the experience was a combination of joy and accomplishment along with some bitter disappointment. I successfully grafted a triplet lamb onto a different ewe who only had a single (the triplet's dam did not have the milk production to support all three lambs). This was a triumph as fostering can be very difficult to achieve. I also experienced my first true breech delivery where the lamb presents rear end first with all four legs extending toward the ewes head. I managed to deliver the lamb within 30 minutes or so but unfortunately she was stillborn and the twin that followed presented backwards and experienced oxygen deprivation with resulting neurological symptoms. She also did not survive. All told, we still managed a beautiful crop of lambs this year and while I'm relieved to be done, I'm also excited for what 2027 will bring! 🥰😵‍💫🤪🐏🐏🐏

This whopping 13lb baby boy was born last night despite the fact that lambing season is officially 5 weeks away! How's t...
01/30/2026

This whopping 13lb baby boy was born last night despite the fact that lambing season is officially 5 weeks away! How's that?? Well a sneaky, randy Bramble ram managed to get in with the ewes last September 🙄. He wasn't with them long, but Freesia the ewe was ready for him. Lucky he only managed to knock up one!😅

Fall means breeding time on the farm! Ovine love is in the air! 🐏🐑❤️ Hunky stud ram Dandelion and the up and coming youn...
10/13/2025

Fall means breeding time on the farm! Ovine love is in the air! 🐏🐑❤️ Hunky stud ram Dandelion and the up and coming young Bramble are rocking special "marking" harnesses that hold colored wax crayons to their raddles, or chests, that showcase that the deed has been done, "waxing" the f***y of the accommodating lady. Often evident from across the field! And this way, we have a convenient means of determining a due date for the ewes gestation. Low tech but highly efficacious!

10/12/2025

Donks can do farmwork! Chaco helps fertilize and overseed the hayfield. He is my best working donk - strong, steady, and willing 🥰.

07/19/2025

A snippet of Meadow helping me move a group of ewes and lambs that slipped through a hole in the back pasture fence back where they belong. One of the ewes got a bit defensive, but Meadow stood her ground after a bit of hesitation. Good job, farm dog! 🐑🐑🐑🐶

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21221 Boones Ferry Road NE
Aurora, OR
97002

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(503) 893-8520

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