Shady Oak Farm

Shady Oak Farm is a heritage farm located in North Iowa. Our goal is to be a part of our community b

09/01/2026

Idgie and Ida......

Alike in more ways than one 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

08/30/2026

We moved the bucks to a new spot yesterday. This picture was taken after we took down their portable fence. You can see a clear mark between where the fence was. The left is on the outside of their browsing space and the right is inside of it. These two do a remarkable job throughout the summer clearing browse for us.

They've completed their job behind the house so they've now been moved on to their next job along the driveway.

08/29/2026

Kenzo has become the ultimate farm dog. 💜

While his big brother, Koza, prefers to be in with the goats the majority of the time, he also loves to run. And although he always will come back....that boy can run a few miles in a short period of time. He truly lives to let his legs stretch.

Kenzo is a bit different so far. Kenzo loves to sit on the porch, in the barn or in the yard, depending on where his humans are. Kenzo isn't much of a runner and prefers to wander around close by. This makes him a great farm companion while we're working around the farm.

08/22/2026

The July humidity had us all cranky. We're happy to be back enjoying our evenings with the critters...

08/21/2026

It was a beautiful evening to spend with some of my favorite critters.

I've held off advertising some of these kids because at first I wanted to see how they matured. And then I needed to wait until we made it through our challenges this summer and I could ensure everyone was healthy. I'll need to get some better pictures but enjoyed the up close and personal views they were providing tonight 😂

Fern the mini Nubian is here to stay but ask me about the others!

08/20/2026

It's starting to feel a bit more like fall around here and I'm all for it. 🍂 🍁

This used to be my grandmother's rhubarb patch. It was a beautiful, full patch. Then my goats got to it. 🤦🏼‍♀️ So instead it's pretty flowers now with some decorative pieces that belonged to my grandma 🩷 🦩

08/16/2026

I'm not sure what it is....

But when Ida gets near the neighbors blacktop she is ready to strike a pose 😂

This doe is stunning. 😍

08/15/2026

We're not known for our gardening skills around here 😂

But we're excited that we kept a few plants alive this season. I'm especially excited for the butternut squash - one of my favorites!

08/12/2026

It really hit me the other day that this sweet girl is 6 years old.

Although she's not old, she's not young anymore either. Sweet Idgie has always been a light to the barn and farm. She is by far one of the sweetest and prettiest does on the farm. I'm grateful to bring in miss Ida, a close relation to Idgie, as well as Dorota, Idgie's daughter. They both seem to have that same sweet demeanor. 💜

08/09/2026

Yesterday was somewhere.....

Somewhere they were nervous. Somewhere they tried something new. Somewhere they got to watch kids with more experience and learn from them. Somewhere they took another little step toward becoming the experienced upperclassmen I can already picture them being one day. 💜🐐

Yesterday we took two goats and two very brave girls to the Freeborn County Fair Open Goat Show.

Kaylee and Amy didn't get the opportunity to show at our county fair this year, so we decided to step outside our comfort zones. It would have been Amy's first year showing as a 4-Her and Kaylee's last year as a Clover Kid, so neither had ever shown in a ring where they were expected to set their goats up and really show them.

They were both nervous going into the ring, but they did it anyway. And once those first-ring nerves were out of the way, they were ready to go back in for showmanship (which I had signed them up for without even knowing if they'd agree to it!)

They were the only two in their age group and ended up with Grand and Reserve Showmanship. They were SO proud of those ribbons. 🥰

The goats' placings weren't quite what I would have hoped for, but that's okay. We accomplished what we went there for.

They tried something completely new, learned from others, pushed through their nerves, and most importantly, had fun. And I couldn't stop smiling from the sidelines.

Someday they'll be the experienced ones. The ones who know what they're doing. The ones who can look at a nervous little 4-Her and say, "You'll be okay." Because I just know these two will be the ones to do that.

But yesterday, they were the beginners.

And yesterday was somewhere. 💜🐐

Address

36504B 200th Avenue
Forest City, IA
50436

Website

http://www.shadyoakfarmiowa.com/

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