Fleming Farm

Fleming Farm Northern Michigan Pumpkin Patch, Hay Ride, Corn Maze & Petting Zoo. Freezer beef and club lambs.
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06/05/2026

We often say that the right tools can make the job much easier. Thankfully dad had all the right tools, people, and equipment lined up to set this beam in place.

Lots of big life things and milestones happening lately. Claire got her learner’s permit Gabe graduated Saige turned 202...
06/04/2026

Lots of big life things and milestones happening lately.

Claire got her learner’s permit
Gabe graduated
Saige turned 20
23rd wedding anniversary
15th anniversary in our house
Claire got her braces off

05/29/2026

This video is about a month old, the lambs are shorn now, but their antics never get old. Toss a straw bale in the pen and they could keep me entertained for a long time. Hopefully they do the same for you.

Last week, we had events and activities every evening, as the school year is wrapping up.
05/28/2026

Last week, we had events and activities every evening, as the school year is wrapping up.

This is a post I did a few years ago about culling sheep from the flock, and the thought process behind the decisions. E...
05/24/2026

This is a post I did a few years ago about culling sheep from the flock, and the thought process behind the decisions.
Each year, decisions need to be made; both the easy ones and the hard ones.

What a flurry of activity that’s been happening on the farm! These photos are just a snippet, that I was able to catch....
05/24/2026

What a flurry of activity that’s been happening on the farm! These photos are just a snippet, that I was able to catch. Dad is full-time working on the farm’s to-do list and projects that he’s been planning all winter; snow melts and you immediately feel weeks behind on the list. Mom is basically full time subbing at the local schools right now; the end of school activities often require extra hands. She too works on the farm’s to-do when she’s home. Paul is very busy at work, said “it’s like trying to drink from a fire hose.” The work keeps flooding in. Saige is getting back in her summer routine, early mornings, working for the city again, and trying to have a social life with friends while still having an early bedtime. Gabe is wrapping up all of his senior, end-of-school obligations before starting his summer job. Claire continues to have a full calendar with track, drivers training, school, and horse stuff. Then there’s me; doing what I can to fill in the gaps, help where I can, and be where I’m needed to be. Each year it seems like the last 2 months of the school year are the most chaotic and then it slows down some once summer break starts.

April 6th vs May 7thMr Jack Frost is now 2 months, over 200lbs, and has lost his little-baby look. Growing up like a big...
05/22/2026

April 6th vs May 7th

Mr Jack Frost is now 2 months, over 200lbs, and has lost his little-baby look. Growing up like a big boy. School just ended today for Gabe so the pair will be starting up their daily walks very soon.
Life has been full throttle the last few weeks with end of school banquets, high school senior actives, driver’s training, and farm stuff. I have taken dozens of pictures over that time, so I might just have to make multiple posts a day over the coming week, to get us caught up again. 😊
Have a beautiful, mindful weekend everyone.

If anyone is interested, here are the dates of the summer horse shows in Ga***rd. It’s free to come and watch, the shows...
05/21/2026

If anyone is interested, here are the dates of the summer horse shows in Ga***rd. It’s free to come and watch, the shows start at 6p.
If you have family in town, and want to do something different, that’s why I thought to pass this information along.
Claire and Riven will be racing in the speed show tonight.

05/21/2026

Killdeer birds are so interesting and abundant out here. They can fly but they aren’t normally more than a few feet off the ground. Their nests are created on the ground, in sand or gravel areas. We only see their nests in the dirt field, rock piles, or the edge of the dirt road, we’ve never seen them in a grassy area. And their coolest characteristic is how they trick predators away from their nests. Being a ground dwelling bird makes them vulnerable to attack, having a nest on the ground is very vulnerable.
So the adults play injured when they sense danger near their nests. They flop around, act weak and injured, and become very vocal. Anything they can do to draw attention to themselves, and away from the nest. Predators begin to follow the “injured” parent, as the parent is intentionally walking away from the eggs.
There has been a nest in this pile of rocks, in the horse pasture, for several years. We were fixing fence just a few feet from the pile when one of the parents blew their cover; letting me know I was near their nest.
I knew the nest had to be there, but where? They are AMAZINGLY camouflage eggs. I shut off the camera and began slowly walking around the rock pile, looking hard and methodically as I walked. Got back to nearly where I was standing when I took the video and that’s when I spotted them! Looked back through the video, and they are in this video. Never saw them when I was recording. LOL
Now it’s your turn to spot the eggs. I’ll give you a hint, you can see the eggs on the video from 10.3 seconds to 14.9 seconds into the video. Can you spot them?
I’ll post a photo of them in the comments so you can see just how well camouflaged their nests and eggs are.

05/19/2026

A gorgeous evening. The livestock are content, the sunset is amazing, and the peeper frogs are serenading everyone tonight.

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4264 Martindale Road
Ga***rd, MI
49735

Opening Hours

Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(989) 272-3312

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