Shady Acres Hobby Farm

Shady Acres Hobby Farm Hi! Welcome to our little slice of Heaven, Shady Acres. Our Hobby Farm in Oxford, MI that started in January 2023!

We raise pedigreed English Lops and enjoy the company of our horses, goats, chickens, ducks, geese, guinea hens, cats, rabbits and dogs!

08/31/2026

If you come over or drive by the house and see this guy… he’s fine. He’s seen some s**t. But he’s fine 🤭
Protected his ladies from something and now looks homeless.

But look at those spurs 😳

Love that my geese adopted 2 wild babies 🥹 Silly geese!
08/26/2026

Love that my geese adopted 2 wild babies 🥹
Silly geese!

It’s a daily occurrence. But it never gets old!
08/19/2026

It’s a daily occurrence. But it never gets old!

We don’t play duck duck goose around here. It’s Goose Goose Goose Goose Duck!
08/09/2026

We don’t play duck duck goose around here.
It’s Goose Goose Goose Goose Duck!

Dwight!
08/02/2026

Dwight!

Handsome Smoke 🖤🩶
08/01/2026

Handsome Smoke 🖤🩶

07/16/2026
06/28/2026

This creature is hands down the most chaotic animal on the farm 😂

Guineas originally come from Africa, where they roam around eating insects, seeds, weeds, snakes, ticks, and pretty much anything else they can fit in their little dinosaur mouths. Farmers love them because they’re excellent tick control, they sound the alarm whenever something unusual happens, and they’re hardy birds that don’t require a lot of special care.

Now let me tell you what the brochures leave out.

These birds are absolute jerks.

They spend their entire day screaming about things that don’t matter. A leaf blows across the yard? Emergency. A squirrel exists? Emergency. The mailman drives by three miles away? DEFCON 1.

They pick fights with chickens, harass the ducks, insult the dogs, will fight a whole grown human, and somehow manage to make every other animal on the farm question its life choices.

If one guinea decides to run across the road, the others will immediately follow without asking a single question. There is no leadership. There is no strategy. There is only chaos.

And yet…they’re oddly useful.

Our guineas eat ticks by the thousands, patrol the farm like tiny feathered security guards, and alert us to visitors long before anyone reaches the driveway. They’re terrible employees but excellent alarm systems.

So if you ever hear a loud, frantic racket coming from our farm, don’t worry. Nothing is wrong.

The guineas have simply spotted something suspicious.

Like a butterfly.

Or a cloud.

Or each other.

14 years ago. Look at how beautiful, young and plump they look 🥹🥹🥹🖤🤎I miss Rowdy so much
06/24/2026

14 years ago.
Look at how beautiful, young and plump they look 🥹🥹🥹🖤🤎

I miss Rowdy so much

Roosters are diehard protectors… ❤️‍🩹My last two roos passed away from injuries from whatever they were defending the fl...
05/22/2026

Roosters are diehard protectors… ❤️‍🩹

My last two roos passed away from injuries from whatever they were defending the flock against.
BBC and Homegrown 💔💔

But “New Kid” has really stepped up. He’s turned into the sweetest guy and has done such a good job watching over everyone.

I’ve honestly had such good luck with sweet roosters. We respect them, they respect us, and in return they take their job seriously.

It’s been really cool watching New Kid grow into such a confident, ruthless little protector while still being gentle with his people. 🐓

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Oxford, MI
48371

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