Blueberry Hill Farm

Our most recent adventure was a trip to Blueberry Hill Farm. It has been a family farm, run by Sigi and Yvonne, for 25 years and opened to the public several years ago. They let everyone be very hands-on with the wide variety of animals and we had a great afternoon!

We started with feeding the pigs a combination of grain and vegetable scraps.

We said hello to the very noisy geese.

We milked and brushed Orla, the cow. The little kids got a turn to sit on her, then we fed the milk to Paddy, the calf, and returned him to the field.

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Then we got to feed the baby goats and sheep. These two were Pink and Floyd, and they were the most shy of the bunch.

Even the big kids joined in.

Then everyone helped lead them back to their field.

Next up was feeding the piglets. For this, the kids were able to go inside the pen with small shovels full of the grain and vegetable mixture. I wasn’t able to get a good shot of the kids doing this since there were so many children inside the pen.

We then went up a small hill to the chicken coop and yard. We fed chickens, a pea hen, and some ducks.

After feeding the chickens for a bit, Sean took a break in the shade with Ishka, Sigi and Yvonne’s dog, who really liked belly rubs!

The goslings were very cute, and went everywhere as a team!

Perfect place for a sibling hug. They really missed each other while Mary was away at school!

Just past the chicken coop, beside the farmer’s house, was a rabbit enclosure. They had a variety of rabbits to feed and hold. I think this might have been our favorite spot on the farm!

Kelly would have stayed like that forever, but other people needed a turn, too!

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Second to last were the chicks. They were just beginning to get their wing feathers. Too cute!

And last but not least, the turkey. His wattle changed from red to blue while we fed him.

The final stop on the farm was a short candle-making class. Everyone got to make their own candle in the colors of their choice. It was great fun, and the finished product was lovely.

We stopped for a quick dinner at a little place in Sneem that had picnic tables outside.

Finally, we headed home for tea and some desserts we bought in Kelly’s Bakery in Sneem. We even used our new homemade candles. Thank you to Sigi and Yvonne for a wonderful afternoon at the farm.