Spring into it

Woof woof! Wally here, your trusted border collie that run circles around the animals at Sandy Acres. I’ve been meaning to give you all an update since February, but well, we slid into the beginning of April already and I am finally here. Let…

It’s a Brand New Year

Happy New Year from all of us at Sandy Acres and the Pagenkopf family :).

2023 is here!

Woof woof! Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s already 2023?  Last Friday, I watched as the trailer left the driveway packed full of supplies and cattle for the Denver Stock Show. I knew I’d miss Marie but I also watched how excited she’d…

More Spring Babies

Woof woof! Welcome back… it has been another month of babies! This month consisted of five new calves arriving and calling the farm home plus a new baby donkey! So far, we have four heifer (girl) calves and one bull (boy) calf running around…

Counting Sheep

Woof woof! Welcome back to the farm blog. We have updates we are excited about. February was a busy lambing month. Fifty-eight ewes ended up lambing and they had a total of 123 lambs. They’ve been so much fun! Emalee (Jeff & Marie’s granddaughter)…

Spring is Coming…

According to Jimmy the Groundhog, who did not see his shadow yesterday morning (February 2nd), spring is coming! Well, here at Sandy Acres, ”spring” is here too! Although I’m certain that we will have plenty of cold and snowy days ahead on our way…

Happy New Year

Woof woof! Happy New Year. I hope this message reaches you after having a very Merry Christmas and wonderful holiday! With the new year, we’d like to welcome someone who joined our family at the end of November. Her name is Bonnie and is…

Fall Adventures 2021

Woof Woof! Wally, the farm’s trusted border collie, here. In August, the family made the trip to the Iowa State Fair. They had a wonderful time as a family and were proud to win the Grand Champion Cow-Calf pair award with the Miniature Herefords:…

Review of Joys in July

Woof! Woof! Wally, that trusted Border Collie at Sandy Acres you all know and love, is back again today!!! Ah! August is already here! I’m enjoying catching a little time in between the fun summer activities my mom, Marie, is enjoying to get some…

Spring Babies

Oh! This spring has been a busy one! It has kept this Border Collie busy being Marie’s assistant. Lambing season was just in full swing again with our second full round of lambs for the year. We had our first round of lambing in…