Mockingbird Farm Sanctuary

Mockingbird Farm Sanctuary Mockingbird Farm Sanctuary is dedicated to providing sanctuary to farmed animals. Ways you can support the Mockingbird Herd! Thank you for being here!

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Mockingbird Farm Sanctuary is home to an always expanding motley crew of darling sentient beings - who will now forever know what unconditional love feels like. Th

e sanctuary property was originally built for dairy operation in the 1800’s and the transformation to sanctuary has been a powerful one. It has been a true labor of love giving the once condemned barns a compassionate purpose. Mockingbird provides forever homes to farmed animals who may have been neglected, abused, fated for slaughter or have medical needs that require dedicated care. The property is a peaceful, serene and curative one as you witness the animals simply live their lives on their own terms, explore the craftsmanship that went into building the massive barns, walk through the apple trees, pastures and experience the atmosphere of compassion. Mockingbird is a sanctuary to all living beings, human and non-human.

Today is Big Bite Buffalo - Buffalo’s Veg Fest!🎉Come on out, grab a bite, hear some fantastic speakers, say hi and enjoy...
08/30/2026

Today is Big Bite Buffalo - Buffalo’s Veg Fest!🎉

Come on out, grab a bite, hear some fantastic speakers, say hi and enjoy the day with us!☀️

Summer tour days are the best.☀️This private group extended their scheduled tour to the public and we had a great time w...
08/30/2026

Summer tour days are the best.☀️
This private group extended their scheduled tour to the public and we had a great time welcoming them all to mingle with the herd, learn about their stories, personalities and spend some time in the sunshine.

Thank you for spending your afternoon with us!💛
Personalized private tours run through November on request.
We hope to run a few more public tours through September…

BUT we also hope to see you at our 5th Annual Fall at the Farm Festival and Fundraiser, October 3rd 12-5pm!🍁

Deputy Henning and Deputy Kennedy of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office - Batavia, NY had a great time meeting the herd...
08/27/2026

Deputy Henning and Deputy Kennedy of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office - Batavia, NY had a great time meeting the herd- especially Cole (who was enamored).

Cole only wants to be with humans (specifically on top of our heads or perching). They were all twinning in black and conversations of compassion, community and connection ruled the afternoon.

Edit: Everything is fine! We had a very very ill raccoon wander into the pig enclosure and he couldn’t get out.💔

TOMORROW!See you at Rochester VegFest! 🌱
08/22/2026

TOMORROW!
See you at Rochester VegFest! 🌱

Awesome catching up with you on this beautiful day Capolongo! 💛 Joel co-owned and operated the beloved Strong Hearts, ...
08/21/2026

Awesome catching up with you on this beautiful day Capolongo! 💛 Joel co-owned and operated the beloved Strong Hearts, a vegan staple in upstate NY for 18 years!
Cole the turkey was obsessed.

Picked up this roadside treasure with one vision in mind.We present you with, the vision.
08/21/2026

Picked up this roadside treasure with one vision in mind.

We present you with, the vision.

FRIENDS!🙌Our lovely private tour group would like to open up their scheduled tour to the public!If you’ve ever wanted to...
08/16/2026

FRIENDS!🙌
Our lovely private tour group would like to open up their scheduled tour to the public!

If you’ve ever wanted to visit Mockingbird, we’ve got tickets available for:
Tuesday (August 18th)
1-2pm

Every dollar spent on a ticket goes directly towards animal care. Your tour ticket will buy a bag of feed or 4 bales of hay!

You can purchase tickets here through our website:
https://www.mockingbirdfarmny.com/event-details/mockingbird-farm-sanctuary-tour-august-18th

We will be at Rochester VegFest and Big Bite Buffalo - Buffalo’s Veg Fest the next two weekends but do hope to schedule more tours through late fall.

Don’t forget our 5th Annual Fall at the Farm Festival is October 3rd from 12-5pm as well!

See you on Tuesday! 💛

08/16/2026

Happy 4 year rescue anniversary Ralphie, Rufus and Rory! 🎉

Ralphie did in fact have both a broken wing and leg, and we learned that another duck from their flock had sadly passed away before we got the call.
They were so young they hadn’t developed their adult “quacks” yet and neither Ralphie or Rufus had grown in their drake tails.
Sweet innocent babies, abandoned and betrayed to fend for themselves for weeks and weeks.
Someone dumped them onto this lake and they suffered for it. Luckily wonderful animal loving folks noticed, developed a relationship with them, fed them and called us!

Domestic ducks cannot integrate with wild ducks and survive. When wild ducks migrate, abandoned domestic ducks are left behind because they can’t fly. They can’t find enough food, shelter or escape predators. It’s really the equivalent of releasing a golden retriever with a pack of coyotes.

Since their rescue, these sweeties haven’t gone a day without fresh food and salads, vet care, clean pools or love!

This was also when we met Amy Marie who became our dedicated farm manager! 💛

08/15/2026

Summer.
Sunset.
Friendship.
Sanctuary.
Safety.
Freedom.

Goodnight friends.
Goodnight Peggy and Bourbon.
Goodnight Mockingbird Farm.🌙

Sunny and Elaine.☀️Sunny’s initial rescuer Elaine visits almost daily, and without fail, it’s the highlight of Sun’s day...
08/10/2026

Sunny and Elaine.☀️

Sunny’s initial rescuer Elaine visits almost daily, and without fail, it’s the highlight of Sun’s day. Earlier this spring, Elaine and her wife answered a Facebook post about a tiny duckling who couldn’t walk.
They jumped right into action, learning everything they could, building special living quarters, offering rich nutrition and hoping it was just a matter of physical therapy and correcting a nutritional deficiency… but despite their best efforts, Sun was not improving.

With eager hearts, they asked if we could offer Sun sanctuary. We also began nutritional intervention at the recommendation of our avian vet, but our fears were confirmed.
Sunny is a crested pekin, and that precious little puffball atop his (we do believe Sun might be a drake) is actually the cause of his neurological condition (extreme wobbliness and inability to maintain balance).
This is an unfortunate and cruel result of breeding for an ornamental trait. Though many crested can live totally normal duck lives, some cannot and even succumb to the fatal gene before or right after hatching. Sun has gotten stronger and more confident but will never walk independently or safely coexist in a waterfowl flock.

But, Sun has acquired an incredible community including a devoted volunteer who has built and sewn a wheelchair for Sun to spend some time in and get the zoomies out. The sling for the wheelchair is made from high visibility mesh vests donated by a local electric company!

Sun requires specially engineered spaces to maneuver accessing food and water, mobility aids to go for walks and supervised time swimming.

Caring for a special needs duck is no easy task, but Sun wants to LIVE! He is the sweetest most loving duck.

Elaine sent this photo of Sunny falling fast asleep after a good long swim in the sunshine. Sunny is very bonded to Elaine and drapes his neck around hers, breaking all of the hearts.

Thank you for supporting all of the lives here, big and small, they all matter and one thing is for sure… we’ve seen it over and over. Despite the really hard things that happen in the world, there are helpers everywhere.
We sure are grateful for the helpers. 💛

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