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Come Visit All the Unique Animals at Mountain Valley View Farm!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Farm Animals
Visiting the animals on our farm is a fantastic learning experience for children and adults alike. See how these animals are used on a real family farm and have fun watching them at play. Mountain Valley View Farm is home to many unique and exotic breeds, including several rare and endangered species.
Birds
Please Note: Our birds and poultry breeds fluctuate with each season, but these are the breeds we have on the farm on a rotating basis.
- Bantams (23)
- Ameracauna
- Antwerp Belgian (Quail)
- Araucana
- Beglian Bearded d’Uccle (Blue, Mille Fleur, Porcelain)
- Black Rosecomb
- Blue Rosecomb
- Brahma (Buff, Dark, Light)
- Cochin (Barred, Birchen, Black, Blue, Buff, Golden Laced, Mottled, Partridge, Red, Red Frizzle, White)
- Cornish (Dark, White, White Laced Red)
- Cubalaya
- Dutch (Black, Black Breasted Red, Blue, Black Tailed Buff, Light Brown, White)
- Frizzled Cochin (Black, Red, White)
- Japanese (Black Tailed White , Black Tailed Buff, Black, Gray, Mottled, White)
- Old English (Barred, Black, Black Breasted Red, Blue Breasted Red, Blue, Crele, Red Pyle, Spangled)
- Polish (Black, White Crested Black)
- Pyncheon
- Rhode Island Red
- Rock (Barred, Partridge, Silver Penciled)
- Sebright (Buff, Golden, Silver)
- Silkie (Black, Buff, Blue, White)
- Silver Duckwing (Old English Game)
- Sultan
- Wyandotte (Partridge)
- Chickens (68)
We have various breeds of chicken on a rotating basis. Our delicious, farm fresh chicken eggs are for sale year-round.
- Ameracauna (Blue, Black, Splash, Wheaten)
- Ancona
- Andalusian (Blue, Black, Splash)
- Araucana
- Aseel
- Barnevelder (Double-Laced)
- Belgian Bearded
- Black Australorp
- Black Star
- Brahma (Buff, Dark, Light)
- Broiler (Black, Red)
- Buckeye
- Buttercup
- California (Gray, White)
- Catalana
- Chantecler (Buff)
- Cinnamon Queen
- Cochin (Black, Black Frizzle, Blue, Buff, Partridge, Silver Laced, White)
- Cornish (Dark, Game, Jumbo X Rock, Roaster, White Laced Red)
- Crevecoeur
- Cubalava
- Delaware
- Dominique
- Easter Egger
- Egyptian Fayoumis
- Feather-footed Fancy
- Golden Campine
- Golden Comet
- Hamburg (Blue, Golden Penciled, Silver Spangled)
- Holland
- Java (Mottled)
- Jersey Giant (Black, White)
- La Fleche
- Lakenvelder (Silver, Golden)
- Langshan (Black, White)
- Legbar
- Leghorn (Exchequer, Light Brown, Pearl-White, Red, Rose Comb Brown, Silver, Single Comb Brown, White)
- Malay
- Maran (Black Copper, Blue Copper, Blue Splash, Blush Splash, Gold Cuckoo, Silver Cuckoo, White)
- Märchen
- Minorca (Black, Buff)
- Misc. Rare Exotic
- Modern Black Breasted Red Game
- Mottled Houdan
- New Hampshire Red
- Orpington (Blue, Buff, White)
- Penedesenca (Partridge)
- Phoenix (Golden, Silver)
- Polish (Black, Buff Laced, Golden, Silver, White Crested Black, White Crested Blue, White, White Crested Splash)
- Red Cap
- Red Jungle Fowl
- Red Star
- Rhode Island Red
- Rock (Barred, Buff, Partridge, Silver Penciled, White)
- Rose Comb Brown Leg
- Russian Orloff
- Salmon Faverolles
- Single Comb Brown Leg
- Silver Gray Dorking
- Speckled Sussex
- Spitzhaubens (Silver Spangled)
- Sultan
- Sumatra
- Turken
- Welsummer
- White Crested
- White Faced Black Spanish
- Wyandotte (Blue, Blue Laced Red, Columbian, Golden, Golden Laced, Silver Laced, White)
- Yokohama
- Ducks (44)
We have various breeds of duck on a rotating basis. Our delicious, farm fresh ducks eggs are for sale year-round.
- Abacot Ranger
- Alabio
- Allier
- Ancona
- Australian Spotted
- Aylesbury
- Bali
- Barbary
- Black East Indian
- Buff
- Chara Chamble
- Challans
- Cayuga
- Danish
- Duclair
- Dutch Hookbill
- Gimbsheimer
- Gold Star
- Golden Cascade
- Gressingham
- Homesteader’s Delight
- Huttengem
- Khaki Campbell
- Magpie
- Majorcan
- Mallard, Flying
- Mulard
- Muscovy (Black & White Pied, Blue & White Pied, Chocolate, White)
- Pekin: (Jumbo, White)
- Pintail (Bahama, North American)
- Pomeranian
- Redhead
- Runner: Black, Blue, Chocolate, Fawn, White
- Rouen
- Saxony
- Shetland
- Semois
- Silver Appleyard
- Swedish: Black, Blue, Yellow
- Termonde
- Venetian
- Welsh Harlequin
- White Crested
- White Layer
- Emus (Coming Soon)
- Geese (28)
We have various breeds of geese on a rotating basis. Goose eggs are available for sale in the Spring only.
- African
- Alsatian
- Barnacle
- Brecon Buff
- Brown Chinese
- Buff
- Canadian Honker (Cackling, Giant)
- Cotton Patch
- Egyptian
- Faroese
- French Toulouse
- Oland
- Pilgrim
- Pomeranian (Gray Saddleback)
- Russian Snow
- Scania
- Sebastopol
- Shetland
- Slovak
- Suchovy
- Super African
- Toulouse
- Twente Landrace
- Tufted (Buff, Roman, Toulouse)
- Vishtines
- Weeder
- White Chinese
- White Embden
- Guineas (18)
We rotate the various breeds of guinea that are on our farm at any time. Guinea eggs are for sale year-round.
- Brown
- Buff
- Buff Dundotte
- Chocolate
- Coral Blue
- Jumbo
- Lavender
- Opaline
- Pearl
- Pewter
- Porcelain
- Powder Blue
- Purple
- Royal Purple
- Slate
- Sky Blue
- Violet
- White
- Ostrich (Coming Soon)
- Partridge, Chukar
- Peacocks (14)
- Blue
- Bronze
- Cameo
- Black Shouldered
- Green
- India Blue
- Midnight
- Oaten
- Pied (Cameo, Regular, Silver)
- Purple
- Purple Black-Shouldered
- Spalding (Buff, Regular, White)
- Split (Charcoal, Pied)
- White
- Pheasants (20)
We rotate the breeds of pheasant on our farm from time to time.
- Afghan
- Alaskan Snow
- Black Mutant (Melanistic)
- Bohemian Blackneck
- Blue-eared
- Buff
- Buff Isabell
- Edward
- Elliot
- Green Mutant
- K-Thunder
- Kalij (Horsfield, Nepal)
- Kansas
- Lady Amherst
- Red-Golden
- Reeves
- Ringneck (Chinese, Jumbo, Manchurian Cross)
- Silver
- Swinhoe
- Yellow-Golden
- Quail (7)
We rotate the breeds of quail on our farm throughout the year.
- Antwerp Belgian
- Bobwhite
- California Valley
- Coturnix
- Gambel
- Tennessee Red
- Texas Blue Scale
- Swans (Coming in the future after the pond is finished)
- Turkeys (14)
We rotate the breeds of turkey on our farm throughout the year.
- Beltsville
- Black Spanish
- Chocolate
- Blue Slate
- Bourbon Red
- Bronze (Standard and Broad Breasted)
- Giant White
- Midget White
- Narragansett
- Rio Grande
- Royal Palm
- White Broad Breasted
- White Holland
- Wild Turkey
Cats (2)
- Calico
- Siamese (Coming Soon)
Dogs (7)
- Bichon Frise
- Bichon-Poodle Hybrid
- Cockapoo
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Newfoundland
- Poodle
- Rottweiler
Insects (7)
- Butterflies
- Honeybees (Coming Soon)
- Lady Bugs
- Praying Mantis
- Worms (3)
- Angle worms
- Night crawlers
- Red worms
Livestock
- Alpacas
- Cows, Jersey
- Donkeys, Miniature (Coming Soon)
- Goats (4)
- Fainting (Myotonic)
- Miniature Silky
- Nigerian Pygmy
- Nubian
- Horses, Icelandic
- Llamas (Coming Soon)
- Pigs, Potbelly (Coming Soon)
- Sheep (5)
- Babydoll Southdown
- Babydoll Southdown-Icelandic Hybrid
- East Friesian
- Icelandic
- Wensleydale
- Yaks (Coming Soon)
Mountain Valley View Farm is nestled on thirty acres of land in beautiful Spokane Valley. Our property is a certified Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary, and there are many beautiful and unique wild animals that can be seen here year-round. Some of these lovely animals, like the wild quail, make their homes on our property, while others can be seen just passing through. Regardless, each day on the farm brings with it the potential to observe a variety of wild animals in their natural habitat. Here at Mountain Valley View Farm, we encourage all of our visitors to stay awhile and explore the wonders of nature. Here is a list of wild animals that we have seen on our property. We will update the list as we discover more animals.
- Birds (82)
- Avocet
- Bittern
- Blackbird (Brewer’s, Red-Winged, Yellow-Headed)
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Bluebird (Mountain, Western)
- Bobolink
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
- Bufflehead
- Bullock’s Oriole
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chickadee (Black-Capped, Mountain)
- Coot
- Cormorant
- Crow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Dove (Eurasian Collared, Mourning, White-Winged)
- Duck (Canvasback, Harlequin, Mallard, Long-Tailed, Pintail, Redhead, Ring-necked, Ruddy, Wood)
- Dunlin
- Egret (Cattle, Great, Snowy)
- Evening Grosbeak
- Finch (Cassin’s, Goldfinch, Gray-Crowned Rosy, House, Pine Siskin)
- Flycatcher (Dusky, Hammond’s, Gray, Least, Pacific Slope, Western Wood Pewee, Willow)
- Gadwall
- Goldeneye (Barrow’s, Common)
- Gray Catbird
- Grebe (Clark’s, Eared, Horned, Red-Necked, Western)
- Grouse (Blue, Dusky, Ruffed, Sharp-Tailed)
- Gull (Bonaparte’s, California, Franklin’s, Glaucous, Herring, Mew, Ring-Billed, Thayer’s)
- Heron (Great Blue, Green, Night)
- Hummingbird (Anna’s, Black-Chinned, Calliope, Rufous)
- Killdeer
- Kingbird (Eastern, Western)
- Kingfisher
- Kinglet (Golden-Crowned, Ruby-Crowned)
- Lazuli Bunting
- Loon (Common, Pacific)
- Magpie
- Meadowlark
- Merganser (Common, Hooded, Red-Breasted)
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Shrike
- Northern Waterthrush
- Nuthatch (Pygmy, Red-Breasted, White-Breasted)
- Phalarope (Red-Necked, Wilson’s)
- Pigeon (Band-Tailed, Rock)
- Plover (Black-Bellied, Golden, Mountain, Semipalmated)
- Poorwill
- Rail (Virginia)
- Raven
- Red Crossbill
- Robin
- Sanderling
- Sandpiper (Least, Pectoral, Semipalmated, Solitary, Spotted, Stilt, Upland, Western)
- Sapsucker (Red-Breasted, Red-Naped, Williamson’s)
- Scaup (Greater, Lesser)
- Scoter (Black, Surf, White-Winged)
- Snipe
- Sora
- Sparrow (Chipping, Fox, Lark, Lincoln’s, Sage, Song, Vesper, White-Crowned)
- Spotted Towhee
- Starling
- Swallow (Barn, Rough-Winged, Tree, Violet-Green)
- Swan (Trumpeter, Tundra)
- Swift (Black, Vaux’s, White-Throated)
- Teal (Blue-Winged, Cinnamon, Green-Winged)
- Tern (Arctic, Black, Caspian, Common, Forster’s)
- Thrush (Hermit, Swainson’s, Varied)
- Vireo (Cassin’s, Red-Eyed, Warbling)
- Warbler (MacGillivray’s, Nashville, Orange-Crowned, Townsend’s, Yellow, Yellow-Rumped, Wilson’s)
- Western Meadowlark
- Western Tanager
- Wigeon (American, Eurasian)
- Wild Geese (Cackling, Canada, Ross, Snow)
- Wild Partridge (Gray)
- Wild Pheasant (Ring-Necked)
- Wild Quail (Bobwhite, California)
- Wild Turkey
- Woodpecker (Black-Backed, Downy, Hairy, Lewis’s, Pileated)
- Wren (Bewick’s, House, Pacific)
- Yellowlegs (Greater, Lesser)
- Birds of Prey (10)
- Bald Eagle
- Falcon (Gyrfalcon, Peregrine, Prairie)
- Hawk (Cooper’s, Ferrguinous, Red-Tailed, Rough-Legged, Sharp-Shinned, Swainson’s)
- Kestrel
- Merlin
- Northern Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- Osprey
- Owl (Barn, Great Horned, Northern Pygymy, Screech)
- Turkey Vulture
- Black Bears (Rare)
- Chipmunks (4)
- Least
- Red-Tailed
- Townsend’s
- Yellow Pine
- Cougars
- Coyotes
- Deer(3)
- Black-Tailed
- Mule
- White-Tailed
- Gophers
- Foxes (2)
- Cascade Red
- Gray
- Frogs (1)
- Pacific Free Trog
- Moose
- Pine Weasels
- Porcupines
- Rabbits (1)
- Nuttall’s Cotton Tail
- Raccoons
- Salamanders
- Squirrels (6)
- Beechley
- Cascade
- Columbian
- Douglas
- Red
- Washington
- Snakes
- Toads (1)
- Western
- Yellow-Bellied Marmot
Whether you come to Mountain Valley View Farm for bird-watching, wildlife viewing, or to see the domestic animals on our farm, you are sure to have an unforgettable experience! Call 509-928-1800 today to schedule a visit!
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Mountain Valley View Farm, Inc.
Your Source for Northwest Farm Fresh Foods Shipped Worldwide
Main Farm Location:
4301 South Chapman Road
Greenacres, WA 99016-8732
Tel: 509-928-1800 Fax: 509-922-9949
Email: mountainvalleyviewfarm@gmail.com
Website: www.mountainvalleyviewfarm.com
Online Store: www.mountainvalleyviewfarmstore.com
Blog with us at www.mountainvalleyviewfarmblog.com
Mountain Valley View Farm Hours:
Monday – Saturday
8:00 a.m. – Noon; 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Closed Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Other farm hours by advance appointment only.
Please call (509) 928-1800 to schedule an appointment.
Farmer’s Parlor, Inc.
Showroom Office Location:
Farmer’s Parlor, Inc.
507 North Sullivan Road Suite LL-6
Spokane Valley, WA 99037
Tel: 509-928-2042 Fax: 509-922-9949
Email: sales@farmersparlor.com
BLOG: www.farmersparlor.com
Getaway Country Kitchen,
Catering, and Take-Out Service
4229 South Chapman Road
Greenacres, WA 99016-8731
Tel: 509-928-2777 Fax: 509-922-9949
Email: sales@getawaycountrykitchen.com
Website: www.getawaycountrykitchen.com
Blog: www.getawaycountrykitchenblog.com
Store: www.getawaycountrykitchenstore.com
Directions to Mountain Valley View Farm, Inc.
From I-90 East or West
Take the Sullivan Exit (291B) – South for about 3 miles
Turn left on Saltese (east), and continue for .5 mile
Turn right on South Chapman Road (south), and proceed .9 mile
The farm will be on the left-hand side of the road – 4301 South Chapman Road
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Mottled Houdan Chickens
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Houdan is an old breed of chicken native to France. It was raised extensively on the many small farms near the village of Houdan; and this locale and the lovely black plumage in which many feathers are tipped with V-shaped white spots give them their name. The flowing crest, V-shaped comb, muff of feathers at the throat, and the 5th toe give them an unusual appearance and make them a standout in any poultry show. With an attractive appearance, the Houdan combines a number of distinctive features, giving rise to speculation about the breeds that contributed to its development. The Crèvecœur or perhaps the Polish is suspected to have given the Houdan its crest, and either the Dorking or the native five-toed fowl of France is thought have to resulted in the Houdan’s five toes (most chickens have only four). Originally a dual–purpose fowl kept for both eggs and meat, the Houdan today is primarily a rare show bird. However, with a fairly quick rate of maturation and the ability to lay a respectable number of white eggs, it is still occasionally kept in backyard flocks. They are extremely docile and gentle and make good pets.
The Mottled Houdan chicken is just one of the many unique and beautiful birds you can see at Spokane’s premiere Petting Farm, brought to you by Mountain Valley View Farm.
Modern BB Red Game Chickens
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Modern Games are a breed of poultry that were developed following the outlaw of cock fighting in Great Britain in 1849. They were developed from the Old English breed and have a unique, upright posture that distinguishes them from other chickens. They are used mainly for exhibition purposes and make wonderful birds for both children and adults to show and raise. Out of all the breeds of poultry, many people find the Modern Game to be the most entertaining and rewarding of the lot. They have a very friendly, spunky personality that has won the hearts of many, and their long legs make them fun to watch. Modern Games were featured in the first Standard of Perfection in 1874 and have since dominated the shows, residing in the top 10 most popular exhibition breeds.
The Modern Black Breasted Red Game chicken is just one of the many unique and beautiful birds you can see at Spokane’s premiere Petting Farm, brought to you by Mountain Valley View Farm.
Minorca Chickens
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Minorca chicken takes its name for the Island of Minorca, off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, where it once could be found in large numbers. Spanish tradition relays that the breed came to Spain from Africa, with the Moors. In fact, it was sometimes referred to as the “Moorish fowl.” Minorca chickens are the largest of the Mediterranean class. They are non-sitters, excellent layers of large white eggs, and are very hardy and rugged birds. The breed has proven excellent on all soil types and adapts readily to range or confinement. In America, the breed made a name for itself due to its great egg laying ability combined with its hardiness and proclivity to excel on range.
The Minorca chicken is just one of the many unique and beautiful birds you can see at Spokane’s premiere Petting Farm, brought to you by Mountain Valley View Farm. We have both Black and Buff varieties.
Marans Chickens
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The Marans is a breed of chicken that originated in the mid 1800′s in the French town for which it bears its name, Marans. It is a medium breed, popular for poultry shows and is a dual purpose fowl known both for its extremely dark eggs as well as for its very fine meat qualities. They had made their way to England in the early 1900′s and quickly became very popular for their very dark (chocolate) brown eggs – a trait they are still known for today. These beautiful birds were first exhibited in 1929 in Paris by the Poultry Breeders Society of France and since then have gradually made themselves popular in various countries around the world. Marans are generally quiet and docile; but they are quite active, taking well to free ranging in rough terrain and are also tough and disease-resistant. They were originally bred in the marshy areas of France and can cope with damper conditions.
The Marans chicken is just one of the many unique and beautiful birds you can see at Spokane’s premiere Petting Farm, brought to you by Mountain Valley View Farm. We have three gorgeous varieties of Marans: Black Copper, Blush Splash, and the popular Cuckoo variety.
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