About the farm

Sleepy Hollow Homestead sits on a patch of Oklahoma ground where the wind doesn't stop and the sunsets don't quit. It's home to two people, a lot of animals, and a stubborn belief that a few things done well beats many things done halfway.

How it started

There wasn't one grand starting point. We began with a few chickens, added a few rabbits, and the homestead grew from there — one animal, one enclosure, and one project at a time.

Katie is the animal expert. Before becoming a trauma ICU nurse, she earned a bachelor's degree in animal science, studied toward veterinary medicine, and spent years working as a veterinary technician. Logan is the builder. He built the coops, hutches, watering systems, and the rest of the infrastructure that keeps the farm running. Together, that combination works: Katie knows what the animals need, and Logan figures out how to build it.

Quality, not quantity

We keep our numbers small on purpose. A handful of breeding pens, a handful of rabbit lines, two turkeys with names. Small numbers mean we know every animal by sight, catch problems early, and never have to choose between the schedule and the animal. When we sell a hatching egg or a rabbit, it comes from a line we've watched for generations — not a production pen we cull by spreadsheet.

Heritage breed conservation

Many of our breeds are on The Livestock Conservancy's Conservation Priority List — Cochin, Sultan, Jersey Giant, Polish, Argente Brun, Silver Fox, and our Bourbon Red turkeys among them. These are the breeds that fed and clothed farms for centuries before industrial agriculture narrowed the gene pool. Keeping them, breeding them well, and putting them in other people's hands is the whole point.

The whole menagerie

Chickens and rabbits are the working stock, but they're not the whole farm. We keep reptiles, saltwater reef tanks, Maine Coon cats, dogs, a small collection of tarantulas, and two Bourbon Red turkeys who supervise everything. Meet the rest of the family →

Memberships

American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) — member, registered rabbitry
Ayam Cemani Breeders Association (ACBA) — membership pending
The Livestock Conservancy — heritage breed focus

The farm in photos

The farmhouse at Sleepy Hollow Homestead — The farmhouse — headquarters for the two humans who work here.

The farm fire pit burning at dusk, with a dog resting nearby — An evening by the fire pit, with one of the dogs keeping watch.

[More photos of the farm setup — pastures, outbuildings — to be added.]