Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 7 We officially own 43 acres and are in the process of starting a farm. My whole life I have always wanted horses but Cory was unsure about having horses. After long conversations, we made a compromise and decided to rescue Belgian Draft Horses. When we were visiting Ellie and Mabel, the rescue donkeys from Bowie Texas Livestock, they happened to just get in 6 Belgian Draft horses from an Amish farm in Kentucky. This is the start of their journey with Fletcher Farms Amarillo.

Episode 6 After just rescuing Jack the donkey we needed to find him a pasture pal. A friend told me to check Bowie Texas Livestock and low and behold they had this beautiful momma and her baby. I found their posting on a Saturday. Their ship to slaughter was Monday and there was no way I was letting that happen. Welcome to the Fletcher Family, Ellie and Mabel.

Episode 5 Our house was built in 2016. The property came with a separate detached livestock barn, except it hadn't been used in several years. It needs some renovations for what we have planned. With a donkey joining our family (currently in foster care) we needed to create some gated runs for him and any other animals we might be getting in the future. This video shows the start of those renovations, our planning and completion of the livestock run gates. Special Thank You to... Andrew at 4M for all the help with welding and fabrication. 287 Ag for having all the pipe and fence materials we needed. http://www.287ag.net Maul Feed and Seed for having the 4' gates in stock. https://www.facebook.com/maulfeedandseed/

Episode 4 Jack is starting to come out of his shell little by little. I started giving him carrots in his feed dish and today we upgraded to taking carrots from my hand. Super polite gentleman.

Episode 3 We purchased a new tractor for our farm from Western Equipment. When we lived in Kentucky we owned a 2012 John Deere 4120 and it worked well for us. With lesson learned from our first tractor we decided to get a cab tractor and change some implements. With the increased amount of land compared to what we had in Kentucky we believe a cab tractor was best for our investment. Not to mention the crazy wind we can get here in Amarillo. This video documents our experience. Kelly from Western Equipment was absolutely amazing and helped though every step of the purchase process. He went above and beyond, even answered questions for us on his days off or weekends. Thank you Western Equipment Amarillo! https://west-equip.com/locations/amarillo-tx We also purchased the following implements shown in this video. Frontier AB12E 3-Tine Bale Spear Frontier AP12F Fixed Pallet Forks Frontier RT3073 73" Rotary Tiller Frontier BB5072 Standard Duty Box Blade John Deere Z930M ZTrak Zero Turn Lawn Mower

Episode 2 Having a farm you need the right equipment for the jobs you will be doing. We decided on the PJ Trailer 22' Tilt Back, purchased from Happy Trailer Sales in Amarillo. Go see Leroy if you are in the market for a great trailer. https://www.happytrailersales.com

Episode 1 Welcome to Fletcher Farms Amarillo! We are dedicated to helping animals looking for new homes or animals in need of being rescued. Our journey is just beginning. We hope you will join us and follow along as we take on this new adventure of running a farm. Jack the donkey is the first animal to join Fletcher Farms Amarillo. He will be the first of many to join the farm I'm sure. Subscribe to our channel and follow along with everything we are up to! Its going to be a crazy ride! Find us on... www.facebook.com/fletcherfarmsamarillo Instagram fletcherfarmsamarillo