About Redbird Ranch
Owned & Operated by Jared & Rachel Heid
Welcome to Redbird Ranch! We’re Jared & Rachel Heid and this is our family farm.
We love our farm to the fullest and greatly enjoy our livestock and pets. Honey bees, sheep, rabbits and various kinds of poultry keep us all busy. Our dogs, helping to guard and herd, the jersey cows help feed everyone and all are an active part of our farm.
We all work together as a family and enjoy meeting and interacting with people from near and far.
We specialize in breeding German Shepherds and Heelers, with puppy litters available several times a year. We take pride in our dogs, and their ability to work in so many fields such as herding, service work, guarding and as family dogs.
We also enjoy developing family milk cows and teaching families how to milk and care for their cow.
Mornings on the Farm
Every morning starts with “Chore-time”. It is everyone’s favorite time of the day.
First comes loving on and praising the guard dogs who protected the small animals and feed from the “night riff-raff” and who are always the first to welcome us. Close behind the dogs come the barn cats, followed by bawling from the calves in the pen and our milk cows (who seem to somehow always know the time). Turkey and chickens are last but not least.
Milking time is what all the animals are REALLY waiting for… though we would all rather think that we are so loved.
Everything gets some fresh milk! All the “animal friends” know it and make the milking area a busy place. Cats, dogs and poultry wait by their bowls and the calves from the pen get antsy when they know you are almost done milking and they will soon get their share. It is a wonderful time! We also save plenty of milk for our own family and some to sell privately.
About The Name
Redbirds symbolize strength, courage and loyalty towards one’s land.
Redbird Ranch is the name of our farm. We discovered this by meeting local people and giving verbal directions to our farm. After doing so, they would say “Oh! The Redird Ranch. You live at the Redbird Ranch. I know exactly where that is.” They would then proceed to tell us more about the area, and indeed, our farm is called the Redbird Ranch by most of the locals, though the sign had been gone many years.
We have asked several people about how the Redbird Ranch got its name - and nobody knows. There was only an old sign that had the name and had been there 70+ years, according to an old-timer in the area. After a quick Google search and learning with the redbird symbolizes, we thought it only proper to continue on as the Redbird Ranch.