Exciting News

We are very excited as Emily just bought a pony!!!  She will not be coming home though.  As Emily is just going to train her for about a month and sell her again.

We are looking for homes for... Orangie - top, Oreo - bottom, and Fluffy - not pictured

Welcome to Crystal Creek Petting Zoo Blog

For those of you who haven't been to our 'zoo' lately I'll post a few pictures for you.

This is Callie She is 4 months old. Sherri Schlatter is adopting her.

This is Mittens. She is 7 months

This is Orangie. He is 4 months. We are looking for a home for him. If you are interested please email mrricketts01@gmail.com or call 815-657-8308

We are also looking for a home for 4 month old Oreo.

Our cat 'Momma Kitty' had 5 babies, 3 girls and 2 boys. This is one of them. we are looking for homes for the 3 girls, Whitney, Fluffy, and Tortsie.

This is Whitney, one of Momma Kitties kittens. The one on the right is Tortsie.

Fluffy (left), Smokey (middle), and Tortsie (right). 

Smokey is on the left. Tortsie in the middle. and Whitney on the right.

This is Blackie.

This chicken thinks our 'egg bucket' is her nest.

This is our cow Kenna's calf.  This half Angus and half Shorthorn is a girl.

This is Goldie's calf. She is a Shorthorn. The black and white one in the middle is Blue Rose. and the one on the left is Roan Sue.

China, Matt's goat, thinks she wants the chicken feed also. There are broilers in the pen next to her.

China again. I thought she was dead. 

This is China again. Does she look dead to you. I caught her like this as she scrambled up when she heard me.

China in the front. Brianna is at the right. and the cows are in the back.

These are the other goat kids. The one in front is Twister. and from left to right in the back are Lightning, Belle, Tina, Toby, and King George III.

In front is King George III (left) and Tina (right). In back from left to right: Lightning, Bell, Toby and laying down at right is Twister

From left to right is- Back row: Lightning Twister, Toby. Front row: King George III, Tina. Belle is behind Lightning's tail.

Belle (left), and Lightning (right.

Noel, Justin's, thinks she wants to eat my bike

This hen sat on eggs that weren't fertile. but then we put fertile eggs under her and she hatched all four. This is the second one as it came out of the shell.

The first one was out this time.

This is the hen with all four of her babies. You can only see three.

You can see all four in this picture.

and this one.


We have more animals and you can see them alive if you come to our house.
We give free tours! Just call 815-657-8308 to make an appointment.