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Farm...Ranch... or Zoo?

08/04/2018

What is Idle-Hour Ranch? ...is it a farm, a ranch, or a zoo? We get this question often. We also receive a lot of negative feedback from people who visit the ranch expecting it to be something that it is not... Definitions: Farm: an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager. Ranch: a large farm, especially in the western US and Canada, where cattle or other animals are bred and raised. Zoo: an
New Website Look!

08/04/2018

We've been working hard, and we're proud to announce that our website has successfully undergone a complete overhaul this week... from top to bottom it now has a completely new look!!! We know that everyone was pretty used to our old one after looking at it for the past 15 years.... but we're really excited with the changes that we've made. In the past, we've always kept our weather conditions, updates, and special announcements front and center on our homepage, but we will now be featuring
Want to Know How Idle-Hour Ranch Began?

06/01/2016

Idle-Hour Ranch is an 80 acre working farm in Miami County that has been in the Iddings family for generations. The farm was established sometime around 1900 and consisted of a farmhouse, an outhouse, a large barn, and a corn crib; a kitchen and indoor bathroom was added onto the house around 1945. The farm currently has a crop rotation of corn and soy beans; and in the past, also included wheat. photo: IHR 1956 In 1982 a new generation of Iddings settled into the farmhouse and began

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To provide sanctuary and loving care to species of all kinds;

to educate visitors of all ages in a fun and interactive way,

and to promote sustainable conservation on a global scale.

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Farm...Ranch... or Zoo?

New Website Look!

Want to Know How Idle-Hour Ranch Began?

Want to Know How Idle-Hour Ranch Began?