Freedom Hill Sanctuary

Freedom Hill Sanctuary Freedom Hill Sanctuary is SA’s flagship farm animal sanctuary. We rescue, rehabilitate, and protect those in need—offering love, safety, and expert care.

We specialise in knowing what to do, and where kindness begins, healing and hope follow. Freedom Hill Sanctuary offers weekend farm stays so please check availability.

🚨🐔 AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM KYM — WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR CHICKENS AND DUCKS NOW 🐔🚨Hi everyone, Kym here, Founder of Freedo...
05/09/2026

🚨🐔 AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM KYM — WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR CHICKENS AND DUCKS NOW 🐔🚨

Hi everyone, Kym here, Founder of Freedom Hill Sanctuary.

I’m reaching out today because we have an urgent situation at the Sanctuary, and I desperately need your help.

We need to raise $13,000 to protect our chickens from the threat of bird flu.

I'm hoping at least 12 of you will kickstart our emergency fundraiser by clicking here now: https://freedom-hill-sanctuary.mygiveeasy.com/urgent-help-to-keep-bird-flu-out/donatenow

This is an expense we never expected to be facing, but with the increasing threat of avian influenza, we simply cannot afford to wait and hope it doesn’t reach us.

Our chicken and duck enclosure has always been fully secured with wire walls and a wire roof to protect our beautiful chickens from foxes and other predators.

But that is no longer enough.

To properly protect them, we urgently need to upgrade the entire enclosure with fine-gauge wire small enough to stop wild birds from entering.

We also need to install a completely solid and secure roof to help prevent wild birds flying overhead and potentially contaminating the chickens’ home through their droppings.

The cost is approximately $13,000.

💔 For a small sanctuary like ours, $13,000 is enormous.

Every single day we are already finding the money for hay, feed, veterinary treatment, medications and the ongoing care of hundreds of rescued animals.

There simply isn’t an extra $13,000 sitting in our bank account for an emergency like this.

But we have to find it.

These chickens and ducks have already been given their second chance at Freedom Hill. They deserve to scratch in the dirt, dust bathe, lie in the sunshine and live their lives without us wondering whether a deadly disease could enter the place that is supposed to keep them safe.

We need to get this work done as quickly as possible.

🙏 Our urgent goal is $13,000.

If you can donate $5, $10, $20, $50 or whatever you can manage, please help us today.

And if you genuinely can’t donate, PLEASE SHARE THIS POST. We need as many people as possible to see it.

I hate having to come to you with another large unexpected bill, but doing nothing and leaving our chickens vulnerable simply isn't an option for me.

🐔 Please help us raise the $13,000 we need to keep bird flu OUT and our beautiful chickens SAFE.

Thank you for always standing beside our animals when they need you most. 💛

Please donate now: https://freedom-hill-sanctuary.mygiveeasy.com/urgent-help-to-keep-bird-flu-out/donatenow

Much love, ### Kym
Founder,
Freedom Hill Sanctuary

Our 2027 Freedom Hill Sanctuary Calendar is now available to pre-order! 🐑🐷🐮💚Another year of sanctuary faces, stories and...
04/09/2026

Our 2027 Freedom Hill Sanctuary Calendar is now available to pre-order! 🐑🐷🐮💚

Another year of sanctuary faces, stories and the beautiful souls who call Freedom Hill Sanctuary home.

Our 2027 calendar is filled with some very special residents, and every calendar purchased helps us continue providing food, shelter, veterinary care and lifelong safety for the animals in our care.

By pre-ordering yours now, you’re not only securing a copy — you’re helping support the sanctuary and the animals who depend on us every single day.

💚 2027 Calendar Pre-Orders Are Now Open

Available through https://freedomhill.com.au/product/2027-calendar-freedom-hill-sanctuary/

Thank you for continuing to stand beside the animals and support the work of Freedom Hill Sanctuary.

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

Throwback Thursday 💛Two years ago, a tiny orphan named Rae Rae came into our lives and quietly stole a piece of our hear...
03/09/2026

Throwback Thursday 💛

Two years ago, a tiny orphan named Rae Rae came into our lives and quietly stole a piece of our hearts.

She arrived cold, unwell and without her mum — just a little baby who should have been curled up beside someone who loved her.

Instead, she found her way to Freedom Hill Sanctuary.

We wrapped her in warmth, filled her little belly, whispered her name over and over, and watched as this fragile little soul slowly began to feel safe.

And somehow, while we were busy caring for her, Rae Rae was changing us too. 💛

The little girl in this video is now a big, beautiful sweetheart with the gentlest nature. She still knows her name. She still turns when we call “Rae Rae.” And when you look at the photo of her today, you can still see that same precious face staring back at us.

The tiny baby we once worried over is now standing strong, loved beyond measure and exactly where she belongs.

Sometimes you look back and realise just how far they have come.

And sometimes your heart still sees the baby they once were. 🥹💛

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

Wise Wednesday 🐷🤎Never be afraid to get a little muddy… sometimes that’s where the best days are found.Although Willow m...
02/09/2026

Wise Wednesday 🐷🤎

Never be afraid to get a little muddy… sometimes that’s where the best days are found.

Although Willow may have taken that advice a little too seriously. 😂

Who is this new brown pig?

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

💛 TOTAL CARE TUESDAY — SCOUT 💛Little Scout has already needed two veterinary visits since arriving at Freedom Hill Sanct...
01/09/2026

💛 TOTAL CARE TUESDAY — SCOUT 💛

Little Scout has already needed two veterinary visits since arriving at Freedom Hill Sanctuary — including an emergency, out-of-hours late-night visit and another visit today.

When Scout was found, her tiny body was covered in yellow fluid called meconium — a lamb’s first bowel movement.

We now know from our vets that this can sometimes tell an important story about what happened during birth.

During a difficult birth, severe physical stress and a lack of oxygen can cause a lamb to pass meconium before being born. In Scout’s case, our vets believe she may have become stuck in the birth canal, with her head or nose still inside while pressure around her neck or jaw restricted her breathing.

Sadly, it appears this may have caused damage to Scout’s upper respiratory tract.

Right now, we don’t know whether that damage will be temporary or permanent.

What we do know is that Scout will need ongoing care, monitoring and veterinary support as we learn more.

And this is exactly why Total Care Tuesday matters.

Rescue is often only the beginning.

Behind the photographs of warm beds, bottles and tiny lambs are veterinary visits, emergency call-outs, medications, tests, specialised feeds and sometimes weeks, months or even years of ongoing care.

We would love to build a community of 200 Total Care members, each giving just $10 a month.

🌱 200 people × $10
= $2,000 every month towards the ongoing care of the animals who need us.

You don’t have to carry the whole cost of saving an animal.

You can simply be one of the 200. 💛

If you can spare $10 a month, we’d love you to join our Total Care family and help make sure that when an animal like Scout needs us — at midnight, on a weekend, or for months to come — we can say yes.

Because for Scout, and so many others, rescue is just the first step.

https://freedomhill.com.au/ways-to-help/total-care-tuesday/
Write in the comment For Scout💕

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

30/08/2026

Monday mood, brought to you by the sheep. 🐑☀️

Yesterday a fresh bale of hay went down and the reactions were very… individual.

Some wasted no time getting stuck in.
Some looked over from their sunny spot and apparently decided, “No thanks, I’m comfortable here.” 😂
And one curious girl simply had to poke her head around to inspect what was happening with the camera.

Sheep are such inquisitive little souls. They notice everything, investigate anything different, and somehow always manage to be right there when something interesting is going on.

This morning, we’re taking a little inspiration from the flock — no rushing, enjoy the sunshine, and keep an eye on what everyone else is doing. 💛

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

Sometimes, the most beautiful thing we can share is a little peace. 💛Here at Freedom Hill Sanctuary, today is simple.Ani...
29/08/2026

Sometimes, the most beautiful thing we can share is a little peace. 💛

Here at Freedom Hill Sanctuary, today is simple.

Animals resting safely.
Bellies full.
Sunshine across the paddocks.
Quiet moments shared between friends.

There is so much beyond our gates that we cannot change, and so much sadness that can be difficult to comprehend.

But here, in this small corner of the world, we can keep choosing kindness.

We can make sure frightened animals know safety.
That the hungry are fed.
That the lonely find companionship.
And that lives once overlooked are surrounded by love.

It may seem like a small thing in such a big world, but kindness has never been small.

So today, we’re simply sharing a little piece of sanctuary life with you — a reminder that goodness, gentleness and compassion are still here. 🤍🌿

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

💛 Tiny Scout — Still Fighting 💛Two nights ago, I rushed Scout to the vet almost lifeless in my arms.There are moments in...
29/08/2026

💛 Tiny Scout — Still Fighting 💛

Two nights ago, I rushed Scout to the vet almost lifeless in my arms.

There are moments in rescue that stay with you — the fear, the silence, the desperate hope that a tiny body will somehow find the strength to keep going.

Since then, it has been around-the-clock care for our little Scout.

She is on antibiotics, she has had a full range of vitamins to support her fragile little body, and today we can finally share some hopeful news.

Scout is alert.

And every two hours, like clockwork, we hear the tiniest little cry telling us her bottle is due. 🍼

I cannot begin to explain how beautiful that sound is.

After holding her when she was so terribly unwell, hearing her now demand her milk brings tears to my eyes. I wouldn’t care if she wanted a bottle every half an hour — I would gladly get up every single time just to hear that little voice calling out.

That tiny cry means she is still here.

It means she is hungry.

It means she is fighting.

We know Scout still has a journey ahead of her, and we are taking nothing for granted. For now, we are simply grateful for every bottle finished, every bright little look, every tiny baa and every precious hour we have with her.

The love that has surrounded Scout over the past few days has been overwhelming.

Thank you to every single person who has sent a message, shared a kind word, kept her in your thoughts and wished this tiny girl well.

She may be very small, but Scout has an enormous amount of love wrapped around her.

And tonight, that little voice asking for another bottle is the sweetest sound in the world. 💛

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

In a split second, everything can change… 💔Last night, Scout was due for her two-hourly bottle.Usually there are tiny ba...
27/08/2026

In a split second, everything can change… 💔

Last night, Scout was due for her two-hourly bottle.

Usually there are tiny baa’s to remind us that she is ready, but this time there wasn’t a sound.

I peeped into her cot and my heart sank.

Scout was lying flat, lifeless and dribbling profusely. I knew immediately something wasn’t right.

The vets were notified that we were on our way.

With Scout in such a critical state, there was no question where she needed to be — she was cradled safely in Richard’s arms for the entire journey in the Lambulance.

Every moment of the trip was spent watching her closely, checking and rechecking the tiny rise and fall of her chest, just to make sure she was still breathing.
By the time we arrived, Scout’s breathing had become very rapid.

Thankfully her lungs were clear, but something wasn’t quite right in her upper respiratory area. The vet believes there may be swelling around her throat, possibly from being held tightly around the neck during her delivery into this world.

Her blood tests also showed her glucose had dropped, so she was given a glucose boost, two antibiotics and pain relief.

And then we brought our little girl home. 🤍

Scout is drinking her bottles again. She is standing. She is back in her cot where she belongs, but she is now under 24-hour monitoring and never far from our eyes.

Seeing a newborn who was only days ago beginning to blossom suddenly lying so still is incredibly frightening. With babies this tiny, things can change in what feels like a heartbeat.

But Scout has already shown us how determined she is to be here.

Our tiny storm baby is a little fighter. 🌱

Please keep Scout in your thoughts and send every bit of love her way as we quietly hope that she continues moving in the right direction.

One bottle. One breath. One little step at a time. 🤍

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

Some little lives arrive with the odds already stacked against them. Scout was one of the lucky ones. 💛Born late Monday ...
27/08/2026

Some little lives arrive with the odds already stacked against them. Scout was one of the lucky ones. 💛

Born late Monday afternoon as storms swept through, she was found soaked, shivering and dangerously cold. But she was seen. She was given warmth, colostrum, care — and the chance to live.

Today the sun finally came out, and Scout enjoyed a short little adventure outside. Standing at the back of the Freedom Hill Sanctuary Lambulance, it felt like the perfect place for a photo.

The Lambulance is so much more than a vehicle to us. It carries frightened, injured and vulnerable animals away from uncertainty and towards safety. It has collected newborns, transported emergencies, made countless vet trips and, most importantly, brought precious little lives home.

For Scout, it was the vehicle that carried her towards the beginning of her new life. 🚑🐑💛

And what a difference a few days can make.

Scout is blossoming. Regular warm feeds are followed by tiny baa’s when she thinks we might be running late, and like every growing newborn, much of her day is spent peacefully sleeping.

Looking at her standing there in the sunshine today, it is hard to forget just how differently her story could have ended.

Scout was lucky.

So many others are never seen in time.

Freedom Hill Sanctuary ~ Where Life Begins.

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