Adventure Ahead LLC

11/04/2026

11/03/2026

🎃🍂 DON'T TOSS THOSE PUMPKINS — FEED OUR FLOCK INSTEAD! 🦆🐓🪿

Halloween is over, But wait! Those pumpkins could have a second life right here at Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue! 💚🌻

Our rescued chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and other feathered residents would LOVE to help you recycle your fall decorations!

🎃 WHY DONATE YOUR PUMPKINS?

🧡 Nutritious Treats: Pumpkins provide vitamins, fiber, and other beneficial nutrients.

🐓 Natural Enrichment: Our birds love pecking, exploring, and investigating new treats!

🦆 Less Waste: Instead of throwing away perfectly good pumpkins, put them to good use!

🌻 Help a Rescue: Every pumpkin donated provides a little extra enrichment for the animals in our care.

🍁 WHAT WE CAN ACCEPT:

✅ Whole, uncarved pumpkins
✅ Fresh, undecorated pumpkins
✅ Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes!

🚫 Please NO painted, glittered, bleached, moldy, rotten, or chemically treated pumpkins. No pumpkins containing candle wax or other decorations.

📍 EASY DONATION DROP-OFF!

We've made donating simple!

🎃 Look for our donation bin at the FRONT of the property, near our COMING SOON Country Store!

Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue
📍 18837 State Route 9
Pekin, IL 61554

Simply place your pumpkins in the donation bin. There's no need to enter the animal areas or disturb our feathered residents.

💚 A LITTLE PUMPKIN CAN BRING A LOT OF HAPPINESS!

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit sanctuary, we work year-round to provide lifelong care for rescued domestic farm fowl. With winter approaching, every donation helps us stretch our resources while keeping our birds happy, healthy, and entertained.

🎃 Your pumpkins may be finished decorating your porch, but their next adventure could be feeding our flock! 🦆❤️

Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue
🌻 Rescue • Educate • Inspire

11/02/2026

🦆🌻 TWO MORE BEAUTIFUL FACES JOIN THE FLOCK! 🌻🦆

Please help us welcome Oakley & Chicken to Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue! 💚

Oakley is our handsome boy with the dark head, and Chicken is his beautiful feathered companion. And yes, her name really is Chicken! 😂❤️

These two are Dark Campbell ducks, a beautiful variety of the Campbell breed that you don't see nearly as often as the familiar Khaki Campbell.

🦆 A Little About Dark Campbell Ducks!

🤎 Beautiful coloring: Dark Campbells are known for their rich brown plumage, often featuring gorgeous feather patterns and darker heads.

🌾 Natural foragers: Like other Campbell ducks, they're active, curious birds that enjoy exploring, searching for insects, and investigating their surroundings.

🥚 Excellent egg-laying heritage: Campbell ducks were developed primarily for egg production. Hens can be very productive layers, although individual production varies with age, health, and season.

🦆 A lighter-built breed: Unlike the large, heavy Jumbo Pekins we recently welcomed, Campbells have slimmer, more athletic bodies.

💚 More than just egg producers: Although Campbells were originally developed for their laying abilities, they're intelligent, social animals with individual personalities, preferences, and relationships.

And that's something we love showing people here at the rescue. Every breed has its own history, but every bird has its own story.

Oakley and Chicken are already adding a little more personality to our growing flock, and we're excited to get to know them better!

🌻 Welcome home, Oakley & Chicken! We're happy you're here.

❤️ Give these two a little love in the comments!

Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue
Rescue • Educate • Inspire

11/02/2026

🦆💛 WELCOME DUMB & DUMBER! 💛🦆

We've got two new faces at Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue, and their names are just too good not to share! 😂

Meet Dumb & Dumber, our newest Jumbo Pekin ducks!

But did you know there's something special about Jumbo Pekins?

🦆 Jumbo Pekins are primarily bred as meat birds. Unlike smaller duck breeds, these big, beautiful birds have been selectively bred to grow quickly and develop large, heavy bodies.

Unfortunately, that extra weight can come with challenges. Jumbo Pekins can be more prone to leg and joint problems, mobility difficulties, and other health issues as they age.

💚 And here's what we want everyone to understand:

Just because an animal was bred for meat doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a chance to live a long, comfortable, and happy life.

Jumbo Pekins still love splashing in the water, exploring their surroundings, making friends, and doing all the wonderful things ducks do!

At Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue, we believe every bird deserves compassion, proper care, and the opportunity to simply be a bird.

Dumb & Dumber won't have to worry about what they were originally bred for. Here, they're family. ❤️

🌻 Help us give these two a big welcome!

Rescue • Educate • Inspire
Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue

10/28/2026

🪿💙 SURPRISE! SILLY HAS NEWS! 💙🪿

Well, the secret is out! 😂

Our sweet Silly isn't a girl after all!

👑 Silly is officially a GANDER!

Same silly personality, same handsome face… we just know a little more about him now! ❤️

Help us celebrate our handsome boy! 🌻

10/27/2026

🦆🌻 THE ONE WHERE CHANDLER & JOEY JOIN THE FLOCK! 🌻🦆

Could we BE any more excited?! 😂

Please help us welcome Chandler & Joey, two handsome new gentlemen who have officially joined the Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue family! ❤️

These two Mallard-colored boys are already making themselves at home, exploring their new surroundings, and getting acquainted with their feathered neighbors.

And yes, we couldn't resist the names! If you grew up watching Friends, you know Chandler and Joey are quite the duo. We're hoping these two bring just as much personality, friendship, and entertainment to the farm!

🦆 Two new faces.
🌻 One forever home.
❤️ A whole lot of adventures ahead!

Here at Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue, every bird deserves safety, understanding, and a place to call home. Chandler and Joey are now part of our sanctuary family, where they'll be cared for and loved for the rest of their lives.

💚 Help us give these handsome boys a warm welcome!

And tell us in the comments: Were you Team Chandler or Team Joey? 😂

🌻 Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue
Rescue • Educate • Inspire

10/25/2026

09/27/2026

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our yard sale, donated items, shopped, shared our posts, or simply stopped by to support us. 💛

Every dollar raised helps Adventure Ahead Farm Fowl Rescue provide food, hay, bedding, shelter, and daily care for the birds who call our sanctuary home.

We are so grateful for the people in our community who continue to show up for these animals. Whether you bought a little $2 packet of our homegrown sunflower seeds or filled your vehicle with yard-sale treasures, you helped our rescue. 🌻🐥🦆🐓

Thank you for believing in what we do and helping us continue to Rescue • Educate • Inspire.

From all of us — feathered and human — thank you. ❤️

09/26/2026

Head on over before 4pm. Donation sale in the final hours. Take what you want and give a donation. 18837 St Rt 9 Pekin IL

09/15/2026