Meet the Mob: The Animals You Can Sponsor at Hidden Camp

Camping at Hidden Camp is temporarily closed, but the animals are still here, still hungry and still full of personality. Here's the mob you can sponsor from $3 a month.

Goatzilla

Don't let the name fool you: Goatzilla is a gentle girl of about two. She has a long silver coat, a beard to be proud of, and a habit of rubbing her eyes on your knees for a scratch. She'll eat anything, and she's often caught trying to pinch the dog food. She came to us with five other goats from a loving family who couldn't keep them any more.

Cookie

Cookie is almost two, the friendliest goat in the paddock, and will happily stand there all day for a pat. She's small, fluffy and white with grey patches, and wears a blue collar like a VIP. Her favourite food is anything she's not allowed to have, from the dog's dinner to your lunch.

Party Marty

Marty has had an identity crisis for about two and a half years. Some days he's sure he's a dog, other days he's sure he's a human, and on no day has he ever thought he was a goat. He follows you everywhere, would happily sleep next to you if you let him, and tries to eat dinner like a person, preferably off your plate. Need a lift? Marty's already in the ute. He can play a bit rough when he's excited, because that's what happens when you're the life of every party. Callan won't admit he has a favourite goat, but it's Marty.

Babe

Babe was the runt of the litter, and she's still tiny next to her sisters. What she lacks in size she makes up for in charm: she's our most people-loving pig, a sucker for a back scratch, and the kids' favourite by a mile. She'll eat anything, as long as her big sister lets her get a look-in. Look for the grey heart-shaped patch beside one ear.

Coco

Coco is the black sheep of the family, or rather the black pig. She has a glossy black coat with a faint silver band across her shoulders, and she came to Hidden Camp with her sisters from another local campground.

Sir Hiss-a-Lot

Sir Hiss-a-Lot doesn't quack. Muscovies hiss, and he's got plenty to say. Dressed in glossy black-green feathers with a white bib and a bright red face mask, he looks like he's off to a very fancy party. He spends most days sitting in the straw like he owns the place, which, to be fair, he reckons he does.

Dash

Indian runners don't waddle, they run, standing tall like a bowling pin on legs. Dash is the sharpest dresser of the runners, with a dark green head, a white collar and a chocolate-brown coat. He's first to the food bucket every single time.

Dot and Ditto

Dot and Ditto are the fawn-and-white twins of the duck yard, and nobody, including us, can reliably tell them apart. Where one goes, the other follows half a second later. One keeps watch while the other naps, then they swap.

The Neighbourhood Watch

Meet Hidden Camp's security team: Sergeant Squawk, Siren and Doorbell, three polka-dotted guinea fowl who are the noisiest feathered friends on the farm. A car up the driveway? They'll tell you. A kangaroo in the paddock? They'll tell you. A leaf falls? They'll tell you. They're only six months old, so the volume is still going up.

The Goose Family

Our geese have just become parents, and they're taking it very seriously. Mum keeps a close eye on the fluffy goslings as they waddle about the paddock, and anyone who gets too close hears about it. Sponsor a goose and you'll get to watch the little ones grow up in your photo updates.

Kenny

Kenny is a friendly, rideable bay with a white blaze and a soft spot for a scratch. He's a gentleman with people, but put a bucket of feed out and he suddenly forgets his manners and starts bossing the other animals around. Sponsoring Kenny keeps that feed bucket full (and keeps the peace).

Marvin

Marvin is our grand old man and the biggest bully on the farm when food is around; sharing is not his strong suit. He's still rideable, and he came to us from a lady in Brisbane who loved him but no longer had the time to ride him or the means to keep him. He's Leah's favourite, and he knows it.

Pick your favourite

Sponsorships start at $3 a month and come with a certificate, photo updates and, at Gold level, a feed-them visit when we reopen. They make a great gift too. Sponsor an animal here.