"Come Spend Your Idle-Hour With Us"Home of "Sam" the giraffe  

4845 W.Fenner Rd
Troy, OH 45373

ph: 937-339-9731
fax: 937-339-9731
alt: 937-581-4628

Video Gallery

So here it is- most people's favorite web  page- the Videos!   Let's start off with our big gun- the Idle-Hour Ranch tour......

  • Idle-Hour Ranch Video Tour

    This video was made two years ago- there have been lots of changes since then-- see how many you can identify when you come visit.

  • The Elephants from Elephant Encounter vacationing at the Ranch - July 2009

    Cora and Shannon shown above spent two weeks of their "Idle-Hours" with us- see this video presentation of these wonderful animals.

  • Idle-Hour Ranch Featured Slideshow

    Here is ten years worth of Idle-hour Ranches most precious animals and events.  Enjoy the slideshow

  • Sam's Birthday Party and Summer Festival- August 2008

    We had a real Tee Pee out front that weekend- see what Festival is all about- They get better every year.  Look for Summer Festival 2009 on the first weekend of August.

  • Children up Close and Personal interacting with the Roos

    Special thanks to our youngest volunteers, Matilda and Elly

  • Idle-Hour Ranch welcomes Broadway Elementary second graders-

    So what can I expect if I bring my group of children to the ranch?  Watch this video and see the excitement!

  • Archimedes eating Lunch at Idle-Hour Ranch

    What a joy!  Watch this guy eat and sun himself at the same time.

  • Idle-Hour Ranch's Fall Festival - 2008.

    Don't ever miss a Festival- all the special toys, games, good eating, fun times are a plenty at a Festival

  • Baby Roo Taking a Break at the Petting Zoo

    This is what we mean by bottle feeding and providing special attention to all our baby animals.  It doesn't get any better than this.

  • Baby Bunny Progression - from Birth to 13 days

    Believe it or not, this is our most watched video, with over 3000 hits last year!  Spread the word- come to Idle-Hour Ranch!

  • Parkview Nazarene Church Easter Petting Zoo

    Here is an example of a small simple petting zoo we can do at your event-- This was Parkview Nazarene Church's Easter Petting Zoo- What a beautiful day!

  • Palm Sunday Donkey Walk - Troy, Ohio

    We can make your event special- with special animals for your Ministry- Here is an example of a Palm Sunday Donkey Walk.

  • Belinda's New Horse - Only three hours old!

    Ever see a horse right after it is born?  Well I got to- what a surprise on Easter Sunday morning, 2009.  This new baby  horse is our friend Belinda's that its mother  was staying with us.  Belinda is the pony ride lady!

  • New Guinea Singing Dogs - Harmonizing

    We hear this every night, just before sunset......

Still have questions? Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.

4845 W.Fenner Rd
Troy, OH 45373

ph: 937-339-9731
fax: 937-339-9731
alt: 937-581-4628