Springtime = Baby Animals!

Scottie Jones — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:59:46 +0000

When it comes to farming, winter tends to be a welcome respite — depending on where you live of course — where planning for the next season by cozy fires is the standard. After so much time indoors though, many farmers look forward to “springing into action” when the cold begins to subside and they begin planting their seedlings in greenhouses and, of course, readying themselves for the onslaught of baby animals that are about to arrive!

In the natural world, many animals have their offspring in springtime — bears, foxes, birds, deer and the like — when food becomes more plentiful with all of the new growth beginning to develop and bloom in their environment. Although there are exceptions, farmers tend to plan for breeders and their offspring to take advantage of the new growth in pastures and the warm sunshine that welcomes them. Thus, springtime is the best time to visit farms and ranches if you are looking to meet some sweet faces discovering their new world.

Here are a few of our members who welcome new little ones to their flocks and herds every year. Book a springtime stay and get up close and personal with some adorable baby animals!

Links to every farm listed on photos at the bottom!

Blooming Joy Farm Goat House Farm ABC Acres Bama Bison Dogwood Hills Guest Farm The Blue Horn Farm Hull-O Farms Melody Acres Best Clucking Place Farms

Owl Moon Farm Agarita Creek Ranch Rockn Rowdy Ranch Felicity Farms Vermont Grand View Farm Oats and Ivy Farm Blisswood B&B Ranch Apple Acres Farm

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Kids Love Baby Animals

Scottie Jones — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Spring means baby animals for many farms. There may be lambs (baby sheep) or kids (baby goats) or calves (baby cows) or chicks (baby chickens). Test your baby nameology. What kind of animal is a cria, a gosling, or a foal? (ANSWER: baby alpaca, baby goose, baby horse)

Barns become nurseries and pastures become playgrounds. You can sometimes watch these baby animals being born and, if they need it, help with bottle feeding. It’s here you come closest to new life and here where kids are often fascinated to see something younger and smaller than themselves.

Holding a baby lamb or chick can be magical, if the farmer lets you. Just be careful. Kids love baby animals and want to take them home, so it’s sometimes hard to explain to a weeping child that the lamb will eventually grow into a sheep, too big for the backyard and with nowhere to run and play in the city!

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