Baby Goat Snuggles

Spend an hour in the barn with the homesteaders snuggling with the baby goats! Watching the baby goats bounce around the barn and play is sure to make your heart swell. There's nothing like the nibbly kisses from a new goatie friend and we know you won't want to miss out on this opportunity to immerse yourself in homestead life. You will have an opportunity to enjoy one-on-one time with all the babies and have any of your goat or homesteading questions answered. One of the most important things we do for our goat kids is to ensure that they are well socialized and you can help us with training them just by hanging out and giving them a snuggle! Spending lots of time with the baby goats helps them to learn to trust and genuinely enjoy their interactions with humans, which allows them to grow into confident goats in the show ring and well-mannered does on the milk stand. A well socialized goat makes for a friendly companion and we want all of our animals to feel like part of the family -because they are!

This event will take place in the barn, so please dress in layers according to the weather. You will be indoors, but the barn is not heated and this event may not be suitable for those who are sensetive to the cold. We encourage you to bring a towel or jacket to sit on, so you can get right down onto the nursery floor with the baby goats and enjoy some play time! If you have boots we would recommend you wear them, this is a working farm so there will be animal manure (gross, we know, but that's farm life) and possibly mud depending on the weather. Keep your nice clothes at home and opt to wear something comfortable and warm that you won't mind getting a little dirty if one of the baby goats decides to use you as a spring board for hopping on! 

The size of each group will be limited to six partipants to each one hour slot. This helps us ensure each of you gets your special goatie time and also keeps the babies from getting overwhelmed by new visitors. Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. We also request that you have a discussion with your children prior to the event about having gentle hands when petting the animals and that chasing is not allowed. We will have a brief chat about how to interact with the babies when you arrive as well. We want you to have fun and we want them to be safe, so we will get everyone up to speed! 

The cost is $10/per participant and tickets must be bought online in advance of the event.