Hey everyone, my wife and I are looking to find some farms/animal sanctuaries that are children/toddler friendly to take our daughter. We’re down near the NY state line area but is willing to travel to take our daughter to see some farm animals/animals that she can pet and get up close and personal with. Thanks everyone!

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roadpupp t1_j981idw wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:32 PM

Goshen Action Wildlife when it warms up.

UnicornSheets t1_j9b6ab5 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Stamford nature center?

reeniegal t1_j97wr2c wrote on February 19, 2023 at 10:56 PM

Davis Farmland is amazing. We brought a three year old and he loved it. Even brushed a calf :) They open April 13th for the season.

https://davisfarmland.com/

AdHistorical7107 t1_j982us2 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:42 PM

Verdant view farms in PA. It's a ride but is outstanding. We literally spent a whole day playing with the goats, chickens, cows, and rabbits.

Also Silverman farms has a petting zoo if you don't feel like trekking the 4 hours out to PA.

Dunkinjay1 t1_j98qyk3 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:54 AM

Ray Of Light Farm in East Haddam. They are open now

mrjharder11 t1_j9a4ech wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Riley Farm Rescue https://therileyfarmrescue.org/

Rescued pets and farm animals. They will take you around to different pens and you can pet most of the animals. You can feed some of them as well. Really nice and compassionate crew.

My wife hooked up an air bnb here. They have a yurt near the entrance with air mattresses. A little musty but comfortable and it stayed 100% dry in an overnight downpour.

sucksatgolf t1_j9a7unl wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:06 PM

Roaring acres alpaca farm in Suffield is neat.

Flamig farm in Simsbury is also a good petting zoo. We went around Halloween and they have a lot of fun stuff for kids to do plus a pretty long hay ride.

Saint_Chrispy1 t1_j9esyuo wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:04 PM

Brooksvale park in Hamden is nice

obadiaowl t1_j9fcy0g wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:57 PM

aussakita acres, the stamford museum, the beardsly zoo has a new barnyard thats not bad.flemming farms is cool. my daughter up in Rhode Island is xen’s critters and hopes to give tours soon.

Neek_At_Nite t1_j9800wg wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:20 PM

There is a waterfowl sanctuary in litchfield

BobLI t1_j98sk3q wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:07 AM

The Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy:

https://www.ripleyconservancy.org

They open to the general public on Friday May 5th.

Winter tours are available for $50, plus $10 per person.