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Minnie Winnie Petting Zoo
Valerie's helper, David, noticed I was writing information down on my little yellow notebook and was helpful in telling me about the animals. This is no normal petting zoo with the rabbits and goats you normally see - each of these animals was unusual - so unusual, that I asked Valerie how she got started with her farm. She informed me that first, they had started with Miniature horses and donkeys and had gone to homes for the elderly. After doing this for a while, they branched out into the festival circuit. While doing the festivals, people let them know they wanted to see more animals. Valerie and Rob get the animals in various ways - some are given to them, others they
buy from auctions and or There was a small, cute reddish-colored bull - quite friendly and the size you don't have to be afraid of when you walk up to him. (While I was talking, the bull licked my leg. I thought cows had smooth tongues they don't, they have rough tongues like a cat, only much larger.) The cow is on loan to the Minnie Winnie Farm and belongs to Serendipity Farms. Chris and Slauka Perrone own him. The cow is a Registered Irish Dexter and will grow to be 38-44" tall.
We learned that llamas love water, at least hers do. She found the llamas' water kept getting really dirty and didn’t know why at first. It was when she watched him put his feet in and out of the water one day that she knew the answer. These were the most fascinating animals I had ever seen - each one interesting and amazing. Valerie and Rob have their farm right in Wolcott where they have tours. If you would
like to see the Valerie said that in December the farm is expecting a new addition - a baby donkey will be born. It would be a great daytrip for the family, or, look for them at the different festivals and events around this summer. Copyright © 1998 |
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Recently, our travels took us to Pine Hill Orchards on Rt. 14,
north of Lyons. There, we found the Minnie Winnie Farm's petting zoo, which is run by
Valerie and Rob Reynolds.
breeders. Valerie and David were
interesting to talk to, and we looked at animals we'd never seen before. (By the time you
reach my age you think you've seen just about every animal there is to see.) An Emu walked
around a pen that had a small pig, pigmy goats and a Tennessee Fainting goat. (Yes, I said
a Fainting Goat. Apparently when the goat gets scared of nervous it stiffens up and
appears to have fainted. Valerie said that one time some children had visited her farm and
the goat got nervous. The children thought it had died.)
The Shetland Pony has a watch eye and is blue some ponies have two
watch eyes others only have one. There were black Polish Chickens, with the large, full
feathers that look like a hat on their heads. Japanese Silkies, whose feathers really do
feel like silk. Seabright chickens that have cinnamon-colored feathers outlined in black,
and a Russian Romanoff sheep, a llama and a Rex Rabbit.
animals running around without the pens, the farm is on
4985 Wolcott Springlake Rd. in Wolcott and visitors are welcome. They also have a website