When we first came we asked what the rules were as it was unclear and I wanted to be respectful. We were welcomed and told we could walk around, we just asked to stay out of pastures with closed gates. I appreciated being able to show my children a real farm, coming from one myself, rather then a static petting zoo, there are plenty of those out there. We didn't venture into any fields and my kids don't make a habit of climbing fences. It was surprising to see to see the electric fences this time and I wondered why. Carnage from coyotes is a fact of running a farm, one of the reasons we had dogs and secured our animals at night, but I can bring my kids to show them carnage if you like. If we were told to stay away, just buy eggs and go that's what we would have done.
Unfortunately for people seeking a petting zoo experience, Turner Farm doesnt fit the bill. Guests are not permitted to pet the animals in the field nor walk into the field. In general, people shouldnt let their children climb on fences as the old fences may break or there could be an electrified wire out of the parents site. Being an actual working farm, we ask that guests respect the measures we take to ensure the protection of our livestock and horses. A very intense lesson wpuld be for you to visit the farm and have to explain to your children the carnage seen in or near the sheep paddock was due to poor fencing and a coyote attack.
The animals are grazed in a rotational and intensive fashion. Portable electric fencing keeps them in a concentrated area and protected from predators. They are moved daily.
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