Wonderful experience! We have always wanted to see alpacas…read moreand we are truly thankful we had the opportunity to speak with the owners and learn about them and what it takes to run a farm. Please note: this is a farm and not an amusement park or petting zoo. If they let you pet them only pet their neck (not their body) to avoid getting kicked. I recommend bringing cash for a donation. They have a nice gift shop with yarn with the names of the alpaca the wool came from, as well as other alpaca products from Peru. This gem has been the highlight of our weekend and I have recommended a visit to everyone who has asked about our trip, including our super nice Uber driver at 2:30 in the morning.

We visited today and it was very nice experience! The owners are very nice and have great stories…read moreto share. We will be visiting again.

Customer service & professionalism is very poor. I called to book an event for my church and all…read morewas well with the booking until i mentioned it was in Pontiac. That is when i was told that they didn't service that area. However, I already checked on the areas that they service before i called, and macomb and Oakland county are both mentioned online/on their website. In addition, when i went to their Facebook page prior to calling the most recent event was a birthday party in Bloomfield which is VERY close to Pontiac. When i mentioned the website said Oakland and macomb county and their Facebook shows that they were in Bloomfield, the lady went silent on the phone. Ignoring me for at least 30 seconds. After saying "hello" repeatedly, i hung up to call back again, thinking maybe she loat reception (Doubted it, but wanted to give her the benefit of a doubt).I hung up and called back again twice and even left a voicemail the second time, only to be ignored and for my call to not be returned. Very disappointed at the dishonestly, and honestly the discrimination as well. Unacceptable.

From the owner: Downriver best hands on mobile petting zoo for all occasions! Bringing a variety of farm animals to…read moreyou! Birthday parties, school Events, Nursing Homes, Community Events and more!

I came here with my 1-year-old daughter for a birthday party a few weeks ago. This was my first…read moretime here - I believe generally there may be an admission fee, though I'm not entirely sure about that, but because we were there for a party, it was free. My friends had rented out their pavilion and were supposed to have it from 10a-12p, but they got overbooked so had to be out by 1130a. They had pizza delivered and there were plenty of tables for kids and adults to sit. We got to walk through the petting zoo, and carrots were provided to feed the animals, and also did a tractor ride. I was surprised there was only one barn with animals, although there are cows, pigs, and more on-property that you can also see. The animals were all cute and happy to gulp down the carrot sticks. I don't live in Ann Arbor anymore (I'm a UM grad) and it's a bit out of the way, so I don't anticipate coming here that much - it's a cute place for kids but I guess I was expecting it to be a bit larger or something.

My sister and I decided to take our kids to the petting farm earlier this week. My daughter turned…read morethree and it was her birthday. We find the place it's small and nice. We go in to the welcome center and our kids-all under 9-are excited to see the farm animals and feed them. We wait around for someone and finally the blonde kid shows up out of nowhere behind the counter and just stands there awkwardly looking at us. We say hi and discuss options for family entrance fee vs individual fees. As my sister and I argue about who will pay, we hear loud barking and out jumps a large black dog from behind the counter and is barking at all the little kids. I immediately step to the side of the counter and survey where all the kids are- the little ones are all screaming and crying. My sister stays calm and immediately goes to her 1 1/2 year old to comfort her and my 3 year old is next to her and her 4 year old is unable to get to her and they are all hysterical. I try to find a way to get to them but the dog is angrily barking between us. My older two immediately run out of the place. Blonde kid is standing there relaxed and smiling not saying a word to us or the dog. I look at him and say oh is he on a leash? He slowly responds no and says he's safe or something vague. I look at him confused and he really is enjoying it and having a hard time hiding it. My sister manages somehow to get over to the door with the kids clinging to her and I finally get to my kids to comfort them. Our kids normally love seeing dogs and have had many positive experiences with dogs, but that was aggressive barking in a tiny space, and the dog seemed otherwise well-trained so I'm sure he didn't sense danger when these tiny humans entered. Do all the kids get barked at here? By this time the kids are traumatized especially the birthday girl and my sister's 4 year old. They don't enjoy the rest of the farm at all and continue crying when they see the goats and sheep when they normally love visiting the farm and feeding the animals, who not to mention don't seem to be well-cared for either.

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The animals are all very friendly They do get a little…read moreaggressive at getting into food bag. I think they team up. One gets u to look right. While one sneaks under your left arm and pulls the bottom out of the bag Even kept my 5yr old grandson entertained. Fishing was not to good for us 4hrs and only some 3" long bluegill

We came here with a church group and really enjoyed our time. They had a variety of animals and the…read morekids enjoyed looking at all of them and petting some of them. There are a couple of climbing structures for the kids. We did a hay ride (it was windy so bundle up if you're going in the colder months) but everyone enjoyed it. We would love to come back and experience some of the other offerings.

Kids loved it even with heat wave during week of camp. Recommended and will attend againread more

Sharing my experience with Duke Petting Farm to save you from having to go through the same thing…read more I was having a big cowboy themed party for my boys joint birthday party. So I thought how fun would it be to have a cowboy horse & a petting farm. I Talked with Deb before even booking the party to make sure all the kids would be able to ride the pony. At first I asked for a horse because most of the kids would be around 10-11 years old. I was told a horse would be too hard for the little kids but she would send me a large pony that would be perfect for my age range. I told her no one would be over 120 pounds. She even asked me to put it in an email and I did. I am sharing that email in the photo section. I confirmed this with the owner several times before the party. Fast forward to party day when the problems all began. She sent 2 girls to work my one hour party. The one girl that ran the petting bunny area was EXTREMELY rude to all the little kids. Even rolling her eyes at them when they asked what kind of balloons she could make. She yelled at them multiple times when kids 3 years old were petting the baby bunnies. To a point of me and several parents going in the bunny pen to help. It was so embarrassing that people at my party were being treated this way. Several of the bunnies kept escaping. She yelled at the 3 year old birthday boy when he went to get a second handful of food from the food bucket they bring. She said "you already fed the animals." We tried to talk to her to help change her bad mood but it was the entire time and super disappointing as this was a kids party. The other thing I would like to warn you about is that TONS of the kids were turned away from riding the pony. The girl working said they were too tall. One of the girls was a tiny 10 year old weighing no more that 65 pounds. If height was a requirement I should have been told that before the party. Like I said I discussed this with her multiple times. So only a few little kids got to ride over and over. When you pay over $500 for someone to bring animals to your party you expect at least kind service. I contacted the owner before coming to social media. She said the girl working the party was only 14 years old. While she did say she would talk to her she made all kinds of excuses. I think it would be better to have an adult working something like this. She told me the bigger pony they had used at a different party that day and had problems with so they switched to this one. I understand things happen in life but those are not a customers problem. While I couldn't come to an agreement with the owner I thought I could at least warn all my friends or anyone thinking to book for a party! Stay far away. I wished I would have booked somewhere else. After having the party I had several people recommend Tyler's exotic animals. They said he is much more kid friendly. Just super disappointed that so few kids got to ride the pony & that the other worker that ran the balloons/petting area treated everyone so rotten. It was an awful experience and I have booked lots of big things for events. Never have I had to deal with this kind of unprofessionalism. Truly disappointed.

It's a bit out of the way for folks living in town but it's a farm after all!!!! Debbie and her…read moreteam of volunteers are absolutely amazing!!!!! I took my 10 year old out here for some riding for her birthday, the offer lessons for a fair price and they also do this thing called "Mini-Mondays" where younger kids get to do fun activities and dive into the agricultural world. They get up close and personal with the animals while learning valuable life lessons such as showing respect to all creatures, kindness, forgiveness and other things we all want instilled in our kids! My girls just wrapped up softball and we're so excited to sign up for volunteering at the farm!!

Visited in the fall just before Halloween. Loved the variety of types and sizes of pumpkins they…read morehad to offer! The large pumpkins were such a deal! Several activities onsite to enjoy few hours at the garden - so great for kids! And the apple cider slushy was yum!

Had a fun afternoon with extended family at their autumn pre-Halloween event. Grandsons enjoyed the…read morelarge selection of pumpkins and gourds, playing on the straw bales and slides, sitting on tractors, riding the Cow Train and taking the hay (straw) ride. Also had a corn/candy cannon that was fun to watch and attracted many school-aged kids, along with a corn maze. Lots of traditional autumn treats at their concession stand. Wide selection of autumn decor items including beautiful mums in planters and pots. Although I haven't been to many agritourism events like this for several years, I was impressed with the organization and scale of the Stevens' operation -- big enough to have something for everyone, but not so big that you felt overwhelmed by crowds. Also appreciated the welcoming atmosphere. Had a nice conversation with a member of the Stevens family who gave us some history of the event and took our family picture at the end of the hayride. It was worth an hour drive for us.

We visited Maybury Farms for their maple syrup tour and it was great. Took a wagon ride out to the…read morewoods and learned all about the farm and how they sustain it and then learned all about the sugar maples and how to tap the trees! We came back to the sugar bush house to hear about the process of syrup making. It definitely kept my 12 & 14 year old interested! The farm itself is also so fun to visit. And of course we bought honey on the way out since we got to see their bee grounds too! It was a really fun day out! The farmers are so passionate about what they do there. It's certainly educational but it's a really fun place to visit for events and just seeing some farm life, land, and animals

So, I've seen a few farms and petting zoos in my time working with children and a vast majority of…read morethem have been set up with the intention of letting children learn and interact with the environment, etc. and this one was no different with the exception of a lot of space with only so-many animals. There are a lot of comments on the staff being friendly and while they were, a lot of them were practically children themselves! Perhaps they were part of the camp they offer? Who knows! The sweetest young lady asked my kiddos if they'd like to pet a rabbit named Mayonnaise and of COURSE we absolutely had to! The wagon rides stopped at 12:30 so we just missed them, which was kind of a bummer since that was one of the perks the youngest kiddo was looking forward to despite the heat. Oh! We had been misinformed via LittleGuideDetroit that there was horseback riding and that in fact, seems to be down the street? In the end, we left with some peacock feathers, fresh goat milk soap and some flavored honey sticks.

I was looking for a place for a sloth experience and we hit the jackpot here!!! Took a day off…read moreduring the week, a few weeks after they opened for the season hoping to avoid excess children. That didn't quite work as there were bus loads dropping them off in the morning, but it still ended up being a great time. The sloth experience was wonderful and Kristy that showed us the ropes was awesome. She really made the experience so much more delightful and informative. I would definitely recommend this place to others if they are looking for a smaller zoo with all of the big offerings. Worth the drive to visit a new spot and support more of the local places

WOW! This place is SO AWESOME. I took my gf here for her birthday to do the sloth encounter and…read morewander the zoo, it was both our first time here and it was FANTASTIC. Since we were there on a Thursday and in winter we literally were the only guests in the zoo which was pretty special. First the zoo overall is smaller then places like the Detroit or Toledo zoo but they make up for that with all the awesome and more personal things you can do. When we arrived the lady at the desk was extremely friendly, and explained everything to us we needed to know about our booked sloth encounter. I also purchased a bucket of carrots to feed the animals throughout the zoo itself - it was CHEAP $7 and $5 refills but the amount of carrots were spilling out so we only needed 1. The employee explained you could feed Carrots to the animals that had a smiley face sign on their enclosure which was extremely helpful. The animals you can feed in the zoo itself are camels, deer, goats and alpaca which were SO adorable. Since it is winter they do not have all of their animals out like the giraffes and monkeys but honestly it still overall felt worth the money of admission despite this. Secondly- the Sloth encounter was literally one of the best experiences I've ever had with an animal encounter. Our "guide" I think his name was Alan...was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and fun. He knew A LOT about each sloth there, told us funny stories about them and knew a lot of extremely interesting sloth facts. On the booking for the encounter it stated that the experience lasts 30 minutes but because Alan was so awesome we were with the sloths for almost an hour. We were able to feed 3 different sloths (they gave you a cup with apples/cucumbers/strawberries/grapes). We were able to go inside one of the sloths enclosures and pet one that was sleeping as well (THEY'RE SO SOFT!) Overall our experience was wonderful. Despite what some reviews say, I personally could see all animals are very well cared for and they have very spacious enclosures. Some of the smaller enclosures also have holes so the animal can choose to come outside or go back inside which I really loved seeing that they have a choice. We will definitely be back and I highly recommend the zoo overall AND if you can swing it the sloth encounter.

We bought tickets online and unfortunately it rained the day we planned to go and the farm was…read moreclosed for that day but they refused to refund our tickets stating we could come another weekend. There was only one more weekend left before Halloween and we were busy. Had to change our whole Sunday around which sucked. The farm was out of pumpkins besides the little pie pumpkins so that was disappointing. Otherwise, my daughter had fun and that's what mattered overall. Loved the bubble barn and the slide.

We went on a drizzle day, sure no lines and not crowded but having to pay 25 per person just to get…read morein and walk around is a bit pricey. We went to the food, 10-15 bucks for just a medium "fancy" drink, 22 bucks for a frozen pizza, 18 bucks for a burger NOT including fries and a drink (extra 7 bucks) 9 bucks for a frozen pretzel re heated that was the size of my hand. 5 bucks for 2 donuts. 15+ bucks for a pumpkin...the corn mazes (one) are alright but closed bc of the rain. I'd say these people make a killing, but just for a family looking for something to do, avoid this place unless you want to over pay for quite literally everything.