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Lambs Farm

3.7 (85 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Andrea P.

Visiting Lambs Farm is pure nostalgia! The place hasn't changed in 30 years and that's why we love it! My kids had the most wonderful time today interacting with so many animals and I absolutely love supporting this mission as well! Yes, it is out dated but it is also extremely affordable, simple, easy, and the animals are well cared for and truly loved. The lady in the indoor area couldn't have been nicer and took out the bearded dragon for my kids to touch. Check out the Magnolia Cafe too for a nice meal or tasty treat.

I've come to visit the farmyard a couple times throughout the years and was interested in the renovation happening. I've seen the construction from the highway and what maybe looked like animals on the other side of the lake so I went to go look. The animals are in fact living behind Lambs Farm in some maintenance area? I just walked right on back there and looked at the animals. A couple of machines and lots of trucks everywhere. A few minutes in of walking around and I found glass on the ground! A bunch of cigarettes everywhere and some random metal pieces? This is insane for animals to live in this condition. Unbelievable. The animals are really living in shipping containers and tents. No other shelter. I follow Lambs on Facebook and had no idea this is all they were offered. I noticed a couple rips in the tents and wasn't able to see the shipping containers clearly but they look very rusty. The animals are sinking in mud! The baby horses are filthy and covered in dirt. A bit weird there were a bunch of apple pieces in some of the cages on the ground. This winter was one of the worsts and I hope all these babies did well during the cold. I also took a trip to the Pet Shop because I love looking at those puppies. One of the puppies constantly screaming. I hope they get attention from staff. I saw the tortoises and cats living there that used to live at the farm. I am wondering where all the other smaller animals live like the birds, guinea pigs, chinchillas and snakes hoping they're in better conditions.

Meia S.

It's a family must especially in the summer time! We go every year and our kids love it. It does seem to get a little bit more run down every year we go but our kids don't mind. Admission is only $5 per person and kids 2 and under are free. A bag of hay to feed the animals is $2. With admission you get to play mini golf and get to ride the carousel if it is working that day. They have a train too but never get to ride it since it never seems to be working. They have a park too where the kids love to play at. If you get hungry or thirsty then there's a cafe that you can get food from but we usually bring in our own food and eat at the picnic tables. I love that they hire people with disabilities! Go and support them!

Amy Reichel: Lambs Farm Nurse Trainer: She likes to abuse her power over the DSP's. She is a rude person and you should avoid her.

The restaurant food is bad. The service is bad. The developmentally disabled clients that work in the restaurant have poor hygiene. One client name is Ric and he frequently gets diarrhea, while working there in the restaurant. He smells like shit. Beth and Elaine the restaurant management staff don't bother to redirect Ric, while he also threws little tantrums in front of the customers. Ric will scream out I have diarrhea in front of the customers in the restaurant. The Farmyard is not kept up either. The train doesn't work and the merry go round frequently breaks down. The thrift store is way overpriced and so is the bakery. The DSP's are treated poorly by management and the nursing department doesn't care to examine the clients. The Nurse Trainer name is Amy and she is rude to staff members and will refuse to examine or interact with the clients. She will scream at the DSP's that work on the farm and abuse her power over them. She frequently suspends the DSP privileges from passing medications just to demonstrate power and control over other people.

Carousel $3 per child
Tati Z.

I love this place because they provide employment for many adults with developmental disabilities. The place is huge! It's probably about 90 acres big that includes a petting zoo (which you can buy a bag of food to feed the animals for like $2), a pet shop, a miniature golf course, several small amusement rides like carousel (it costs about $2), a restaurant, a thrift shop (my aunt found some great stuff in there), a country store and a bakery. Everything they have there is inexpensive, they have plenty of benches to sit down to rest or have a picnic. Also, they have playground by the thrift store as well as little trucks or slides for kids to play on. There's a small train that goes around the farm that cost about $2 each. Entrance is free for kids younger which is great! I enjoyed this farm while I was visiting Chicago.

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Jhordin A.

Such a fun place for all ages. We have visited so many times before and loved it each time. All the workers are kind and helpful too. Great thrift shop, yummy snack booth, sweet bakery, and animal adoption store. Have never been able to try out the restaurant but will be doing that my next visit! Tons of events always going on such as puppy or animal yoga. Such a great spot for families.

Hersh A.

A fun place for families to go see farm animals, pet and feed them. I like taking my son here. He enjoyed checking out the various farm animals, feeding them hay and petting them. On this visit, he had a ball with the exception of getting scared of the wooden statue of the lumberjack man and something else. I look forward to our next visit in Spring or Summer of 2019.

Kristen C.

Fantastic place for all ages! Are at Magnolia...very clean establishment with super nice people! Food was all delicious...items in bakery affordable and tasty...cute stop when leaving! Stopped at the petting area for $5 each and $1 bags of hay for animal feed. We had a lot of fun and the animals are well cared for. Make sure you stop at the thrift store/dog adoption building for unique gifts reasonably priced and cute puppies! We will be back soon!

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