Meet Our Animals

Here at Bradt's Menagerie, we love our animals, and we hope you will, too!
Enjoy a sneak peak with a few pictures.

If you've never fed a llama, you need to take the opportunity on your visit.  They eat with their lips, creating a tickling sensation as they take the feed from your hand.You'll find our camelids all hanging out in the same vicinity. The alpacas and llamas are in the same pen with Duane the camel right beside them. You can tell the alpacas and llamas apart by their size. The alpacas are shorter than the llamas. Because they have teeth that stick out, they may graze your hand as their lips take the feed, but they are probably the most fun to feed, so don't pass them by!  You'll also want to feel how soft the alpacas' fleece is. Pictured here are Ande and Pearl.

You'll see Igor in the line up of bovines or over with the riders. He is an Indu-Brazilian/Watusi cross. While he won't take much feed from your hand, he loves to be scratched between his horns and his ears.

The camel can be ornery, so don't turn your back on him. Even though they are big, they can be a bit sneaky with their lock necks. They are quite curious. Once you’ve had your visit with him, back away and move on!

Milli and Vanilli were our first  rabbits. You can hop in the pen with the rabbits and sit or kneel, and they'll come right up to you to be loved on.  We recommend not picking up the bunnies, as they have sharp claws and could scratch if you're not careful. 

We love how gentle the Southdown Babydoll Sheep are! They have the sweetest nature. Their little mouths curl up as if they're smiling.

The miniature donkeys were among the first "big animals" at The Menagerie.  They have the softest noses and love to be scratched between their ears.

Emus are such interesting creatures! They lay a large, green egg and have two feathers to one quill. Make sure you hold on tight to your cup or they will take the entire thing from your hand. We love the emus, but we currently do not have any on the farm.

Wally the water buffalo was the reason we say not to bring your pets with you. When he saw a dog, he would charge! We found that out with our dog Tub!) Wally is another that we no longer have on our farm, but we love him so much that we can't take his photo away.

Over the years we've had lots of bottle babies on the farm.  We have an entire pen devoted to those now grown babies.  They love to communicate with all of our guests! Valentine may even give you a smile!

Indie (short for Independence) was born on the fourth of July in 2012.  He was our first zebra on the farm, but because he was a stud, we decided to let him be a breeder on someone else's property. He was a bit more ornery than we wanted an animal to be on the petting farm; therefore, seeing him is no longer an option. We love Indie!  It was very difficult to let him go.  Indie's friend Autumn, who was born in October 2012 was on the farm until 2020. Now, we have Summer, Autumn’s baby, who is part zebra, part donkey. She shares an enclosure with her dad Hee Haw. As with all of the animals, make sure you feed her with a flat hand.

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