FAMILY ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS
Experience our farm and animal family with private or semi-private experiences with our Family Animal Encounters.
Family Animal Encounters / Semi Private - 45 minutes
$40 per group
A Semi-Private group tour for 6 people or less (12 months & under don’t count). Accommodations for additional people (up to 6 more) are available for $8 per person.
Browse the farm and our rare breed animals at your own pace for 45 minutes.
Your visit includes some feed to give to the animals.
Custom Animal Encounters (30 - 60 min)
$30-60 per group Depending on Time/# of guests
If you’re looking for an exclusive experience for you and your group, you may want to have the farm to yourself.
Browse the farm and our rare breed animals at your own pace for 30- 60 minutes (or a duration of your choosing).
Your visit includes some feed to give to the animals.
Tour Reservations, Information & Rules:
Once paid, you have up to 72 hours before your private or semi-private visit to cancel/reschedule for a full refund before it becomes non-refundable. Your visit is not officially canceled/rescheduled until we have acknowledged it via phone or email. You may only reschedule your visit once.
Reservations are rain or shine (within reason). DRESS WARM! If there’s a lot of rain, the animals may not cooperate/want to be outside. We will discuss your rescheduling options with you should there be severe weather in the forecast.
Wear boots/waterproof footwear if possible. In cases of a wet few days leading up to visits, there will be some puddles and mud around!
Limited parking on-site can be found in the lawn lot, to the left just past the stone pillars. Parking is available along the street, but we ask you take care & caution when loading and unloading your littles to/from the car! Please be thoughtful of neighbors, driveways, and the potential emergency vehicles that need to get through.
Arrive on time. Depending on other scheduled bookings for the day, your tardiness could cut into the time allocated for your tour.
Restrooms. Outhouse (port-a-potty) facilities are available on-site.
The walkways are stroller/wheelchair friendly but they are not paved (it is a repurposed gravel path/road). The only hill is our driveway, which you may park at the top of if you need the accessibility. Feel free to reach out with questions.
Snack/picnic area.
Animal Interaction. Please do not feed the animals anything unless we have given you feed for them. Please do not stick your hands into pens and cages. Please use common sense. It is important to remember that the majority of animals that live on Dalby Farm are endangered breeds. Treating them with respect and consideration is very important. Feeding the animals anything but the feed we provide is strictly prohibited
We welcome you to visit our on-site Country Store at the end of your visit. Our Country Store is an integral part of the operational funding of our farm & animals so we encourage you to take a peek. It is not always open outside of visiting/program hours, but you are welcome to inquire if you want to stop by to shop or do it here, online! Set your order for local pick-up and we will let you know when it is ready!
Just in time for true “Sweater Weather”, Dalby Farm is ecstatic to announce an exciting collaboration with local maker, Knotical Knits!
Dalby Farm is hosting a special Pop-Up Toddler Enrichment Hour on October 25th, 10-11am. The cutoff to sign up will be on 10/18.
Toddler Enrichment hour at Dalby Farm is all about finding your happy, at your own pace! We provide a set of optional, age appropriate farm-based activities children and caregivers are welcome to do or not do! The goal is to get outside, connect with nature and make meaningful memories with our farm family. Every Dalby animal is loved as a pet, and most here are considered critically populated/endangered. From the roaming chickens to the vocal water fowl and curious pigs, everyone will be happy to see you!
Admission will include one Knotical Knits “Sheldon” sweater for your little one! Each sweater is hand-embroidered, made to order and designed to represent Sheldon and his critically populated breed, the Arapawa Island Goat! You will also find special embroidery on the back celebrating this unique collaboration.
Need more than one Sweater? First secure your spot in the “Sweater Weather” Toddler Hour Pop Up and indicate the size for one. You can purchase additional sweaters directly from Knotical Knits HERE.
All sweaters ordered with the bundle will be available for pick-up the during the special Toddler Enrichment hour at Dalby Farm 10-11am on October 25th, 2026! Part of the proceeds will not only support our mission to protect & preserve endangered heritage breeds like Sheldon- but it will also benefit a creative local mom and her small business!
The Sheldon inspired sweater is sure to impress your little one, don’t forget to throw it on during the Toddler hour to capture the memory with Sheldon himself!
To reserve your spot and ONE sweater:
-Select your group type (12 months and under do not count toward group totals)
You can add to your group HERE.
-Confirm the date
-Select the size of the included Knotical Knits “Sheldon” Sweater
You can order additional sweaters HERE.
Once checkout is complete, you will be all set!
The cutoff to sign up for the visit + sweater bundle on will be on 10/18. After that date, there will be limited drop-in spots available without the sweater included. You would have to order the sweater direct from Knotical Knits.
If you want to come to the Toddler Pop-Up without purchasing a sweater, drop-in details will be added to Autumn, Animals & Adventure 1 week before (10/18/26).
*Please note- due to the nature of this offering, space is going to be more limited than a typical Toddler Enrichment Hour. Don’t rely on last minute drop-in options, as we could sell out and not be able to offer many (if any, at all).
Also- because, New England- in the event of inclement weather, we will offer rescheduling options. All orders are final, the sweaters are made-to-order (p/u would still be 10/25 if desired).