Flamig Farm — Attraction in Simsbury

Response to owner's comments: Your animal enclosures could be very nice if they were maintained correctly. They are sized and laid out well. We were looking forward to our visit. If your pens actually are cleaned daily, then it is only a cursory cleaning. The floors and bedding are obviously not cleaned daily. The guinea pigs' felt houses were filthy. No one was watching the young children who grabbed and ran off with the chicks housed below the cash register. In May 2024, the USDA noted in your inspection report: "The floor of the male rabbit’s hutch is constructed of wire mesh. The welds of some of the wire mesh in the right front corner were broken so that there was a gap or opening in the floor approximately 2x2 inches in size, and some of the broken welds had sharp points. The gap/opening in the wire mesh floor poses a risk of injury to the rabbit from entrapment of the rabbit’s feet/legs or injury to the skin from the sharp points." In January 2024, the USDA reports: "There were still no records of acquisition or record of animals on hand available at the time of the inspection for the geese, ducks, young peacocks, guinea fowl, parakeets, ring neck dove, turkey, and emus that are on the premises...Environment enhancement to promote psychological well-being. The written plan developed by the Licensee for environmental enhancement to promote the psychological well-being of the birds has not been reviewed and approved by the Attending Veterinarian. Per this Section, exhibitors must develop, document, and follow a species-appropriate plan for environment enhancement to promote the psychological well-being of birds. The plan must be approved by the Attending Veterinarian and must be in accordance with currently accepted professional standards." In October 2023, the USDA again noted errors in recordkeeping, as well as "A portion of the buried wire mesh in the floor of the pen housing one rabbit was exposed and no longer covered with dirt as a result of the rabbit digging/moving the dirt. The exposed wire mesh poses a risk of injury to the rabbit from entrapment of the animal's digits/feet/leg...The rabbit hutch enclosure housing one rabbit had a buildup of hair along the junction of the solid wall/wire mesh floor portion of the hutch and a large pile of fecal material in the solid bottom floor portion of the hutch...The water receptacle in the pen housing 2 cows is supplied by a flexible hose that is buried beneath the ground inside the pen. An approximately 10 foot section of the water hose was exposed and no longer covered with dirt as a result of the cows digging/moving the dirt in the pen. The length of exposed hose poses a risk of injury to the cows from entanglement of their feet/legs..." In the future, we will do more research on facilities before deciding whether or not to visit them. We wish your facility and the animals in your care the best for the future.

Original: Very disappointed in the subpar care of the animals - they are housed in filthy pens and cages. A poor little dove was frantically trying to get out of a filthy cage in the middle of the store, as there was nowhere for him to get away from the chaos. We cleaned some of the dried feces out of the guinea pigs’ food bowls. The chickens were fighting each other for a morsel of food, being smashed against the door like a mosh pit. The rabbit enclosures are heartbreaking - they haven’t been raked in quite some time and the “hay” was actually filthy straw. Rabbits need daily fresh Timothy hay and should not be on wire floors (especially wire that has not been washed recently). None of the other pens have been raked recently, either. The donkeys were ankle-deep in feces. The water in the duck pen was disgusting. There was some indication of veterinary care for a lamb with a wrapped leg. As a family other includes a zoo veterinarian and an animal sanctuary veterinary technician, we were saddened by what we saw. We will not be back, nor do we recommend this facility as an...

You can't miss the iconic large red barn that has the word EGGS, but backwards on it. Flamig Farm has been in existence since 1907; located in West Simsbury.

First visit, I got there around 4:40 and they were closing at 5; it was a short trip because I just wanted to get some eggs. The employee said they were closing soon and so was the petting zoo when I first walked in; I mentioned I was going to be quick and just wanted to get some eggs. I didn't know they had a petting zoo so I made a plan to go back again another time. The store was your typical farm stand, they had eggs, honey, cookies, apparel, and various of other knick knacks. They were having a sale, buy one dozens eggs ($7) and get one dozen free. The chickens were laying too many eggs and they wanted to get rid of as many as possible.

The second time, I got in earlier in the day and purchased petting zoo tickets; $8 per person over 2 years old/under 80 years old and for an additional $2, you can purchase feed. I highly recommend getting the feed, the animals loved it. The petting zoo was bigger than I thought. There's even a playground with benches and picnic tables. The place seemed clean and the animals seem well taken care of. We saw pigs, llamas (my favorite), sheep, goats, alpacas, peacocks, cows, ponies (another favorite), donkeys, bunnies, chickens, and a black cat.Inside the shop, there were baby chicks, birds, and guinea pigs. There were signs explaining what type of animals, facts, and their story/names throughout. They also offer pony and tractor rides for an additional fee. There's a huge pavilion with picnic tables; you can bring your own food in.

Also, there is an Airbnb onsite and people book their weddings there. There are many events hosted there as well; children programs and summer camps are popular ones. My kids and I had a blast petting and feeding the animals. I...

We went on the grand opening 4/20/2013, I took my 20 month old son and was worried that there wouldn't be enough things for his age to do. I was SO wrong, this was one of the best days we've had out since the fall. The petting zoo was perfect for kids we were able to buy ice cream cones filled with feed for 2 for $1 which is not bad. There is no entrance fee to the farm but the petting zoo has a $5 dollar fee which is also not bad. They had a cool farm themed bounce house for $1 per turn as well. It says 3-8 but they let him in anyways and he LOVED it! Couldn't get him out, but this depends on your child's abilities. My kid is friendly and doesn't get scared easily. They also have pony rides for $5, he loved that as well but the line was long. They have horse rides for the big kids, face painting, kettle corn which nana loves, farm fresh eggs for sale, and lots of baby animals. They also had a tractor drawn hay ride for $3 and a horse drawn hay ride for $5. We did the horse drawn ride. It takes you along the farm. There are baby chicks in the store that the kids can actually touch and hold as well as a baby pig which was to die for. All in all an awesome, affordable time, and the staff was VERY friendly and catered a lot...