Frog Pond Farms — Local services in Town of Bainbridge

TW Animal Cruelty/Neglect Yesterday I went to Frog Pond Farms. The last few times I have gone there, I have had a great time between the produce, the plants, and of course, the few animals they have. Every time I have visited, they have had puppies in a kennel about 6' square. This kennel has a mediocre tarp on top and doesn't give much shade, let alone reprieve from the heat-but the last few times I have been to the farm it hasn't been outrageously hot. The last litter of puppies looked fine. I didn't exactly like that they were so young and kept so close to the goat kennels for disease purposes (I don't anticipate that they are deworming and giving their puppies vaccinations before they sell them), but the puppies had water. At least and the tarp covered most of the kennel. Still bothered me. Yesterday was different and I am extremely upset. Their was a new batch of puppies at the farm today. They were rather young, their mama was still in the kennel with them. They are extremely fluffy. It was 81° with a feels like of 87° and very very muggy. The dogs had a bucket for water in the corner. It was so low the puppies could not reach the water, and it was so muddy anyways the puppies should not have been drinking it. Half the kennel was exposed to direct sunlight, and all of them where panting. Mama would stand and was looking absolutely worn out and dehydrated and the puppies were climbing under her trying to get more relief from the heat. And then-the wounds. Some of these puppies had very bloody open wounds all over their snouts. I don't know if it's from other puppies or from pushing against the metal kennel. They were all matted. One of the puppies had a large open wound on its ear and it was absolutely covered in flies. All of them were overheated, overexposed, dehydrated, most had wounds, and there were flies covering these wounds! The conditions between the last litter of puppies and this litter of puppies is abysmal, neglectful, and abusive. My other complaint is the rabbits, and the baby chicks. They have small cages for the rabbits and chicks. They are acceptable sized cages-for a small rabbit. These rabbits were not small anymore and very crammed. I am not talking about the rabbits over by the 'petting zoo's but the rabbits in the first building you walk in. These rabbits barely had enough room to move. The chicks were overcrowded in the same size cages as the rabbits. When you have rabbits in that small of a cage with no movement it's terrible for their joints and mental health. When you have that many chicks crammed in a cage together, they will often start stress pecking one another. It is absolutely not healthy. We have contacted the chenango county ASPCA and animal control with video evidence of what we witnessed. I am absolutely appalled and disgusted by the treatment of these animals. I will not be returning to Frog Pond Farms and I hope that these puppies, and any further puppies they breed, are removed...

You won’t see a pond, and it’s unlikely you’ll see a frog. What you will see is a large farm stand that changes produce as the season progresses. Closed in winter, Frog Pond opens in the spring with garden plants and produce shipped from warmer climates. During the summer, local produce replaces shipped produce as it becomes ready for harvest. July‘s Pennsylvania peaches (the best). All produce is free to sample while at the stand. Eating the peaches and pickles are my favorite, but it is also very valuable when Fall brings more apple varieties than I knew existed. Try to find your favorite apple by sampling them all. Frog Pond also has local cheese, pepperoni, farm eggs, honey and more. Near the fruits, veggies and plants is a corn box for the kids to play in and a section of chicks, ducklings, bunnies and various other baby farm animals for sale. Up the hill and over the hill near the barn are more animals that are free to visit, but not for sale. Friday and Saturday are my favorite day to go given that the donut shack is open. I love Frog Pond for everything it is, but even if Frog Pond was closed, I would drive an hour just for one of these donuts! They have regular, cinnamon and glazed. Their glazed are my fav! Also, a few miles away is Pine Ridge Grocery. It’s not affiliated with Frog Pond, but it’s a fun place to stop while you are in the area. Both Frog Pond and Pine Ridge have websites....

I do not recommend buying any animals from frog pond farms. I bought a rabbit May 27th whom I ended up taking to the vet because he was not having any bowel movements. My bunny turned out to have a blockage in his digestive tract due to lack of fiber in his diet (Was only being fed pellets) and the vet told me that she sees a lot of rabbits with the same issue that come from frog pond farms and gave us medicine. I wish it ended in a positive note as I had taken the time to take him to the vet immediately, but it did not. My bunny who I grew very close to passed away Thursday July 1st…I didn’t even have him a week a I was left heartbroken. I hate to say this as I have been a customer for years but I experienced at first hand that the animals well-being is not in their best interest. May have gotten my money back, but that does not replace or ease what happened to him and that was not fair to him nor is it fair for any other animal...