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We have had another new litter of piglets, but one of them, the runt of the litter who we have named Minnie, was so small that the vet did not think she would pull through. But with the help of our keeper Maisie who has hand reared her, sleeping with her and feeding her every hour of the night, Minnie has put on a considerable amount of weight and is now out of the woods and considers Maisie as her mum!! Minnie loves cuddles, her bottle and likes long walks around the farm – well done Maisie!!

Old MacDonald has donated an amazing £1000.00 to the Zoological Society of Hertfordshire (ZSH) charity based at Paradise Wildlife Park. ZSH has a very knowledgeable and passionate team who care for animals and raise funds to support wildlife conservation projects both in the UK and around the globe. Whilst the projects supported vary from year to year, ranging from indigenous British species such as hedgehogs and water voles, to red pandas and tigers, a key focus for ZSH is the conservation, in their natural habitat, of many threatened and endangered species.

Saturday 30th September – Marshall and Skye will be meeting and greeting visitors to the Farm And all included within the entry fee, so book early to avoid disappointment!

21st - 29th October The Halloween Festival at Old MacDonald’s Farm is guaranteed to be an extravaganza of spooktacular activities! We see the return of the ghost train for you to ride, our new spooky enchanted forest trail and our ghost hunt…. are you brave enough?! There will be a magic show on the 25th October and various workshops, with ghostly tales & puppet shows on throughout the half term. Don’t forget, ArtBound is back with a brand new schedule of creative fun and activities including Halloween wreaths, hanging bats, storytelling and so much more! So treat the kids to a host of haunted happenings at the farm and book online to get your discounted entrance now!

With great anticipation we are pleased to announce a new member of the Old MacDonald’s Farm family! Freckles our new Shetland pony is a beautiful boy, he is 9 years old is almost white all over with freckles on his bum! Hence his name! He was brought to us on December 27th 2016.

Freckles is enjoying life on the farm with Maisie and Tallulah his keepers constantly fussing around him. He has met quite a few of our visitors here at the farm over the February half term while walking around with Maisie and Tallulah, visitors have been able to stroke him and if they’re lucky feed him a delicious carrot.

You can meet Freckles and his new friend Boo in our paddock at the entrance of the farm where they are throughout the day then in the evening when the farm is closed they are moved back to their large paddock at the back of the farm for running, playing and grazing! Watch this space for more updates on Freckles the Shetland Pony!