Every spring the Minnesota Zoo welcomes guests to the Wells Fargo Family Farm to enjoy an overload of cuteness. And all this cuteness just happens by itself, right? This is your chance to come out before the Zoo opens and find out. See and learn what goes into managing the farm and how staff prepare for the birthing season.

One of our Farm keepers will give you a private tour of the farm while telling their stories, sharing the importance of heritage breed* conservation, and introducing you to many of the babies in your exclusive baby experience. What you actually see will depend a little on you. So, if you’re partial to pigs, crazy about cows, or goats are your groove, tell the staff. Who knows what they might have up their sleeves. However, everyone will get a photo opp with Frank and Ritchie, our incredible Clydesdale horses.

*Heritage breeds are traditional livestock breeds that were raised by our forebearers. Typically, they are also a true genetic breed (when mated together, it reproduces the breed type), have or had a conservation status, and are registered as purebred animals.

Note: The Zoo is not a nut-free environment as nuts are a regular part of our animal diets and may be used during animal demonstrations and programs as positive reinforcement.