Gentle Barn

We took a field trip to Gentle Barn today, just 35 min southwest of Palmdale, with other homeschool families.  Gentle Barn is an sanctuary for around 170 animals that experienced abuse or neglect in the past.  Its mission is to rehabilitate them and give them a safe place to live out the rest of their lives.

The kids got the chance to groom cows, feed carrots to horses, hug chickens, and pet goats, turkeys, sheep, and a pig.  It was a neat experience for all.

Welcome to Gentle Barn

Sanctuary to all kinds of farm animals

Brushing Faith

Leaning on Buttercup the cow

Pretending to drive an old tractor

Feed carrots to horses

Petting Claire

Nicknamed Sir Fancy Pants

Jellie

Norma Jeane, the lap chicken

Rory and Claire share a moment

Sassy insists on last minute rubs