LET'S EXPLAIN THAT THOSE SOUNDS
ARE NOT COMING FROM ME.
CAN'T RULE IT OUT.
WITH SPRING COMES THE
ARRIVAL OF CUTE BABY ANIMALS.
THE TIP CITIES FESTIVAL WILL
HAVE ITS OWN PETTING ZOO.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE BURT BOWMAN
ALONG WITH A FEW OF YOUR
FRIENDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
GOOD MORNING.
TELL US WHERE THE GOAT SOUND
IS COMING FROM.
YES.
EARLY MORNING.
WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU
THIS MORNING?
MY SON MATTHEW AND --
THEY'RE MY ASSISTANT.
WE HAVE THE BABY GOAT, TWO
BUNNIES.
I'VE GOT ONE BUNNY TOO.
SHE'S SO SWEET.
CUDDED IN HERE.
YOU DO A BIG CORN MAZE EVERY
FALL.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR YOU'LL
HAVE BABY ANIMALS.
THE SPRINGTIME ALL THE FARMS
HAVE NEW ARRIVALS.
GOATS AND SHEEP.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A NICE
ADDITION FOR THE SPRING.
WHAT OTHER ANIMALS WILL JO
YOU HAVE?
MOSTLY FOCUSED ON ALLOWING
KIDS TO EXPERIENCE THE BABY
ANIMALS.
BABY GOATS, BABY LAMBS, WE'LL
HAVE THE BUNNIES, CHICKS.
WE'LL HAVE A BABY CAMEL.
A BABY CAMEL.
I LOVE IT.
WHAT ELSE CAN PEOPLE EXPECT AT
THE SPRING FESTIVAL?
WE HAVE A SMALL FESTIVAL.
WE HAVE A LITTLE CORN MAZE.
NO, NOT CORN MAZE.
THE STRAW BAIL MAZE.
SO THAT WILL HAPPEN FOR THE
KIDS TO EXPERIENCE A LITTLE
KIDS PLAY AREA.
YOU GUYS HAVE SO MUCH FUN
EVERY FALL.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE SPRING
YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT?
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
SPRING.
AND LOOKS LIKE IT'S HERE.
SO IT'S EXCITING.
IT BRINGS BACK LIFE.
WE WANT TO BRING THAT NEW
GROWTH.
I'M A FARMER FOR VEGETABLES SO
IT'S EXCITING TO BE IN THE
FIELD.
AS WELL FOR ANIMAL FARMERS THE
ARRIVAL OF NEW BABY ASKS VERY
EXCITING.
ABSOLUTELY.
ESPECIALLY FOR THE KIDS.
WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR KIDS TO MEET BABY FARM
ANIMALS AS THEY'RE GROWING UP?
YEAH, IT IS.
I GREW UP WITH A LOT OF BABY
ANIMALS SO I WANT TO SHARE
THAT.
ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT KIND OF GOAT IS THIS?
YOU KNOW, IT'S A SMALLER --
IT'S NOT A TRADITIONAL LARGER
FARM.
IT'S JUST MORE FOR A PETTING
ZOO.
IT'S CALLED A FAINTING GOAT.
I'VE SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF
THOSE.
YEAH.
WE DON'T WANT TO EXPERIENCE
THAT HERE BUT HE IS CONSIDERED
A FAINTING GOAL GOAT.
THAT'S WHEN THEY GET A
LITTLE STRESSED OUT THEY JUST
FREEZE UP AND PASS OUT?
YEAH.
AND WHAT KIND OF BUNNIES DO
WE HAVE?
THEY ARE AS WELL.
THEY DON'T GROW TO BE AS BIG.
THEY ARE VERY DOCILE.
WE WILL HAVE THEM FOR SALE AT
THE PETTING ZOO.
REALLY SO PEOPLE COULD TAKE
THEM HOME IF THEY WANTED TO.
I HAD PET BUNNIES GROWING
UP.
A LOT MORE WORK THAN I EXPECTED
THEM TO BE.
THEY NEED A LOT OF ATTENTION
BUT THEY'RE SO SWEET.
WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING
AT THE FESTIVAL BESIDES THE
BABY ANIMALS.
CAN PEOPLE GET FOOD OR ANYTHING
THERE?
WE'LL HAVE A FEW FOOD
VENDORS.
ALLOW YOU TO HAVE EXPERIENCE IF
YOU HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT
TO SEE THE ANIMALS WE'LL HAVE
SOME TRADITIONAL FAIR FOOD.
CHEESE CURDS, HOT DOGS.
EVEN GYROS.
WE HAVE A FEW OTHER FOOD.
MINI DONUTS.
THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.
ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED?
CAN I GET A NOD OR MAYBE -- OH,
OKAY, YEP.
VERY EXCITED.
DO THEY HELP YOU OUT ON THE
FARM?
THEY DO.
FAMILY AFFAIR.
YEAH.
WE HAVE A VEGETABLE FARM AND
THEY HELP ME START SORTING
SWEET CORN VERY EARLY.
AS SOON AS WE CAN.
EXCELLENT.
GOOD FAMILY.
I LOVE IT.
IF YOU WANT TO MEET SOME OF
THESE BABY ANIMALS THE TWIN
CITIES FESTIVAL IS TOMORROW AND
SATURDAY FROM 10:00 TO 5:00.
IT CONTINUES THE FOLLOWING TWO
WEEKENDS AS WELL.
TICKETS ARE $8 IF YOU BUY
ONLINE OR $10 AT THE DOOR.
BURT, THANKS FOR COMING IN AND
BRINGING EVERYONE IN SO EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
I THINK I'VE BONDED WITH THIS
BUNNY.
WELL, YOU ALWAYS WANT A
PUPPY WHEN WE HAVE PUPPIES IN.
DO YOU FEEL NOW THAT YOU WANT A
BABY BUNNY OR A GOAT?
I WANT ALL THE BABY AN
MA'AMS.
I THINK A GOAT WOULD BE FINE IN
MY APARTMENT.
FINE FOR SURE.
YEAH.
SURE YOU COULD HANDLE IT.
NO PROBLEM.
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
WITH SPRING COMES THE ARRIVAL
OF CUTE BABY ANIMALS.
STARTING THIS WEEKEND THE TWIN
CITIES FESTIVAL WILL HAVE ITS
OWN PETTING ZOO.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE BURT
BOWMAN ALONG WITH US THIS
MORNING.
TELL ME WHO YOU BROUGHT TODAY.
WE HAVE TWO VERY DOCILE
BUNNIES.
FOUR NEWBORN BABY CHICKS.
LESS THAN A WEEK OLD.
ABOUT FIVE DAYS OLD.
WE GOT A JAILBIRD.
BACK IT.
I'M JUST GOING TO HOLD HIM.
HERE YOU GO.
LESS THAN A WEEK OLD.
THAT'S AMAZING FOR HOW BIG HE
IS.
HE'S DOING SO WELL.
YOU GUYS ARE KNOWN FOR KIND OF
YOUR BIG CORN MAZE THAT YOU
HAVE IN THE FALL.
AND NOW YOU GUYS ARE STARTING
UP BABY ANIMALS.
TELL ME WHERE THE IDEA CAME
FROM.
AS A FARMER IT'S VERY
EXCITING SPRING WHEN EVERYTHING
COMES BACK TO LIFE.
BABY ANIMALS EVERYWHERE.
WE WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH THE
PUBLIC.
ALLOW YOU TO EXPERIENCE THIS
WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR.
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.
SO THE KIDS ACTUALLY GET TO GO
AND HOLD THE BABY ANIMALS.
THAT'S -- WE WANT TO HAVE A
CLOSE INTERACTION WITH THE
ANIMALS.
YOU WERE TELLING ME ABOUT --
HOLDING A BABY BUNNY IS SO
SPECIAL.
FOR THE KIDS YOU SIT THEM IN A
CIRCLE AND THEY'LL GO IN THEIR
LAP.
YES.
WE HAND THEM A NICE GENTLE,
CALL BABY ANIMAL FOR THEM TO
HOLD.
THE GOAT IS REALLY FUN THIS
MORNING.
HE'S BEEN MAKING QUITE A BIT OF
NOISE.
HE'S QUIET RIGHT NOW.
AND HE'S A FAINTING GOAT?
HE IS A FAINTING GOAT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY?
WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM?
DOES HE TWILL FAINT?
YES, THEY DO KIND OF
PRETEND.
THEY KIND OF FALL DOWN ON THEIR
SIDE THEN THEY COME BACK.
BUT THAT'S A NATURAL REACTION
IF THEY GET SCARED.
SO WE DON'T WANT TO SCARE
THE BABY GOAT THIS MORNING.
SUCH A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS
TO GET TO MEET A CHICK THAT'S
ONLY A FEW DAYS OLD.
YES.
WHAT OTHER HAVE YOU HAD --
WE'LL HAVE THE BABY ANIMALS,
WHICH IS VERY EXCITING FOR US.
WE HAVE THE STRAW BALE MAZE AND
A LITTLE CORN PIT.
THE HAYRIDE.
WE'LL HAVE A FEW ANTIQUE
TRACTORS INCLUDING ALL THE
RIDES, WE'LL HAVE SOME
INFLATABLES AND SOME FOOD LIKE
STATE FAIR, CHEESE CURDS.
YOU WILL BE OPEN RAIN OR
SHINE.
OPEN RAIN OR SHINE.
THE ANIMALS ARE INSIDE.
INDOORS.
SOME MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE,
BUT WE'LL BE HAVING ANIMALS
RAIN OR SHINE.
FANTASTIC.
BURT, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
EVERYONE.
THE TWIN CITIES FESTIVAL IS
TOMORROW.
IT CONTINUES THE FOLLOWING TWO
WEEKENDS AS WELL.
TICKETS ARE $8 IF YOU BUY THEM
ONLINE OR $10 IF YOU GET THEM
AT THE GATE.
BURT, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR
COMING IN.
JASON AND KIM, I LOVE THIS
LITTLE ONE.
SO SWEET.
I THINK YOU NEED A BUNNY.
FOR SURE A FAINTING GOAT.