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Kids at play

Sawyer Fenton of Elizabethtown reaches out to hug a goat during Kidding Day. Farm staff regularly released a few baby goats at a time into the crowd so that kids like Fenton could pet, play and interact with the newborns. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)
A trio of newborn goats sleeps peacefully in their pen despite a crowd of hundreds passing by just a few feet away during Asgaard Farm and Dairy’s annual Kidding Day event April 22. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)
Noah Harden of Cadyville is all smiles as he is surrounded by newborn goats during Asgaard Farm and Dairy’s annual Kidding Day event April 22. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)
This baby goat, or kid, was happy to suckle on the finger of a passerby during Kidding Day. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)
Emmie Zielinski holds a baby goat during Asgaard Farm’s annual Kidding Day event April 22. Zielinski answered questions and allowed human kids and adults the opportunity to come face to face with the newborn goat. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)
A chalkboard sign directs people toward barns full of adult and baby goats. The Kidding Day event was very much a hands-on experience for those in attendance. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)

For the fourth time in as many years, Asgaard Farm and Dairy in Ausable Forks opened its doors to allow the public to play with dozens of rambunctious kids on April 22.

The kids were just a couple of days old, but were bouncing all over the place, rough-housing and generally causing a ruckus. But, being goats, their behavior was largely laughed off by the assembled crowds.

In the past, Asgaard has held Kidding Day as a way to sell off its surplus goats. The farm produces goat milk-related products like cheese, but also sells baby goats — also known as kids — to would-be farmers. This year was different, as all the farm’s surplus goats had already been spoken for by commercial farming operations. Despite the lack of goats for sale, farm staff estimated this year’s Kidding Day was the largest they had held.

For more information on the farm, including store hours and products offered, go to www.asgaardfarm.com.

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