After my Mt Kinabalu blogs, I thought I'm going to hibernate for at least a month or so. I'm running out of time for my study, assignment and project. And I think my brain is currently under 'construction', need some time to rejuvenate from all the exhaustion. So, let the pictures 'speak' to you instead of written words.
I came to know about this UK Agro Farm from my sis. She has been there a couple of times. After browsing through the web for some reviews, many recommended this place. So, I purchased 6 tickets from Matta Fair last year. The tickets have been collecting dust since then. Couldn't find the right time to go until this school holiday. After all, it's going to expire by the end of April!
It was a two-hour journey from Melaka to UK Agro Farm. We reached there around 9:30am.
We saw a few cows as we turned into the farm premise. The sight of these creatures triggered some excitement in my children after a long drive.
Upon arrival, Andrew purchased two bags of feedstock and corn to feed the goat and ostrich during the tour.
While waiting for our bus, we walked around the reception area and saw this iconic sheep statue.
Since it was still early, we dropped by the mini zoo and saw this beautiful peacock showing off his feather.
Not a lot of animals there though. So we went back to the reception and waited for our bus.
The bus was here but not the driver...
The 3 hours tour is guided by a in-house-guide to visit feedstock processing factory, sheep and goat pen, goat milk processing centre, tropical aracde and fruit farm, turkey and ostrich farm, Jakun village, and mushroom farm.
Our tour guide spoke in Mandarin, so hubby, my FIL and the children couldn't understand much.
You may upgrade your ride to a horse cart with an additional fee. We saw one on our way and took a picture with it. Of course, the children wished they could ride on it.
The first attraction is "Sheep Grazing". You will see the herds of goats galloping towards the grassy land for food.
Our next stop: Goat and sheep pen
Feeding time!!!
Such a hungry bunch of lamb and goats... they finished the bottle of milk in a blink of an eye!
The lamb is so so cute!!! And it's very light compared to my children. Apparently she's very hungry also, sucking a corner of my blouse while I was carrying her. Erwyn dared not to carry her though.
After the feeding, we proceeded to the next station: Feedstock proccessing factory.
The milk proccessing factory is where they milk the goat, using air pressure machine to suck the milk out.
Slurp... milk is my favourite!!!
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| A cup of goat milk ice cream in a warm weather like this is definitely a must! |
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| Looks like the bird in the farm doesn't mind a close encounter with my boy |
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| An awesome scenery of the grassy land with the herds |
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Our fourth stop: Turkey and Ostrich Farm. Only one ostrich was there and all the children fought to feed this big fellow...
On the other hand, these turkeys were not hungry at all and refused to eat any corns offered to them.
Moving on, the Jakun Village where the 'Orang Asli' demonstrated to us how they catch a prey up on the tree.
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| Tree house |
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| Can you spot the two little kiddos? |
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| Chill out time! Refreshing coconut water at the fruit farm. |
Finally, the Mushroom Farm. Something else attracted the kids more than mushrooms itself.
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| My two kiddos love climbing. Where there are stairs, they climb... |
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| Presenting to you: the Lingzhi mushroom |
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| Mushroom snack |
The last activity of the day: Sheep Challenge!
Seriously, it is no joke chasing after these four legged creatures. Fun but tiring. After 2 minutes, my boy was so exhausted, he gave up. So hubby took over. We did not even managed to touch the fur on the sheep, let alone catch it coz they were really fast. The staff told us that 5 people stand a better chance of catching them. Anyone interested?
We left UK Farm around 1pm and headed for lunch.
Look at how tired my little boy was!!! How can I miss this candid shot... :p
Overall, I think the farm is only average. I was quite disappointed that the mini zoo is truly 'mini', only one peacock, a few ducks and a pig; there's only one ostrich at the Ostrich Farm and even the herds of goats aren't that many. Maybe our timing was wrong. Many other reviews mentioned that they saw hundreds of goats and sheep at the 100 acres of grazing land and the view is simply magnificient. hmm... or perhaps my expectation is too unrealistic? I was thinking more like the New Zealand kind of scenery. So long, farewell, UK Agro Farm. I don't supposed I'm going to visit you anytime soon.
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