- Place
- Šiauliai District Municipality
- Region
- Šiauliai Region
- Type
- a private educational farm with pedigree birds and domestic animals, hosting educational visits
- Address
- Atžalyno g. 36, Bertužiai, Kairiai Eldership, Šiauliai District
- Coordinates
- 55.91398, 23.39568
- Visit duration
- 1-2 hours; confirm the length and admission conditions of any educational programme before travelling
- Best time
- in dry, mild weather after directly confirming admission and the current animal collection
Raiba Plunksna Pedigree Bird and Domestic Animal Farm, Raiba Plunksna Mini Zoo
Raiba Plunksna is an educational farm, not a walk-in urban zoo
Šiauliai District Municipality reports from 2024 and 2025 confirm that Raiba Plunksna hosts children's excursions, educational sessions and practical activities. This is more firmly documented than online accounts of an exact opening year or the farm's first animals, which were not corroborated in an official source.
The farm occupies a private homestead setting, so a visit may differ from a zoo with a permanent ticket desk and fixed route. Groups, educational programmes and out-of-season trips should be arranged in advance; individual visitors should also confirm whether guests are being received that day.
Public-institution accounts describe learning about and observing animals with guidance. They do not guarantee that every animal will be visible or available for contact.
More than twenty poultry breeds and a changing collection of domestic animals
A 2023 report by Šiauliai Pelėdžiukas Nursery mentions more than twenty breeds of domestic birds. During that visit, children saw ostriches, fallow and other deer, pedigree sheep and goats, a pony, donkeys and alpacas, as well as a small-rodent area.
This list documents one visit in 2023 rather than a permanent promise for 2026. Animals may be moved, rest, shelter from heat or visitors, and the collection can change over time. If one species matters particularly to a child, check whether it is currently present before travelling.
Observe each animal's behaviour and keep the distance requested by the hosts. Seeing an animal in an enclosure is not permission to touch, feed or approach it for a photograph.
Eggs, antlers, and the owner's stitched gallery
The nursery's visit report mentions collections of eggs and antlers. They extend animal observation by allowing comparisons of shape, scale and species traits, although the precise content of an educational programme should be confirmed when arranging a visit.
Šiauliai District Public Library describes roughly sixty cross-stitch pictures by Orinta Krasauskienė, whose work has also been shown at Kairiai Library. Birds, animals, flowers and other natural motifs connect this gallery with the farm, but not every work presented publicly is necessarily on permanent display there.
Ask not only about admission but also about the themes of the day's programme, access to indoor displays and its expected duration.
No current official tourist timetable or tariff is published online
On 25 July 2026, Google Maps displayed Tuesday-Sunday hours of 11 am-6 pm and Monday closure, but no standalone official farm website confirming that schedule was found. Treat map hours only as a starting point because the season, educational programme and the hosts' availability at a private animal farm may change.
No reliable current official admission tariff was found online, so this guide does not repeat older figures from directories. Confirm the time, price, payment method, child-age rules, programme length and group size directly with the farm. On 25 July 2026, the Google listing provided the telephone number +370 620 88 561.
Municipal reports prove that organised groups have visited, but they do not establish one booking rule for every visitor. Always arrange a group or educational programme in advance, and confirm individual admission before setting out.
Responsible animal encounters
Lithuania's State Food and Veterinary Service tells visitors to follow staff instructions, stay out of restricted areas and feed animals only with permission. Food suitable for a person may be unsafe for an animal, so do not bring bread, vegetables or other feed without asking.
Do not chase birds, put fingers through mesh, pick up a rodent without the host's permission or allow a child to approach a larger animal alone. Wash hands after contact, particularly before eating.
Wear closed footwear suitable for natural ground. No independent accessibility audit of the full visitor route was found, so wheelchair users should ask about surfaces, gradients, toilets and possible assistance before travelling.
