White Fence Farm items up for auction after beloved Lakewood restaurant’s December closure


It could be your chance to lay your hands on a piece of chicken dinner history.

An online auction is under way for the kitchen equipment, decor and everything else still inside the now-closed White Fence Farm restaurant at 6263 W Jewell Ave. The Lakewood institution, known for its fried chicken and petting zoo, closed on Dec. 30 after more than 45 years in business.

Items up for sale Friday include farm implements, a truck, playground equipment, and all of the equipment and furniture used in the White Fence Farm’s restaurant, bar and candy shop, according to Dickensheet & Associates Inc., the company overseeing the auction.

Sale items range from the mundane — like trash cans — to the quirky. Bidders have the option to buy animatronic chickens that told corny jokes to guests at the push of a button.

For online bidding, visit dpo.st/WFFliquidation.

The auction is slated to continue until every item is sold, something auction overseers believe will take until about 3:30 or 4 p.m. Item pickup is scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

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White Fence Farm co-owner Craig Caldwell released a statement in October that revealed the beloved family restaurant had been losing money every month for some time. Challenges finding enough qualified staff also contributed to the decision to close down, he said. It joined several well-known Denver restaurants that closed their doors last year.

“Thank you White Fence Farm for being a tremendous part of our community for over 45 years,” the Dickensheet auction page says.

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