Greyface Dartmoor
Manx Loaghtan
This is a rare primitive sheep originating from the Isle of Man.The lambs are born very dark brown and the fleece lightens as they grow to a light brown. They are a small, slow growing breed and can be 2 or 4 horned. We usually have some for sale. The fleeces mostly have a short staple length and are quite small. The colour is stunning used in a peg loomed rug though not the easiest to weave due to the short length.
Hill Radnor
A good sized sheep with friendly temperament and easy to handle. Their faces and legs make a great contrast in a grey/brown colour. The males only are horned though they can be polled. Originating from the Radnorshire area of Wales. Their creamy white fleece is soft and springy making it great for my rugs and spinning. We have just a small flock so currently only selling wether lambs until we build the flock up.
Boreray
We bred this breed for a couple of years though just have 2 part bred left now who have amazingly soft fleeces. Originating off the west coast of Scotland. A small, rare primitive sheep mostly white/cream coloured with brown or black markings. Both sexes are horned though polled and scurred sheep can occur. They naturally loose their fleece which isn’t ideal if you wish to use it. Good staple length though a smallish fleece. They are slow growing so better for hogget rather than lamb.
Black Welsh Mountain
Bluefaced Leicester
Dairy Shorthorn
We chose the shorthorn for their lovely nature and there were cows available locally which helped as we didn’t have a trailer at the time. They are hardy and easy to handle, good milkers, easy calvers and good mothers to their calves. We have them to rear a calf and provide milk for the house which they do very well. Our bull calves are sold on for breeding or reared for meat. The heifer calves have all been kept and now we have a few for sale as house cows.
Dorking
The Dorking is a very old breed believed to go back to Roman times. They have large brick shaped bodies on short legs. Reasonable layers and good meat birds taking 5-6 months to grow large enough. For breeding the birds reach maturity at 2 years of age, they are a slow growing bird. We have shown these birds successfully for 13 years and sell stock. Please enquire if you are interested in purchasing these lovely birds. We keep just the Reds but other colours are bred around Britain.
Marsh Daisy
The Marsh Daisy is a rare breed of chicken originating in Lancashire. Though generally calm, it is active and can fly. Hens are layers of a fair number of tinted eggs. Extremely rare even in its homeland, it is listed as an endangered breed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.