Animals

The Sows are all ¾ large white ¼ landrace.

The large white was developed in the 1800s mainly by a weaver, Joseph Tuley from Yorkshire. Since then it has become the most popular pig in Britain and has been exported worldwide where it is still known as the ‘yorkshire pig’.

It is now a high quality bacon pig producing a long lean carcass. It is a white pig with a slightly concave profile of head and erect sticking up ears. In the summer they are prone to sunburn so the fields have plenty of wallows and trees to allow them to stay cool.

Landrace pigs: these were first imported into Britain in 1949 from Sweden
It is again a white pig but the obvious difference is its lop ears that point forward covering its eyes.
Its produces lean meat ideal for fresh pork and bacon production.

The Boars

These are all either Duroc or Pietrien.

The Duroc is a baconer and red in colour it was developed in the East USA during the 19th Century.

The Pietrien comes from Belgium and is white with dark spots it produces large hams.

Chickens

We have a small flock of free range chickens that provide us with a good supply of fresh eggs that are sold in the shop. They are a mixture of different varieties.

Sheep

We have four grey face Dartmoors, two ewes and their ewe lambs. Descended from the local breeds, which grazed the low ground in and around Dartmoor, they have immense strength of constitution developed through withstanding the severe winters and exposed conditions, which exist around the Moor. They are very friendly and can be fed by hand in the farmyard.

Ponies
We have two Miniature Shetland ponies on the farm, they can be seen in the caravan field.

Cow
We have a black Dexter cow. The Dexter is the smallest British breed of cattle originating from Ireland. We have the short legged type, and we hope to put her into calf  in the autumn.