Animals and Farmers
Ruth to the Rescue!
This ewe has really tested our skills – she delivered one lamb and the after birth early yesterday morning. Our farmers inspected her and found no other signs of another lamb – … read more
Rescued From The Brambles!
During lambing time, you truly never know what to expect. The aftermath of Storm Dennis left our river swollen and the brambles trecherous. Farmer Roger had to call in reinforcements when he … read more
Preparing for the lambs!
Our Lambing Festival at Cannon Hall Farm sees our farmers work hard for the busiest time of year, welcoming scores of new lambs to the farm under the watchful eyes of the … read more
Lambing Q & A
In just one week’s time over 100 sheep at Cannon Hall Farm begin to lamb. Our visitors are invited to view all the amazing triumph and tragedy of life on a working … read more
Weaning Ted!
Our amazing Highland Ted is sure a beauty and Farmer Darrell and Farmer Ruth are working on weaning him.He’s a big fella and sometimes he likes to try to show us who … read more
New piglets!
Farmer Dale was doing the nightly rounds and came across a pig giving birth to piglets! We don’t yet know how many she’ll end up with but this will mean there’s definitely … read more
Prince’s Poorly Eye
Our reindeer Prince has a long-standing issue with his eye that he has to have regular treatment for. But he’s got wise to us putting the eye drops in now so we … read more
Moving the piglets!
We had three litters of piglets to move – so join Farmer Roger and Farmer David as they attempt to coax the lively little piggies into their new home. Did it all … read more
Milking Our Cows
Join our farmers in the milking barn every single day where they do a milking demo to educate the visitors about milk production. It’s always a popular talk with the youngsters who … read more
Scanning our Highland Cows
Matt the Vet from Donaldson’s Vets visited us to scan our Highland’s Emma and Fern.It’s the first time we’ve used artificial insemination for Fern so we were unsure what the results would be.Are our … read more
Our Poorly Boer Goats
Our boer goat kids were in decline and didn’t look well at all – so there was only one thing to do. We called Matt the Vet from Donaldson’s Vets to see … read more
Another new arrival!
** WARNING CONTAINS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF BIRTH **Our anniversary herd really does seem to be the gift that keeps on giving – with the amazing new arrival of our third calf.This gorgeous … read more
