Animals and Farmers

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 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

** 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

We’ve been carefully monitoring our anniversary herd for weeks after the trauma of losing so many calves this year. We’re now on our third new arrival but – as life on the … read more

Nobody is owning up to leaving a gate open but we’ve had a surprise arrival of two new lambs! Our farmers found them this weekend and they’ve been fetched into the roundhouse. … read more

Dancer and Prancer the Reindeer have temporarily moved in with us at Cannon Hall Farm – and they are the star of the show on our daily tractor ride. We’ve really made … read more

At Cannon Hall Farm, we have a year-round breeding programme which means there’s always new arrivals to see. At this time of year, our pigs are our main focus and we’re expecting … read more

Farmer David said in all his years of farming he’d never seen a calving like the one the other night.One of our anniversary herd was in distress – it was past midnight. … read more

“The thing is with sheep is you have to persuade them it’s their idea…” Farmer Rob giving out his top tips on sheep herding while Farmer David and Coat give able asistance … read more

We’ve had a lovely new arrival this week with this pair of Boer goat kids – unfortunately we lost one of the triplets but we are really hoping the other two make … read more

Farmer Darrell introduces you to our latest arrival, this beautiful baby llama or cria. Born just this morning he’s already a big favourite with our farmyard team. If you visit us this … read more

He’s our most experienced stockman so it made total sense that responsibility of our two newest charges should go to him. Farmer Roger has spent over 60 years farming sheep and goats … read more