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Walking Helen the Alpaca
Some people walk a dog - Farmer Kate walks Helen the alpaca.
When Helen was born, she spent many months being hand-reared by our farm team and as she was so vulnerable we couldn't introduce her to any other animal.
We worried for a time whether ...read more
The ‘teenage’ Alpacas
Our alpaca herd has been taken over by the 'teenagers' Helen, Alpaca Chino and Shannon - and it is a move that has taken quite by surprise.
Join Farmer Dale as he checks in on the fluffiest animals on the farm, who are really growing so fast and tune in as he tells you all about a rather unexpected development.
Fern’s new baby (Highland Calf)
Fern has had her baby but unfortunately it is not all smooth sailing.The new calf is absolutely adorable but can't quite get the hang of feeding which is putting its welfare in peril.
Join Farmers Rob and Dave - and our new teammate Farmer Wade - as they try to wrangle a maternal, horned Highland to help her feed her baby.
Farmer Kate’s Live Lambing
Farmer Kate was on duty in the roundhouse when she spotted a ewe in distress...and it quickly became apparent she would be unable to deliver her lambs without assistance.
Can Farmer Kate help the ewe deliver her babies safely? Ring womb is a terrible thing and takes a huge amount of skill and patience to assist.
Rex the Asian Water Monitor
Unfortunately our reptile house has had to remain closed for quite some time - but that doesn't stop us celebrating the amazing creatures within.
Join Farmer Kate as we check in with Rex, the Asian water monitor.
You can adopt our reptiles ...read more
Millie and Primrose’s Playground
Millie and Primrose finally have their very own playground - thanks to Rob the Joiner.
Tune in to find what happened when the play area was first installed - what did our most famous goats reckon to it all?
Reindeer Catch Up
Our reindeer have a really fascinating development cycle and they are now at the point of losing their coats and growing new antlers.
But our female Dancer is still looking in fine fettle - so what makes her different from Dasher, Jeffrey and Prince?
Join ...read more
The bygmy goats
It's Farmer Darrell and the 'Who's the Daddy?' Cluedo as he explores who could be responsible for our surprise 'bygmy' goats that arrived a few weeks ago. Our boer goats kidded and let's just say the new arrivals weren't what we expected - and clearly had some ...read more
The goat playground
Our goat playground is world famous and it has certainly developed since we started out with some cable reels and old boards.
During lockdown our on site joinery team have spent their time developing a whole new playground for our pygmies (and our ...read more
Lambing Outside
For the first time in a long time, this year we decided to lamb our Herdwicks outside in the Picasso Field.As a breed they are clever and hardy - and while we'd usually lamb in the roundhouse, we decided to this year to try lambing outside.
But this comes with ...read more
Cuteness Overload
It's cuteness overload at Cannon Hall Farm as Farmer Dale checks in with the goats - where we've had more than ten kids born in recent days.
Which ones are your favourites? Petal makes a guest appearance.
Don't forget we reopen April 12 - you can read more here: https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/we-cant-wait-to-see-you-again/
An assisted lambing
We were expecting our next batch of lambs to start arriving at Easter - but they've begun arriving earlier than we thought.
It's all hands on deck in the roundhouse as Farmer Charlotte helps a Zwartable struggling with two large headed twins.
We only ...read more