Our animals
We are a dairy farm, so the majority of our cattle are Fresians, probably the best milk producing cows.
Where does our milk go?
We quite often get asked where are milk goes and what happens to it. Well we are heartily delighted to say that the milk from our lovely cows goes to make the ridiculously delicious Taw Valley Cheeses! And what a good cheese they make. So delicious is it, that they keep on winning awards which is probably down to the lovely milk they get from us..
Livestock
Ahem.. back to the point. We have around 60 cows, 40 sheep and around 100 chickens at the moment. We do sell our eggs, so please just let us know if you would like to buy some during your stay. Oh and if you have small children then the egg collecting always goes down well. Just ask John or Joanna about it when you see them.
Our cows all have names along with their passports and are all treated as individuals. Our oldest cow is Jellybean who is now 14 years old. The cows are milked through a 1950s style shippon with a large walkway through the middle enabling visitors to view the milking. The cows are milked twice a day in the morning between 8 and 10 and in the evening between 5 and 7. The calves are also fed during these times. You can see some photos in the gallery.
We have a small flock of sheep with a couple of real favourites called Milo and George who spend most of their time in the pets corner alongside the campsite. Often we have tame lambs during the spring and summer, which require feeding with the bottle four times a day.
Last year for the first time we kept some piglets. We have kept one of these, a sow, called Bobbie. She has just had her second lot of piglets - an amazing 15 this time.