In July livestock farmers can finally take a bit of a break. Apart from the obvious daily feeding, milking, and checking of their animals, there isn't a lot to do, especially once the showing season is over. Lambs are given...
Whether you keep chickens on a farm, small holding, the allotment, or simply have a couple of chickens in the back yard, choosing the right feed for your chickens is crucial to ensure they have good health and continue to...
Characteristics The British Lop is a a large, white-skinned pig with lop ears hanging forward over the face, which is where its name comes from. It has a long frame and Its body is heavy-set and much bigger in the...
For sheep farmers, June is often the time when shearing takes place, although depending on the local climate and breed this can be any time between May and September. Why not check out our Sheep Shearing Fact file Each sheep...
Whether you keep ducks or geese on a farm, small holding, the allotment, or simply have a couple of ducks in the back yard, choosing the right feed for your chickens is crucial to ensure they have good health and...
Characteristics The Welsh Pig is a medium sized white pig with a long, lean but muscular body. Its body is pear shaped and has lop-ears. Its head is moderately wide and has a straight nose. The loped ears do not...
Characteristics Britain’s only entirely black pig. They are very large with large loped ears covering its eyes. Physically the Large Black is a long, deep bodied pig. The all black colouring helps protect it from sunburn. They are hardy, yet docile. ...
Characteristics The Large White is a big pig breed. It is white in colour, with picked ears and its face is slightly dished. It has a lean body with little fat History The large white, originally bred in Yorkshire during...
Characteristics Thought to be one of the oldest breeds in Britain. The Tamworth is thought of as a medium sized pig and is characterised by having a ginger coat, elongated snout, and long legs. The face can be also be concaved...
The Hebridean is a and ancient breed and would be considered a small sheep, but bold and brave. Pretty much unaltered since before the medieval times. They usually sport attractive curled horns alongside a dense black fleece. It is their looks which boosted their popularity...
Looks The British Saddleback is one of the more strikingly obvious British pig breeds. It has a large distinctive black body with a white band around its middle and front legs, looking as if it has a saddle on its...
The English Longhorn is typically a breed of beef cattle. They originate from Craven in northern England and a male can weight up to 1000kgs They are of course most recognised by their big long horns, but they also sport...
