Cat
We have one
cat, rescued as a kitten from Manchester in 2013. Connie is a tabby with orange streaks. Connie lost her leg in a
car accident, has her own book (Connie the Robo-Cat) and sometimes makes
guest appearances when her book is being read.
Ouessant
Mini Sheep
These
rare breed of heritage sheep originally
from the island of Ouessant in
Brittany are renowned for their character, hardiness and their status as the
smallest naturally occurring breed of sheep in
the world. We have 3:, Snoozie (brown) and her sons Shakespeare &
Shampers (brown). We have a white
ouessant sheep called Shamus and then there is Shambi, a soay/ousseant
cross.
They live up to their reputation of being great characters and are
very popular.
We have two dogs: Dougal (born 2018) who is a ‘beardoodle’ (bearded collie x
standard poodle) and Dulcie (born 2029) who is a bearded/border collie
cross. Both love chasing balls, rabbits and ducks (if they flap their
wings!) Dougal has a wonderful calm nature and his own video story book
(Dougal’s Dilemma: Who am I?). Dulcie is highly active and very bright (she
also stars in a Video Book) . Both dogs are good at outreach work with
children.
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Ducks
We have 4
Indian Runner Ducks
We have a number of Call Ducks, a bantam breed of domesticated duck with a
distinctive call which was originally used to lure other ducks towards the
hunters’ gun.
We have 5 goats: Pygmy goats, Greta and Gladys (twins who were
hand-reared here at Hart Farm) and each had twins in 2020. Also a young
pygmy, called Gracie, who has quite long coat. We have one
angora goats, Alice (2015) who produce mohair, have kidded
regularly and produced some lovely pygora goats (X between angora and
pygora). They star in a story book. Peggy Lou (2018) is our pygoras who produce an amazing fleece, a little like cashmere
to touch.
We have 5 hens.
We have three male Huacayas, Alberto (2010, white),
Almigo (2011, white) and Alfi (2013, black).
Alpasta (2013), the only Suri, has with long white dreadlocks and
amazing eyes. He has his own story book (Alpasta the Alpaca with Toothache).
They double up as camels at Christmas. Alpacas were not bred as beasts of
burden but for their special soft and luxurious fibres which are used to
make all sorts of bedding and clothing including, sweaters, socks, coats,
hats, scarves and ponchos.
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Miniature Mediterranean donkeys are a unique and separate breed of donkey
originating from the islands of Sardinia and Sicily where they were used to
turn grinding stones for grain inside the peasants’ houses. They are
generally between 30-34” to the shoulder. We have two, Mabel and Moses (both brown) who were born here at Hart
Farm in 2016. All play a part
on our outreach work and are particularly busy at Christmas.
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