Cats
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: Sherlock (black), Snoozie (brown) and her son
Shakespeare (brown and born here in 2019).
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 7
Indian Runner Ducks Delia,
Dora and Donna (born in 2012): Daley, Desi and Daffy some of own
ducklings and Digby (drake) who joined us in 2015 to improve our gene pool.
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 3 pygmy goats Greta and Gladys (twins who
were hand-reared here at Hart Farm) and Gracie who was was born in 2021. We have
one angora goats, Alice (2015) who produces mohair, and a lovely pygora goat
Peggy Lou who stars in a story book and produces an amazing fleece, a little like cashmere
to touch.
We have 5 hens
We have four male Huacayas: Alfonso (2010, brown), 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.