We work hard to ensure that our pigs are raised to the highest welfare from Farm to Plate
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
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We work hard to ensure that our pigs are raised to the highest welfare from Farm to Plate
We work hard to ensure that our pigs are raised to the highest welfare from Farm to Plate
Saturday, 17 September 2011
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Something to confuse the students!!!
Why do we have all those male sheep? "We don't", says I. But then why have they got horns? It really is nice to show them something new.
We now have six pedigree Norfolk Horn ewe lambs to go with our new Suffolk's. They will not breed this year but hopefully in time we can make our own Suffolk sheep.
We now have six pedigree Norfolk Horn ewe lambs to go with our new Suffolk's. They will not breed this year but hopefully in time we can make our own Suffolk sheep.
Bee's
We are slowly expanding our bee hives. Currently we have four hives that are occupied thanks to a wandering wild swarm and of course our friends at Cardona and Son who managed to get us two very healthy swarms.
The Work Continues
At Redborne Farm we always aim to maintain the facilities to the best possible standard and so throughout the year we fix and mend, dig and weed as well as all the other everyday tasks
The Horticulture area has been weeded, planted and lovingly tended to by Jan and assorted Helpers. As much Farm scrap as possible has been cleverly sculpted into a very fetching bug hotel to encourage pollinators to the garden area.
The roof on the pig pen had rotted through so the whole lot had to come off which is no mean feet in windy weather. Luckily the rain held off!!!
The Horticulture area has been weeded, planted and lovingly tended to by Jan and assorted Helpers. As much Farm scrap as possible has been cleverly sculpted into a very fetching bug hotel to encourage pollinators to the garden area.
The roof on the pig pen had rotted through so the whole lot had to come off which is no mean feet in windy weather. Luckily the rain held off!!!
With the new boards on all we needed was some felt. I never was very good at wrapping christmas presents.
Almost done. At least the pigs are again water tight before the rains came (About thirty seconds after this photo is taken)
Hatfield Show
Our Large Black and Saddleback pigs represented us at the Hatfield Show this year and with both coming a very respectable 4th out of a large class we are very pleased.
The show day comes after a long build up. Months of interacting with the pigs and training them to walk have to be undertaken before they are ready for the ring.
On show day they are washed and oiled before being led through to the ring with the other pigs
The pigs are led with a stick and and big board which allow the pig to be gently guided around the ring. A female (Gilt or Sow) is led by just one person however a boar (Male) must be led by two people as they are a little more excitable.
The whole process is obviously very tiring for the pigs!!!
The show day comes after a long build up. Months of interacting with the pigs and training them to walk have to be undertaken before they are ready for the ring.
On show day they are washed and oiled before being led through to the ring with the other pigs
The pigs are led with a stick and and big board which allow the pig to be gently guided around the ring. A female (Gilt or Sow) is led by just one person however a boar (Male) must be led by two people as they are a little more excitable.
The whole process is obviously very tiring for the pigs!!!
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