Animals
Horses
We have a lot of horses on the farm
Madge, Tinkerbell and Tommy
Madge in training
Tommy
Tommy
Tinkerbell
Boris
Winston
Sheep and Lambing
Our sheep lamb in the barn and then as the lambs get bigger and stronger and the weather warms up a little bit they spend more and more time outside until eventually they live outside full time
Our sheep and lambs are all very friendly and very happy to meet visitors. Particularly if they have a bucket of food
The numbers on the sheep and lambs refer to the order in which the lambs are born: the first ewe to lamb gets sprayed with a number 1 and so do her lambs. The second ewe to lamb gets a number 2 and so do her lambs and so on until we are finished
If all goes to plan lambing takes about two weeks but with all the sleepless nights it feels like it lasts a lot longer
The lambs grow very quickly and by the time the farm closes in September they will be as big as their mums
February and March means lambing time on the farm
Hereford Cows
Honeysuckle Farm is home to a herd of Hereford cows
You can feed the cows from platforms around the farm
The Hereford cows calve between Christmas and March
The cows spend winter in the barn but love spending summer out in the fields
The Herford bull is a lot bigger than the cows
Pigs
The pigs live in their pigsty (where else would they be?)
They are friendly. But smelly
Donkeys & Mules
Georgina the donKey and Jack the mule live on the farm
They spend a lot of time out in their paddock but come in if the weather is bad as they really hate the rain and getting wet
Goats
We have lots of greedy goats on the farm and kids are born every year
They are all extremely friendly and love to meet people especially if the people have a bucket of animal food with them
Most of the goats you see have been born on the farm and know all the best spots to wait to get food from people
Some of them may look like they have their heads stuck but don't worry it is very rare they get stuck. They are just waiting for food
Small Animals
At Honeysuckle Farm we have always kept small animals as pets. In fact for decades before we opened to the public we had rabbits, guinea pigs, chipmunks and ferrets
Chipmunks
These are fun little creatures and live in an enclosure near the horse and cart ride
They move really fast and are very friendly little creatures. So much so that they often jump on our heads when we go in their pen to feed them and clean them out
Ferrets
Ferrets make the best pets of any small animal
Don't believe the myths about these creatures. In truth they are very clean and friendly and make brilliant pets when handled correctly
The only problem with ferrets is that they are very lazy and sleep for around 20 hours a day
Rabbits
We have a lot of happy bunnies on the farm
