THE SALVATION ARMY ~ HADLEIGH FARM
Our Animals
We have a wide range of rare breed animals. Here is just a section.
Bagot Goats
The rare breed centre has 8 females and one male bagot goats. The bagot goat are classed as critical by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST). The bagot goat is medium sized with horns and long flowing black and white hair. It is used as a parkland breed and for conservation grazing.
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Golden Guernsey Goats The golden guernsey goats are classed in the minority on the RBST watchlist. The Golden Guernsey is smaller than the British dairy breed. The golden guernsey are is generally quiet and docile. The Golden Guernseys in the UK have been developed from goats imported from the Channel Islands.
Leicester Longwool Sheep The leicester longwool sheep are classed as endangered on the RBST watchlist. Did you know that almost all Longwool sheep in Britain trace a significant ancestry to the Leicester Longwool.
Greyface Dartmoor Sheep The rare breed centre has five greyface dartmoor ewes, which are classed in the minority on the RBST watchlist.The greyface dartmoor is a medium sized hornless sheep with a deep bodied and short leg. Its face is white with mottled or spotted with black or grey.
Gloucestershire Old Spot Pigs The centre has one gloucestershire old spot boar and two sows, which are classed in the minority on the RBST watchlist. The gloucestershire old spot pig is a large breed which is white in colour with a minimum of one distinct black spot.
Exmoor Pony The rare breed centre has a exmoor pony, which is classed as endangered on the RBST watchlist. The exmoor pony is brown, bay or dun in colour with black points and mealy muzzle.The exmoor pony is britain oldest breed of native pony and was used to carry a shepherd around the moors all day. Our Exmoor pony shares his field with Dylan the Donkey.
Chickens
The centre breeds and keep five types of Chicken. Our main breed are the Ixworth chicken which are classed as endangered on the RBST watchlist. We also have small groups of Derbyshire Redcaps, Scots Grey, Appenzeller and Golden Brahmas.
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