Come and meet our animals!

We have:

A large free range flock of chickens that includes breeds such as the Speckled and Light Sussex, Orpington, Cream Legbar, Welsummer and Rhode Island Red, plus a few saved from the battery chicken factory.

We have chickens that lay eggs and for some of the year we keep chickens for meat. Eggs are on sale for £1.50 and come in a variety of colours and sizes.
A flock of ducks. The breeds are Aylesbury, Khaki Campbell and Indian Runner cross, Welsh Harlequin and a Call duck. They lay lovely large white eggs and are free range. They have their own house in the chicken pen and two ponds to swim in built by volunteers.

A flock of Cotswold and Soay Sheep (above left to right). Cotswolds are a fairly local breed and Soays are a rare breed originating from the Isle of Kilda off the coast of Scotland. They are the oldest domesticated breed in the country, and are very hardy and easy to keep. Their wool falls off naturally in the summer so we don't need to shear them.

A small herd of goats. Honey, Katie (right) and Becky are the farms resident goats and the breeds are British Saanen, Golden Guernsey cross and a black pygmy goat. We also have four new pigmy goats, Hawthorn and Willow, Hazel and Holly who we are currently breeding from.

They are some of the friendliest animals on the farm and are a big hit at all our fun days. They are used to keep the bramble and thistles down in the main animal field and are very partial to fruit and vegetables peelings.

A herd of Aberdeen Angus Cattle are resident on the farm from April to October and are owned by a local farmer. The cattle are kept for beef and help to graze the fields in a way that encourages native wildflowers and grasses. All the fields are grazed in rotation and the herd is limited to 20 animals.

2 Kune Kune and 1 Gloucester Old Spot pig. Blossom, Bramble and Spotty are being reared as breeding sows and will be put to a boar in  2012. 

 They will produce piglets for us for three and a half years. The pigs at Bath City Farm are bred for their meat.

Visitors are welcome to come and see the animals anytime but please do not feed the animals as they need a balanced diet.