For Sale This Week

To order: please telephone, email or drop by to place an order Price:
HATCHING EGGS - by collection or post. Very few available for remainder of 2010.  Advance orders being taken for 2011. See link to hatching eggs for further details.  P&P £3.50 for 6, P&P £5.50 for 12 £1-£2/egg depending on breed
POULTRY - we have the following birds available at the moment (NB: Price accurate at time of listing but young birds increase in price each week of age). It is a busy time of year, so regrettably this is all we have available at this time:  
La Fleche chicks, 8 weeks old, fully feathered and ready to go outside £9 each
Copper maran pullet, Splash, 8 weeks , dark brown egg layer £9.75      
LA FLECHE hen, ex-breed pen, 2009 hatched, laying well but just need to reduce numbers £20
Young EXHIBITION AYLESBURY ducks (NB Exhibition strain not utility), pale pink bills and deep keel, hatched this spring, fully feathered, characterful! & youngsters, fully feathered, sexed £40 ducks
£35 drakes
£25 youngsters
Ducklings - Exhibition Aylesbury x Cayuga (an accident!) beautifully marked black and white, off heat and nearly fully feathered £5 each
Pair of WEST of ENGLAND geese, 2010 hatched £80
Spare WEST of ENGLAND gander, unrelated to our stock £40
Pair of BROWN MILLEFLEUR PEKINS, 15 weeks, beautiful little pair, great for children or small garden £25 pair
CROAD LANGSHAN & BUFF ORPINGTON cockerels, 2009 hatched, ex breed pen, proven fertile, large well proportioned birds £15 each
2 black ANDALUSIAN pullets, hatched 09/05/10, broody reared £12.50 each
COPPER BLUE &/or BLACK MARAN hens, 2009 hatched, looking a little the worse for wear towards the end of the season but healthy birds still laying well. Just need a home away from a cockerel and to moult. £15 each
Young RED JUNGLE FOWL cockerels, broody reared £7.50
IXWORTH cockerels, approaching maturity, keen to work, old rare table breed £20 each
Silver Grey Dorking cockerels from lovely large strain imported from Holland - put some size in to your hens! £15 each+
Various unsexed DAY OLD CHICKS. Next hatching due 15th Aug, various of our breeds £3 - £5 each  depending on breed
Various young cockerels for fattening as table birds @ 5-6 weeks (regular batches each week; not suitable for breeding, various of our breeds but not specified until collection, but will mature at decent table weights) £1 each
   
SHEEP:  
LAMBS - Taking orders for 2010 Balwen ram and wether lambs, (ewe lambs all currently reserved, Shropshire all sold). Rams £100 Wethers, £50 (Balwen)
Rams for sale: Registered Balwen ram (see photo). Bred by respected breeder Geraint Jones. 2008 born. Have used on our flock and have daughters coming on hence sale. ARR/ARR. Easy to manage, keen to work, very handsome with even blaze, good feet (never been lame), and has thrown a good proportion of nicely marked registerable lambs (offspring can be seen). Viewings welcome. Available now. £250 ono
2 Balwen 2010 ram lambs, to be inspected to register shortly. £100 each  
Registered Shropshire ram (see photo taken shortly before shearing this year), Sidedowns Kane bred by Liz Bowles. Early 2008 born. Used since he was a lamb and now have daughters coming on in flock. Throws lovely thick set lambs that finish quickly, offspring can be seen. Good number of twins. Also ARR/ARR. Halter trained but not shown. Follows bucket easily. Can be used as a terminal sire on other breeds. Viewings welcome. Available end September. £300 ono
   
MEAT     Please contact us to discuss your requirements and the next available pork / bacon, sausages & gammon / lamb / hogget / mutton  
Pork:  Taking orders for pork 10Kg or ½ pig boxes for the freezer. Available by collection from the farm or by mail order fresh back from the butcher.  
10Kg pork selection - includes a variety of leg, shoulder, belly joints & chops £65
½ pig pork box - fresh pork joints, chops - butchered to your specification (typical weight approx 25-30Kg) £135
10Kg bacon/gammon selection including a variety of smoked/unsmoked bacon, gammon joints and steaks £85
½ pig bacon/gammon box - including bacon, gammon joints and steaks £175
Lamb:  Taking orders for ½ / whole lamb boxes for the freezer (available July, then throughout the Autumn) - please email/call to discuss your butchering requirements. Mail order possible. All grass finished. Your chance to order meat by breed so you can compare. Approx whole butchered lamb weights: Balwen 10-13Kg, Shropshire 13-20Kg.  
½ BALWEN lamb box (smaller native breed hence smaller price but in our opinion much more flavour & well worth trying - and you will be supporting rare breeds…) £40 
½ BALWEN hogget box (hogget is between 1-2 years old, slightly larger, less fatty & cooks similarly to lamb but with more flavour) £50
½ BALWEN Mutton box (2 year old +, slow cooked on low heat is delicious) £45
½ Shropshire lamb box - traditional breed (1 remaining 2010) £50
½ Shropshire hogget box - (SOLD OUT 2010) £60
½ Kerry Hill or Shropshire Mutton Box - last Remaining Kerry £55
Whole Balwen lamb box £70
Whole Balwen Hogget box £90
Whole Balwen Mutton box £80
Whole Shropshire lamb box (SOLD OUT 2010) £95
Whole Kerry Hill or Shropshire Hogget box (SOLD OUT 2010) £110
Whole Kerry hill or Shropshire mutton box (SOLD OUT 2010) £90
   
MISCELLANEOUS  
Training courses - we offer a number of SMALLHOLDER TRAINING COURSES at the farm in our purpose built training room and smallholder resource centre, please see our Training Pages for details of upcoming events - eg next available is: ‘Sheep Keeping for Beginners’ on 28th August, ‘Poultry Keeping for Beginners’ 11th Sept, ‘Pig Keeping for Beginners’, 3rd Oct… or gift vouchers for training courses £40 / person (accompanied under 16s £25) incl. VAT
Lamb skin rugs We have a number of our own white (Shropshire) and brown/black (Balwen) skins back from the tannery - lovely soft natural wool rugs for your chair, bed, pram, cat… endless uses! £45 inc VAT
Wools on the ball, cone or washed and carded 100% wools available: natural, undyed, no chemicals. Can post at cost.  
50g balls of Aran (black Balwen), 2 or 3ply soft (white Kerry Hill) £2.95 each
Cones of either Balwen (Aran) or Kerry Hill wool (2 or 3 ply)  (cone weights vary from 302g to 529g : sold individually by weight) £5.75/100g
Washed & carded wools (Balwen or Kerry Hill) ready for spinning, felting etc. £2.75/100g
SOLD OUT - Complete raw fleece - for spinning, weaving, rug making etc. Sold as shorn from the sheep minus the yukky bits! Orders taken for 2011 £5 each
   

NB: hatching eggs, skins, wools and fresh meat can all be delivered by post/courier. Birds are sold by collection only. Weaners, sheep and lambs are by collection from the farm or by delivery for a small fee to cover fuel etc.  Prices for wool, lamb skins, fleece and willow are subject to VAT

 

Lamb Skin Rugs Wool
Updated 13th August 2010

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liberties in the garden

Orders can be taken in advance for:

  • Hatching eggs
  • Live birds / chicks / ducklings
  • Balwen sheep for breeding / ½ / whole lamb boxes
  • Large Black pigs for breeding / weaners / ½ pig / individual joints / sausages
  • Willows
  • Christmas trees
  • ELS application writing service

Payment is taken by cheque or cash on collection - Shortly we will be able to take payment by Credit Card through PayPal and also direct PayPal payments.

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