Here are just a few of our favourites...
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| Webster the duck |
Webster was hatched by pupils at the Montessori Nursery in Balham who patiently cared for their duck eggs for 28 days. After struggling to hatch Webster was left weak and had to spend the first part of her life in our vet room. Adapting to life on the pond was hard for her but, after some bullying from the other ducks, a near drowning and a fox bite, Webster seems to have got the hang of things and is thriving.
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| Henny - not a hen. |
Henny is a cuckoo polish cockerel (not a hen!) He lives with his girlfriend Guinness and their many offspring in the farm's small animal area. The polish chickens are really friendly and often visit schools to help them learn about the chicken's life cycle. If you see Henny and his friends please don't chase or grab them as they get scared.
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| DJ the horse |
DJ is 13 years old and has lived on the farm for 9 years, longer than any of the other horses. His day starts at 8:00 when the staff arrive to give him his breakfast and muck out his stable. He spends his day giving lessons to lots of different people and, like all the horses, DJ has a holiday every summer and every Christmas. You can find out more about riding lessons
here.
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| Daisy the cow |
Buttercup is an Irish Moiled cow and she lives with her sister, Daisy. They haven't had their first calves yet so these cows don't make milk. They are very friendly and love to lick the visitors! Daisy and Buttercup are rare breed cows and as they get older they will probably leave us to form part of a breeding programme.
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| Jerry the alpaca |
Jerry and his friends, Ben and Tom, are alpacas. These animals come from South America and they are part of the same family as camels and llamas. It's true that alpacas can spit but don't worry - alpacas very rarely spit at humans! Unlike llamas, alpacas are not strong enough to carry packs. Instead they are kept for their beautiful soft wool which the farm
spinners turn into beautiful yarn.
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| Edward the pig |
Edward is a Kune Kune pig. He lives with his sister Jenny. This breed come from New Zealand and their name means 'fat and round' in the Maori language. Both pigs are very friendly and smart and recently become TV personalities after appearing on the Alan Titchmarsh show. Go team Jedward!
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| Jean-Pierre the rabbit |
Jean-pierre was abandoned at the farm in a cardboard box. Despite this difficult start he quickly charmed the other rabbits and is also very popular with visitors for his fluffy mane and extravagant name! He is an escape artist and expert jumper so we keep a very close eye on him.
We haven't even mentioned the sheep, goats, ferrets, shetland ponies, guinea pigs, turkey, chinchilla, gerbils, quail, degus and Waffle the goose!
