Cerrig y Barcud

Our Animals

Goats

We have five goats at Cerrig y Barcud, all of whom enjoy being stroked, and most of all, being fed! The goats are kept as pets, and not milked.

Polly (or to give her proper pedigree name, Pollyanna Pollyanna Lois) is a pygmy goat and joined Cerrig y Barcud in 2004 along with her mum, Sarah when Polly was only 3 months old.

Polly is very friendly, and always keen to be fed. Until recently she would follow us on walks around the grounds. These walks only stopped when she took a liking to the new trees planted in the front lawns!

White Goats

Crystal and Snowdrop joined us here in summer 2008, having been born earlier in the year at Foel Farm Park. Should you choose to visit the farm park during your stay with us, you will see their father “Billy” who is the largest in the goat pen at the park, displaying an extremely fine set of horns! Crystal is the larger of the white goats and is Mum to Frosty who was born here on 30th December 2008.

Ponies

The two Welsh Mountain Ponies have been with us since 2008, and share our field with sheep belonging to a local farmer. The Welsh Mountain Pony is thought to have evolved from the prehistoric Celtic pony, and which adapted to the difficult climate of severe winters and sparse vegetation on the hills and mountains of Wales to produce a tough and hardy pony.

Bandit is the Palamino pony, who is ridden by our children, Michael and Lucie. Born in 1995, Bandit has always lived on Anglesey, and came to us after his previous owner grew too big to ride him.

Harry Jackson is the dapple grey, born in Mid-Wales in 2003, and sent to auction at only a few months old, unwanted because of his “boxed feet”. This is a genetic condition affecting the coffin bone of the hoof, with an affected animal appearing to be standing to some degree on its toe. He was rescued by Equine Market Watch and taken to their sanctuary in mid-south Wales, from where he was later brought to Cerrig y Barcud as a companion for Bandit.
 
Sam and Rupert are both welsh cross shetlands. The are the best of friends and have lived together all their lives. Both came to us from Equine Market watch after their owner was no longer able to look after them.

These two boys are very loving and love being stoked and fed.

Cats

Martha and Rose are our two feral cats, named after Dr Who’s companions! They were rescued by a local animal sanctuary, and joined us as kittens in late 2007. They are working cats, and live in one of the outbuildings, mixing freely with the goats and other animals, whilst as feral cats, they will generally keep away from humans. Martha is almost entirely black, whilst Rose is black with white patches