Stud Goat for Sale

For those who visited the farm this summer, you will have been introduced to our brand new baby goats, Sorrel and Comfrey! They have had a wonderful summer escaping, causing mischief and playing on their paddock climbing frame, and we have decided now to keep Sorrel as part of the farm family, joining our three ladies Ainee, Bella and Yarrow. Sadly for us, we have decided to sell little Comfrey as a stud goat, so that he can lead a bachelor’s life just like his father, Indiana Jones.We are therefore looking for a new home for Comfrey, who is descended from a prize-winning grandsire; his mother Ainee is also our gentlest goat with a really lovely character, and we can see her personality coming out in Comfrey too. We are looking for around £120, but it is much more important to us that he finds a good home.If you are interested in rehoming our little kid, please get in touch using the contact details below. We would also really appreciate it if anybody could share the poster to any individuals or group who might be able to help.

To the Catapult!

After many weeks of carving, measuring, hammering and dealing with minor catastrophes, our Roman onager is finally complete! The creation of this giant catapult was led by our residential archaeologist Ryan Watts with a team of staff and volunteers. It was successfully fired at the ‘Secrets of the Heath’ event in Petersfield, Hampshire last weekend.The name ‘onager’ comes from the Latin for ‘wild ass’, as the catapult has a very powerful kick! The catapult uses torsional force created by twisting 210m of rope, which stores energy ready to fire ammunition.The Butser onager is portable and can be carried on the back of a trailer, ready to be driven to any nearby battlefield requiring reinforcements… After its successful weekend at Petersfield Heath, it has now been returned to the farm and can be found at the northern end of the site by the Roman villa.Visitors are welcome to come and see it, and in the meantime you can watch a slo-mo video of an unfortunate cabbage meeting its maker…(Best watched in HD)[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiyLHLGy5Ps[/embed]