Bath City Farm has a range of traditional and rare breed farm animals that is growing all the time.

We have:

A large 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. All our chickens are kept for eggs not meat and the eggs are a variety of different colours and sizes. The chickens are free range and are looked after by local residents and farm staff and volunteers. Eggs are on sale for £1.50 for 6 but demand is high so we do not always have them in stock. The local children helped to raise money to introduce them in Summer 2004 and we were also helped out financially by long standing farm member Bill Brown.

A flock of ducks. The breeds are Aylesbury, Khaki Campbell and a Welsh Harlequin drake. They lay lovely large white eggs and are free range. They have their own house in the chicken pen and have a nice pond to swim in built by volunteers from Carrswood Day Centre in Twerton. We hope to get some Indian Runner ducks in the Spring, when the new duck pond is completed.

7 goats. Ashley, Honey and Chalkie are the farms resident goats and the breeds are British Saanen, Golden Guernsey cross and a black pygmy goat. They are some of the friendliest animals on the farm and are a big hit at all our fun days and the Bath Flower Show. They are used to keep the bramble and thistles down in the main animal field and are very partial to fruit and vegetables peelings. In August 2007 Ashley gave birth to twins, Katie and Kashmir. Pictures are here. We have also acquired another British Saanen goat named Becky.

A flock of Soay Sheep. These sheep 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. The latest addition to the flock is Zippy the Ram who was donated to us by the BBC's D.I.Y S.O.S team. This means we will have some lovely Soay Lambs running around springfield this Spring.

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 16 animals.

Tamworth pigs. These are the most recent addition to the farm and were introduced after a large fundraising effort by the local community. The Tamworth breed is the oldest pure English breed and there are only 200 registered breeding females in the UK. Click here to read the story of their arrival. 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.