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Rare Breed MeatsEach year we carefully select a few of our home reared stock for consumption. Each animal is looked after with dignity and respect and fed an organic diet where possible. All animals are treated with natural remedies to maintain vitality and well being. Pork is produced crossing Boris II (Berkshire), Emma (Oxford Sandy and Black), Princess and Peaches (Gloucester Old Spot). When piglets are old enough to dig roots they are released into pastureland or forest areas where they live in a semi wild state eating natural roots, acorns as well as their daily ration of home produced feed. More recently a number of intrepid piglets have been transported across the minch to the Isle of Lewis. We keep a small flock of sheep which contains Highland Mules (Blackface x Blue Face Leicester), Scottish Blackface and North Country Cheviots. These animals are bred either for home fattening by crossing with a suffolk tup or for store lambs by crossing with a cheviot tup. They produce an excellent tasting lamb and are grazed extensively on natural pasture and heather moorland. The cattle are Highlanders and Aberdeen Angus currently in with an Aberdeen Angus Bull bred by Hamish Polson of Strathpeffer. This year we bred Aberdeen Angus x Highlander calves which we will sell as Store Cattle at Dingwall Auction Mart and keep back some to fatten and mature for meat. At Christmas we keep a small flock of bronze and white turkeys which are reared free range and sold to local customers. This year we have just completed a new butchery and larder to increase the volume and quality of products on the farm. Please see Leckmelm Larder site for further info. |
 Percy in his fold  Lanna with young  Daily eggs |
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