Thorcrest Farm
Saddle Drive Nanoose Bay, BC, Canada

Very excited to welcome Willow! Mahia love X Wilson Gina gilt from Whispering Wind Farms - Kunekune Pigs Thank you Kelly for such a lovely gilt! Thank you Yellow Point Farms for hosting the drop off point for the transport! And thank you to Heritage Hill Farm for arranging the transport!... Wonderful to have Kunekune breeders working together to bring more genetics to the Island! See more

Welfare assessment has just taken a step forward with the "The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including HumanAnimal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare" that was just published today! We need to move beyond the basics of just supplying feed, companions, shelter, safe environment and turnout , we also need to acknowledge and assess the affective state. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1870

Are you think of getting a goat or new goats or just want to learn more? Here is fantastic recorded webinar by Dr. Glenna McGregor from the BC Ministry Agriculture Animal Health Centre:

Pigs- Code of Practice in Canada 60-day Public Comment Period (PCP), which begins Monday, September 21, 2020 and ends Thursday, November 19, 2020. https://www.nfacc.ca/codes-of-practice/pigs

Thinking of getting a goat or sheep form the Yukon that is M. ovi positive- what you need to know!

Next BCGA meeting May 23rd!

We have three lovely RuXTapeka gilts one boar! Born Oct 1 2019. Video's of each one under their photo! For more info pm me! Pic and video of boar coming added!

And can't leave the pigs out! Here is Heart our keeper gilt..can you see why she has that name?! <3

Finally had chance to get some photos of our Nubian kids! With the COVID-19 issue we are short on help, so I feel like I have been running non-stop for last 6 weeks. Decided today - to STOP and search for the hearts! See how many you can find on the goats! The ones with the hearts are in the comment section!

Will have doelings, milker/kid pairs, one dry yearling and two yearling bucks (by imported sires) coming available. If you were on the wait list contact me again!

Two gilts available RuXTapeka

The following just announced by the BC Government which includes a full List of essential services in B.C. during COVID-19 pandemic Here is the list for: Food ...and agriculture service providers food cultivation, including farming, livestock, aquaculture and fishing, and businesses that support the food supply chain, as well as community gardens and subsistence agriculture; food processing, manufacturing, storage and distribution of foods, feed products and beverages; workers essential to maintaining or repairing equipment in food processing and distribution centres; workers, including temporary foreign workers, to support agricultural operations to enhance food security; retail: grocery stores, convenience stores, farmers markets and other establishments engaged in the retail sale or provision of food, pet or livestock supply, liquor, cannabis (including producers), and any other household consumer products, such as cleaning and personal care products. o includes stores that sell groceries and also sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation and essential daily operation of residences. such as home supply, hardware, building material stores, pawn brokers, and garden centres and nurseries; farming supply, including seed, fertilizer, pesticides, farm-machinery sales and maintenance; inspection services and associated regulatory and government workforce and supporting businesses required for slaughter of animals, dairy production and food safety; and businesses that provide for the health and welfare of animals, including veterinarians, farms, boarding kennels, stables, animal shelters, zoos, aquariums, research facilities and other service providers. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PSSG0020-000568

Social distancing and a goat.

We are excited to have our first Kunekune pork! . This is what pork SHOULD look like! The shoulder steak was awesome!! We raised Yorkshire/landrace weaner to market for many years but got tired of the rooting. Delicious pork and perfect paddocks what more could you want!