We always intended to keep rare Large Black pigs once we were able, but never imagined quite how much fun they would be; they make us laugh every day and bring us so much pleasure.  We currently have Blodeuwedd  from the very rare Bess line, one of only twelve Bess sows in the world, and Cerridwen, a very rare Queen sow.  Very sadly Branwen, our rare Warbler sow, died following complications during her first farrowing and we hand-raised her surviving piglets.  Her daughter, Olwen, has been kept to take over from her mum in helping to save the Warbler sow line.  We also recently lost Bran, our magnificent and gentle boar, so we are on the look out for a successor.

 We are delighted to have interested other local pig enthusiasts in the breed, and are setting up a community of Large Black breeders which will be a big help to one of the rarest British pig breeds.  We are also very proud to have had one of our home-bred boys, Blackorchard Majestic 11 (Rhydian), selected by the then Chairman of the breed society to be her boar, and another lad went up to North Yorkshire to be the new boar to the large Rimrock herd.  We have also had breeding sows bought by herds across the country, from County Durham to Wiltshire and Anglesey to Corna.

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Our pigs have won or been placed in a number of shows both online and in person, including a third at the Royal Glamorgan Agricultural Society show, Supreme Champion at the Pedigree Pig Breeders UK Winter Fair, and Reserve Champion at the Llandyfaelog Show.

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As well as breeding we produce pork, sell weaners and teach pig courses, details of which can be found here:

Pork Sales

Weaner Sales

Courses