Heritage Farm Antigua

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Heritage Farm Antigua Run by a biologist

A niche farm and research testing site, specialising in rare and heritage breed poultry and other birds, plus rare exotic fruit trees and trialling other fruit and vegetable crops not farmed here to increase Antigua's food diversity.

30/08/2026

BEE CUT-OUT REMOVAL FROM A HOUSE LAST WEEK
Need bees removed from your house or a swarm collected?? Just give us a call. The one shown was performed in Pares this week :-)

06/08/2026

CHICKS GROWING AT NEW LOCATION
73 chicks of 14 different pure breeds now in a larger pen at the new location as we gradually relocate pens and infrastructure :-)

01/07/2026

75 chicks of 11 different pure breeds...kindly being looked after by a friend as we move location :-)
Ixworth, Barred Plymouth Rock, New Hampshire Red, Rhode Island Red, Light Columbian Brahma, Cuckoo Marans, Buff Orpington, Appenzeller Spitzhauben, Fresian Fowl, White Leghorn, Vorwerk...there might be one Silver Sebright too! :-)

In our communal bed tonight,...before we move to a tent...Shark (the dog) ,myself and the one Cayuga duckling, which hat...
30/06/2026

In our communal bed tonight,...before we move to a tent...Shark (the dog) ,myself and the one Cayuga duckling, which hatched before the avoidable power failure killed off the remaining duck, goose and peacock eggs...those responsible know who they are :-(
Shark is the guardian and highly protective of all our animals... and a highly effective mongoose and rodent hunter....she's a rare star

Lots of chicks (13 breeds) hatching atm...here are some examples
20/06/2026

Lots of chicks (13 breeds) hatching atm...here are some examples

16/06/2026

We are currently moving to a new location. Regrettably we not be up and running there for a few months
On the good news side, we have several additional new breeds in incubators at the moment...wait out!! :-)

Rainbow eggs (4 doz) being packaged for an order tomorrow and 3 doz sold today...now out of blue eggs, so the Arucanas a...
27/03/2026

Rainbow eggs (4 doz) being packaged for an order tomorrow and 3 doz sold today...now out of blue eggs, so the Arucanas and Cream Crested Legbars need to surge their laying!!

26/03/2026

Adonis strutting his stuff!

21/03/2026

ππ€π‘π“π‘πˆπƒπ†π„ π‚π‡π€π’πˆππ† 𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓 π€π‘πŽπ”ππƒ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π…π€π‘πŒ π“πŽπƒπ€π˜ :-)

πŽπ‹πƒ 𝐁𝐄𝐄 π‚πŽπŒππ’ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 π…π‘π€πŒπ„π’ ππ„πˆππ† π’π€ππˆπ“πˆπ’π„πƒ 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐙𝐄𝐑 π…πŽπ‘ π“π‘π€πππˆππ† :-)Along with artificial Nasanov pheromone ( (Z)-citral...
12/03/2026

πŽπ‹πƒ 𝐁𝐄𝐄 π‚πŽπŒππ’ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 π…π‘π€πŒπ„π’ ππ„πˆππ† π’π€ππˆπ“πˆπ’π„πƒ 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐙𝐄𝐑 π…πŽπ‘ π“π‘π€πππˆππ† :-)
Along with artificial Nasanov pheromone ( (Z)-citral, nerol, geraniol, nerolic acid, geranic acid etc), old (black) comb (and propolis) are the best attractants for swarm traps to lure the bees (see earlier post of our swarm traps)
Thanks so much to Brent for the supply! :-)
Here they are being put in the freezer for a few days to kill off any "wax moth" eggs and larvae....(note there are 2 different species of "wax moths"...[same Family, but different Genera] which preferentially feed slightly differently...comb midrib (which can inhibit bee emergence from pupae) versus cappings...also the groove depressions in wood from pupation are from the former). More detailed descriptions for another time! :-)
Swarming season has begun here and we need to get the traps out soon to populate new hives in the apiary :-)
[yes...lemon grass oil is used by many as a cheaper alternative to more complex commercial artificial attractant pheromone, working because it does contain citral and geraniol :-) ] Though, to be fair, I've not yet found a proper peer-reviewed comparative efficacy study..."the plural of anecdote is not data"!!!! :-) :-) :-)

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Liberta
Falmouth

Opening Hours

Monday 13:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 13:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 13:00 - 18:00
Thursday 13:00 - 18:00
Friday 13:00 - 18:00
Saturday 13:00 - 18:00
Sunday 13:00 - 18:00

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+12687229140

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