Albans Barnyard
Albans Barnyard – holiday cottages & smallholding + Pedigree Jacob Sheep & North Devon Red Ruby Cattle
He's back! Tigger is home again🙂🐈
Will Tigger share Roo's sheepskin though?
He’s a very fine feline!! Pleased he’s home safe and sound!
What will you do if he can’t be a house cat? X
Glad he’s back safely! Is he now allowed on the sofa?!
UPDATE – OWNER FOUND!
Has anyone lost a sheep – this poor thing has been caught (Pembury near Tunbridge Wells) but we can’t find the owner (definitely not ours)!!
Call APHA 03000200301. They can see who ear tags belongs to
Romney type
Contact John Miles, I reckon it will be the same farmer that has sheep on his ground during the winter.
Today was scanning day! 29 lambs are due from about 24th February.🐑🐑🙂🐑🐑🙂🐑🐑🐑🙂
6 singles/10 twins/ 1 triplet (we usually have lots more triplets!)
They scanned at 171% – which isn't as high as usual but we think the long dry summer was to blame as there was very little grass and the ewes put everything into their lambs.
Thank you very much to our scanner, Mike Owen – who hasn't got any wrong in 14 years!!!!!! (and yes, he is seeing slightly reduced percentages atm)
Overall, we are happy so 🤞 for a successful lambing🙂
Fab! Any news on the cat?
Sorry not to be with you all today! HNY!
Was wondering when lambcam would be up and running. 24th Feb, in the diary…..
Happy New year to you all xx
Happy New Year 2026 x🌹x
UPDATE – Tigger has been found! He's safe, very well and back home with us after being taken to a local vets to have his chip checked. Huge relief here as we were really worried about him being out in this weather
It turns out he may prefer to be a house cat after all as he has been happily curled up on a sofa in a house with two other cats since New Year's Eve!!!
Has anyone seen our lovely rescue barn cat, Tigger?
He hasn't been around for a few days now and we're a bit worried about him – any news of his recent whereabouts would be gratefully received.
He's not a house cat (he's never lived in a domestic situation) & he won't usually approach people willingly.
As you can see from the photos he's a grey Bengal so he has quite unusual markings – more like a leopard!
He may be just exploring his new territory (Bengals have a huge roaming range) but we would like to know he's OK.
He is chipped & neutered – just in case he has been handed in anywhere.
Thank you!🐈⬛
Pembury Matters fyi…
I think I have met him, not seen him for some time now but he is a very distinctive cat..If it was him he would roam up to the patio we are in Crittenden road. Given where you are that is a big trek for a cat, do they roam that far? I'll keep eyes out if so
Sorry to hear he is missing. We will keep our eyes peeled at Hawkhaven in case he has come as far as us x
Meet Tigger, our new Pest Control Officer!
This beautiful Bengal cat has just joined the team in an attempt to deter any 🐀.
Unfortunately the mild weather this year has led to an increase in rodents so off we went to the Cats Protection charity to see if they had any feral cats for rehoming.
Tigger came from a home where he had been used for breeding in the cat equivalent of a puppy farm. He has spent his entire life in a small cage with other cats and has never lived as a pet.
Bengal cats would naturally have a wide roaming range so the charity was delighted to find a home where he could roam freely but was well away from all main roads.
He will live in his cage for a couple of days, then be let into the barn, then after a week or so be let out into the big wide world.
We wait to see what he will make of that!
P.S. he is now neutered!!
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Freedom for Tigger at last! Well done 👏 x
Looking forward to hearing of his antics
He looks beautiful 😍
Oh my word he is gorgeous, watch out any little critters as bengals are amazing hunters, although I guess that's the point of having him, hopefully they will stay well clear of your barn. Hope he settles in well 😊 so pleased he has plenty of space now after a rubbish start in life
Awww! He’s lovely. Congratulations on your new family member.
He is going to have a wonderful life!
Lucky boy! 🐈
Is it the mild weather, or is it Elkie’s absence that had led to the increased rodent population 👀?
Enjoy yourself tigger down on the farm 😺🐂🐖🐏 Xx