The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: Teresa on May 18, 2010, 07:49:19 pm
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Has anyone had any experience with Buffalos? I'm contemplating them but want some more info on space they need, temperment, herd size to keep them happy etc. Where can i get more information or go see them? Any info greatly appreciated :wave:
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saw something on countryfile, weekend before the one just gone (!) about buffalo... maybe checkout the bbc for more info / contact?
I'd imagine lots of space needed so they can 'migrate' or whatever the word is, and they wont be very tame...
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I beleive there is a herd of Buffalo (Bison) at Drumtochty Castle near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.
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Folk milk them so they must be reasonably tame, surely
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I eat Buffalo, and have seen them in fields ;D ;D
from what i saw the animals were placid, plodding round a HUGE field, but then there was something like 100/150 together.
But don't be fooled by their laid back look, out in the the wilds of Africa more people are killed by buffalo than any other animal or snake, once angered they stop at nothing, easily weighing as much as a car they can kill you and then come back and kill you again.
on the up side, they are very very tastey ;D :cow: X2tonnes
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I assume by buffalo you mean the asiatic water buffalo. I don't think anyone has ever managed to farm the african variety. The kind you're after are common in italy (mozzarella) and romania very placid need to be led rather than driven, can be looked after by children really, are fairly easy to keep, in a lot of countries they are kept in a stable with limited space and fodder brought to them. They're good converters of rough feed into meat or milk and the meat has a low cholesterol level. Hope this helps
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I ve tried buffalo milk and meat which are both delicious ;D Thanks for all the info so far!
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I found a contact for you,
Peak Buffalo
Nether Rod Knowle Farm, Eastmoor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S42 7DB
Tel: 01246 566151
Mobile: 07890 433674
Web: www.farmhousepantry.co.uk
EMail: enquiries@farmhousepantry.co.uk
Contact: Richard Gill
Grid ref: SK304702
The Gills run a herd of water buffalo, and sell water buffalo steaks, burgers and sausages through their own farm shop and at a number of local Farmers’ Markets. Nether Rod Knowle Farm is one of the best sites in Derbyshire for lapwing and has been entered for RSPB’s 2007 Lapwing Champion award.
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Puddledub Buffalo
Newcottoun
Clentrie Farm
Auchtertool
KY3 5XG
Email steve@puddledubbuffalo.co.uk
Tel 01592 780087
Mobile 07789865575
Shop Tel / Fax: No: 01333 351245
hears another
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On the Countryfile snippet they mentioned needing a wild animal licence.....
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Just found there's someone in Chalfont st Peter which isn't far from me called Flexmore Farm and they have buffalo and are open on Wednesdays to public for meat etc so im going to bend their ears and see if i can take a look at theirs ;D
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Anybody wanting to see Water Buffalo in Hants can contact me, same goes for Wild Boar, I can give a tour and answer any queries.
There was a program to tame African Buffalo and Eland in the tsetse fly areas instead of trying to keep cattle and goats with large scale losses to tripanosomiasis. The Buff were surprisingly manageable compared to my experience hunting the wild ones.