Nether Haugh Farm
Warttig’s
Eastfield Turkeys
All our turkeys are fed naturally on grain with only herbal additives
to their feed. We pride ourselves in the fact that we have used
these methods for a great number of years, with Richard Warttig
being one of the first to to promote this kind of turkey farming.
Proud to be associated with Nether Haugh Farm
FRESH CHRISTMAS TURKEY AND CHICKEN DIRECT TO YOU FROM THE FARM
Amanda: 07805 207247
Mark: 07887 730417
Email: [email protected]
Nick and Carys currently have
a herd of Angus crosses with
both sucklers and followers. The
target is to get up to 50 and to
increase the meat sales from
the door and at farmers markets
as Nick really likes dealing with
customers. They retain the heifers
and tend to sell the steers. Their
cattle are extensively reared and
never forced or pushed using
more modern feeding techniques.
Carys used to name all the cattle
especially the ones that were
staying - many is the time when
she has done bottle rearing. The
cattle will be treated to a new
feed area in the autumn.
Customer service is never
more evident at Christmas as
the couple buy in 120 six to
eight- week old turkey chicks in
September/ October. They are
slow grown and fed using wheat
grown on the farm to produce the
finest tasting Christmas turkey
money can buy. Nick does all the
killing and plucking and Carys the
dressing and despatching.
This is by no means a new
venture. Turkeys have been
sold at Nether Haugh since the
1930s. Nick was telling me that
a customer came in 2014 and
announced that it was her 59th
year!
A relative new venture which
is really to complement their
impressive farm door sales is the
addition of their own dog food
range.
Nick and Carys are very
committed to the environment
being part of the ELS and HLS
Birkfield Farm
Bird Lane, Oxspring,
South Yorkshire, S36 8YD
Stewardship. This has led to the
creation of wildflower meadows
and the final string to their bow
– honey. Their bees produce
superb honey - during summer it’s
not uncommon for them to sell 60
jars a day. Many people buy the
honey as it greatly helps asthma
sufferers.
Finally, they have a lot of
environmentally friendly managed
hedgerows throughout the farm
which have in turn created perfect
habitats for farmland birds.
Although this has been all
about Nick and Carys they are
extremely grateful for having the
help of George Lewis who has
worked on the farm since 1967
and can turn his hand to just
about anything – he has been a
massive help.
As we stood outside the
farmhouse you could see their
many chalk boards highlighting
all the various produce for sale,
you could hear in the background
the barking of their pet Ridgeback
dogs who are much tamer than
they seem. Ridgebacks have been
in the family since the 1950s.
Nick and Cary