About us
Hi my name is Gavin Jones, I live in Barnard Castle with my partner and our ever expanding family of pets. I've had guinea pigs most of my life but Castle Valley cavies started back in 2012, where I original had 2 girls (Heidi and Luna) shortly followed by a boar (Hector).
From there I was hooked I started breeding a mixture of longhairs, then found Swiss and teddies. My absolute favourite have to be Roans and Dalmatians though so that is the way I'm heading at the moment. I always have litters due and possible piggies for sale. Please contact me for further information on any availability x
From there I was hooked I started breeding a mixture of longhairs, then found Swiss and teddies. My absolute favourite have to be Roans and Dalmatians though so that is the way I'm heading at the moment. I always have litters due and possible piggies for sale. Please contact me for further information on any availability x
The Piggies Home
The sow pen first fresh and clean, then with the girls eating their breakfast.
The boars are housed in handmade indoor hutches (made by Jill Catchpole's partner pictured below).
The boars are housed in handmade indoor hutches (made by Jill Catchpole's partner pictured below).
The picture above is the 2 breeding blocks, they have 3 of my breeding boars in with their wives. Also the bottom 2 and the middle if the white stacker are used for storing things like cleaning products, spare food bowls and water bottles, treatments for mites/ fungal, extension cable and fan.
An overview of the entrance to the shed. Storage for shavings and food etc on the right then the hutches and the pen. Below are pics of the sow pen full of hides and tunnels.