About Us
In 2008, out of love and admiration for deer, we built a small deer enclosure located in the territory of Juodėnai Village in Molėtai District, Čiulėnai Parish. After some time, we purchased some new promising fallow-deer and red deer: this is how our hobby turned into a business idea. Due to the growing number of animals, we had to transfer them to new perfectly equipped enclosures with natural lush grass located in Liesenų Village, Molėtai District, Videniškės Parish.
Currently, our enclosure covering an area of more than 50 hectares accommodates over 400 red deer and fallow-deer. We expand the enclosures every year, taking into account welfare needs of the animals.
Our deer and pastures were organically certified by Public Enterprise Ekoagros in 2014. Our vision is to breed several hundreds of red deer and fallow-deer of a high trophy quality; to expand the network of supply of deer to Lithuanian and foreign deer breeding farms; to build a small slaughterhouse meeting all the EU requirements in the territory of the farm, and to supply organic produce to restaurants, traders and private customers.
Breeding
Breeding stock deer requires good knowledge, time, effort, resources and, of course, love for these graceful and noble animals. To acquire more experience, we visited numerous farms in England, Spain, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. We gained extensive knowledge from European specialists and scientists working in the field.
During the mating season, one male takes care of a large maternal group consisting of 30 to 50 hinds. Males are selected based on the genetic breed data, CIC assessment system for antlers and build. All deer are marked to make determination of their age, breed and potential cases of incest easier.
The enclosure is equipped with a trap with special equipment to sort, mark, and vaccinate deer; it is also used for veterinary examinations, blood sampling and laboratory testing. To avoid injuries to the animals or unnecessary deaths, antlers are cut off before the mating season.
We use organic deer breeding methods. During the summer, deer feed on natural grass free from any fertilizers. To ensure a varied diet, we additionally give twigs of leafy and coniferous trees and shrubs. During the winter, deer feed on haylage made of grass cut in the nearby fields and grain purchased from organic farms.
