First pictures and film of unique guinea pig village
HayPigs! co-founders Helen and Rik Cridland with the Village Church.
As the new sponsor of the Guinea Pig Village at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park in Suffolk, award-winning small animal brand HayPigs! has designed and built a collection of guinea pig sized houses for the resident piggies.
The pint-sized builds include a café, nail bar, church, pub and convenience store, each lovingly designed and crafted to provide not only a visual treat for visitors, but also an exciting enrichment environment for the piggies.
“This really was a dream project for us,” said HayPigs! co-founder Rik Cridland, a professional product designer before he launched the company.
“It’s something we’ve always wanted to do and if we were going to do it, our mission was to make it the best guinea pig village in the world!”
The project comes on the back of series of collaborations with Jimmy’s Farm which has included installing a large Pig Top circus tent and selling HayPigs! enrichment toys and treats in the Farm Shop. It helps celebrate 20 years of family, food and fun at Jimmy’s Farm.
“We love working with Jimmy’s Farm, they have the same sense of fun and adventure that we do and really care about their animals. All their staff have been so helpful and it’s just an absolute pleasure working with them," added Rik.
The resident guinea pigs at Jimmy’s Farm were quick to celebrate their new village enjoying breakfast at the café, an afternoon’s pampering and pedicure at the nail bar and an evening of raucous wheeking at the pub! Wheek! Wheek!
To watch Jimmy Doherty introduce the new Guinea Pig Village at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park, click on the video below...
