Welcome
A message from our Founders
We bought our farm in 2000 and built our home on Bird’s Hill in 2001. The farm reflects the landscape typical of much of Western New Brunswick pasture lands – rolling hills with springs and streams, particularly suitable for raising cattle.
We bought a herd of purebred Herefords in 2007 and began our journey raising high end cattle primarily for breeding stock. We began the transition to Full Blood Wagyu in 2017 with the purchase of embryos from Dr. Mel Crane of Prince Edward Island, who pioneered bringing full-blood Wagyu to atlantic Canada.
We were attracted to Wagyu cattle by lots of things: ease of calving, less feed required, longevity of Wagyu females, but mostly, the emerging of the Wagyu breed in North American beef industry, and frankly, jumping to the front of the line in offering marbling, taste, and tenderness, the holy grail of raising beef cattle. From the start we have grown our herd by purchasing our Wagyu from respected full-blood herds and programs in North America.
Our objective is to attempt to replicate what we believe the Japanese mantra is in raising full-blood Wagyu. This consists of providing a stress-free environment, access to clean water, quality forage and feed, and to the extent possible, individual care for every Wagyu on the farm.
Bird’s Hill Farm is our happy place and now with Jessica, our youngest daughter joining Bird’s Hill Wagyu team, we look forward to becoming a contributing member of the growing Wagyu family!
Bill & Jocelyn
Breeding 100% full-blood Wagyu. What does full-blood mean? That each of our animals have a blood sample taken and sent to the lab that will confirm they are 100% Wagyu cattle.
Bird’s Hill Wagyu is nestled in the farmlands of Carleton County, in western New Brunswick. We have an abundance of acreage for growing our own forage and providing summer pasture for our cattle. We have learned that investing in building a quality Wagyu program requires a tremendous amount of patience and not a small amount of capital. We have long winters. With that in mind, we are investing in infrastructure and barns to accommodate our growth and our climate. Our objective is to be able to eventually calve out 150-200 calves annually.
What is Wagyu?
The term Wagyu refers to all Japanese beef cattle. In Japan “Wa” means “Japanese” and “gyu” means “cow.” The genetics of Wagyu cattle date back approximately 3500 years. This prized DNA gives them their distinct signature of intramuscular marbling.