At Fire Sky we breed the absolutely top Ankole heifers by selecting only the best genetics available in South Africa. Behind every heifer born on Fire Sky there is a scientific selection process of matching bloodlines, going back to the foundational animals.
If you find yourself looking for top quality young and open heifers to grow your herd with, you need to contact us now – it was only a few years ago that we found ourselves in exactly that position.
Today we can help you by making top genetics available to you in young heifers that are ready to be productive!
The Fire Sky Value Proposition
We select from only the top South African and now also the newly imported genetics to bring you beautiful young heifers that are ready for the bull of your choice!
For you there is no risk, no guessing, just 100% certainty that you invest in a top female animal. If you look at her and like what you see, you can rest assured that we have meticulously selected from top bloodlines to bring her to you.
We understand that buying an Ankole is a huge investment decision, but it doesn’t need to be hard or risky. If you buy from one of the Fire Sky herds, you are not only guaranteed to have bought top genetics, you also become part of our Ankole community.
This is a community of Ankole farmers and investors whom are passionate and serious about breeding these beautiful animals in the long term.
Our next sale will take place at the 2025 National Ankole Auction on 21 June 2025
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Our Story So Far
At about the same time, the then 15-year-old Zack got his first taste of the Ankole Cattle. He was drawn to the unique characteristics and beautiful features of the Ankole and convinced his uncle, André and his dad Bernard to buy a few.
Two things became obvious to us. Firstly, building our Fire Sky Ankole herd, and ultimately our dream Swanepoel Ankole Stud herd, was not only going to be very expensive and take time, but access to top quality genetics from such a small gene pool was clearly a challenge.
Flowing from this was the second insight, that for our dream to be realised, this space (Ankole breeding and farming) needed to be expanded.
After accumulating a few female animals from auctions and through direct sales, the choice we faced was clear – either we should own and breed Ankole cattle as a hobby or we should own and build an Ankole business. But building a substantial Ankole business appeared daunting and near impossible because of the remarkable scarcity of these animals in SA as well as their limited genetic variety.
By early 2022 we made a bold call – to leverage our existing expertise and facilities and commit to commercial Ankole farming. We modernised and expanded our feedlot and intensive farming facilities to create a one-of-a-kind production facility. This enabled us to produce significant quantities of female Ankole animals of top-quality genetics, whilst simultaneously improving the national herd quality, responsibly and quickly.
We are also expanding the base of ownership by providing new farmers with access to quality animals.
Watch this short video to learn more about our approach
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Our Sales
Our inaugural Fire Sky and Friends Prestige Heifer Auction held on 1 February 2025 was an enormous success!
A total of 23 young heifers were offered and sold, 12 of which were from Fire Sky Ankole.
Save the date so long, our 2nd Prestige Heifer Auction will take place on 31 January 2026 – we hope you will join us!
