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Title: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: TheRealCornBeef on January 10, 2012, 10:31:24 am

 :wave: :wave: Hello, we kinda fell into becoming a smallholding after a day out near Blair Drummond Safari, and thanks to our Vet (BetaVets Alloa) in under 24hrs we were the proud new parents of Dizzy the Goat  :goat: who was about to go to the butchers. Dizzy will be 2 this march and has grown into a lovely big ole billy, soft as anything, loves company, loves kids, tolerates the dog, likes 2 of the cats and doesn't like the other one. Is a big hit with locals and freaks the delivery drivers out. We have fantastic friends who look after Dizzy when we go away and gets spoilt rotten by them.
Currently I am in the progress of building Dizzy an extension to his Stable/ my old workshop which is an elevated sleeping area tiled with under flooring heating for extreme weather(mad I know) just to take the edge off, not full blown central heating, of which I have taken an immense amount of slagging for.
Looking for tips/ hints/ contacts/ suppliers feeds etc and general info.
One thing that we are trying establish is there anyone who does Goat sitting/ boarding for holidays so that we are not totally reliant on our friends.
Look forward to hearing from ya's
Keith & Laura Slater

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: Bionic on January 10, 2012, 10:38:40 am

Welcome to TAS
Sorry I can't help with any of your questions but just wanted to say lovely pics  :)
Sally

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: Rosemary on January 10, 2012, 01:44:38 pm

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Where about in Clackmannan? We moved from Alloa to Carnoustie a couple of years ago. A few Clacky folk on here too.

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: TheRealCornBeef on January 10, 2012, 02:32:29 pm

We're down Mill Road what used to be Baldwin & Patons Mill

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: SallyintNorth on January 10, 2012, 03:22:52 pm

Welcome to the forum from a cold, drizzly and windy north Cumbria  :wave:  Can I have some underfloor heating when you've done Dizzy's, please?  ;) :D

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: doganjo on January 10, 2012, 05:52:18 pm

Welcome from another Clackmannanite - I'm at the posh end  ;) on the way out to Kennet, over the railway bridge. I just have ducks and chickens, a cat and 4 dogs. loads of fallen pine trees and hoping to put up a polytunnel this spring with the help of my son. And not enough land! ::) :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
welcome to teh forum. :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: Cinderhills on January 10, 2012, 06:18:00 pm

Welcome from North Yorkshire.  :wave:  I love the photos.

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: bazzais on January 10, 2012, 07:28:23 pm

Welcome to the forum - arent goaties adorable - but also a pain in the butt!!

Is there such a thing as a holiday once you have animals? e interesting to know who, if anyone would take it over for a week!?

Baz

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: doganjo on January 10, 2012, 07:29:57 pm

I think my house sitter would - she already copes with 4 dogs, a cat, 5 ducks, 11 hens, numerous plants inside and out, so a few more wouldn't faze her I don't think  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: Brucklay on January 10, 2012, 08:49:45 pm

Hi and welcome from Aberdeenshire - we have Pygmy's so would be able to board them - if we knew all about them - but I don' think our set up would be 'proper goat proof'

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 10, 2012, 11:28:48 pm

 :wave: Hi and welcome from sunny Shropshire.  Dizzy is a handsome lad.  I keep Sanaans myself.  Just have three at the moment but the youngest, Curry, will not be around much longer.  Not in his present form anyway.  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: Sandy on January 11, 2012, 07:44:28 pm

Hi, I have just re joined as I miss TAS, also in Clackmannan, welcome...my hubby or neighbours would not take kindly to goats, then again they may just like it!!!!

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: Miss Piggy on January 11, 2012, 10:28:49 pm

Hi and welcome from West Wales  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Clackmannan
Post by: TheRealCornBeef on January 12, 2012, 10:46:59 am

Thanks for all the warm welcomes, the search continues for a goat sitter, heard about someone out Milnathort way that may do it, buts it's like the secret service, it's not what you know it's Who ya know. Anyways off now to build some more fence to stop Houdini (Dizzy) the amazing disappearing goat!!!