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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: EcoGypsy on October 18, 2013, 09:50:05 am

Title: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: EcoGypsy on October 18, 2013, 09:50:05 am

Yesterday we brought home two lovely togg nannys. Apparently they are pedigree ones but seller lost paperwork. Where will I find the register to trace the breeders?
Thank you

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: tizaala on October 18, 2013, 09:55:37 am

Presumably they were registered with the BGS? and should be traceable through them.  :fc:

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: EcoGypsy on October 18, 2013, 10:01:08 am

I'll get in touch with them, thanks  :D

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: Anke on October 18, 2013, 11:30:34 am

If you pm me the individual numbers plus herd number I can check on the BGS system for them. Do you have any idea of their pedigree name (prefix)?
 
However some people use the "they are pedigree/registered but I lost the paperwork" to sell their animals for more, and then the new owner finds out s/he has been taken for a ride... be prepared for a negative answer..

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: wytsend on October 18, 2013, 01:55:23 pm

The eartag numbers will prove the parentage if registered.
 

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: EcoGypsy on October 18, 2013, 04:59:06 pm

Anke
thank you, I will pm you.

The goats coming originally from somewhere near Cambridge as I was told.

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: EcoGypsy on October 18, 2013, 07:04:08 pm

Mystery solved  :) Accidentally I got myself well bred girls! 

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: Penninehillbilly on October 19, 2013, 12:28:32 am

Congratulations  :thumbsup:
I love my Toggs, only wanted some 'pets', ended up with 2 lovely Toggs, but what a responsibility. I didn't realise how rare they are becoming untill I managed to contact the breeder and she sort of told me off for taking them to a BS (I didn't realise what a special girl I'd got).
Trouble is finding a good Togg male up here, it's sounding like a 100 mile trip this autumn  :( .

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: wytsend on October 19, 2013, 07:00:09 am

So now you need to contact BGS to get them transferred into your ownership,  otherwise any kids will lose their pedigree as you wont be able to register them.

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: EcoGypsy on October 19, 2013, 08:34:57 am

penninehillbilly

thank you! I done a bit over 100 miles (one way lol) to get them two, as even not registered toggs are difficult to find! And  they were looking very good on the picture. Well what a lovely surprise I had  :D

wytsend
will do, I was looking at the bgs website yesterday re membership

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: plumseverywhere on October 19, 2013, 10:26:56 am

And join us on here - https://www.facebook.com/laura.togg?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/laura.togg?fref=ts)

do love toggs!! Not mating our girls this year, maybe next so we can have some more KushtiBok babbies  ;D

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: EcoGypsy on October 19, 2013, 10:32:31 am

plums
I am there already!  ;)
Kushti Bok hmmm it was a Gypsy cob?!   :thinking:

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: plumseverywhere on October 19, 2013, 10:38:05 am

HAHA! yep, family of gypsies my mum's side - and as we need all the luck we can get with goats 'kushti bok' seemed fitting  ;D

Title: Re: Tracing breeder (flock mark)
Post by: EcoGypsy on October 19, 2013, 10:41:17 am

It seems like Gypsies and toggs going well together lol  :goat: :horse:
I added dartmoor sheep to the company  :D