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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Pinecooler on September 14, 2016, 07:24:54 am

Title: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: Pinecooler on September 14, 2016, 07:24:54 am
Does anyone in Aberdeenshire offer a stud service?
I currently have a Billy but am going to have to get rid of him as he's proving a bit too difficult to handle and my kids can no longer play with the goats as he's proving too rough.
I currently have 1 saanan type and 1 toggenburg type, and am about to get a couple of Nubians so the breed of stud isnt hugely important. Nubian would be good as they will be pure bred.
Title: Re: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: Talana on September 14, 2016, 07:49:30 am
Yes there are few- currently compiling stud list for grampian goat club(£6 annual membership, Also anyone want to put their male on it there is sill time pm me asap) - . Also Scottish Goat keepers Federation(£6 annual membership) one will be out soon as well, (covers larger area) All are registered breeds and cae tested so most people only accept cae tested females, some people able to board females, Often a stud fee is charged or boarding fee sometimes like £30 but it depends. Nearest AN is Perth / Inverness /Falkirk .Aberdeenshhire- 2 x British Saanen( peterhead / Westhill), 3 XToggenburg Dunecht, British Alpine Pygmy (Stonehaven) in Aberdeenshire. Some people have boer males. Dundee- British Toggenburg, British Saanen. I can pm you details of contacts
Title: Re: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: nessyt on September 20, 2016, 12:27:01 pm
Hi,
sorry to hijack your post just wondered how you join the Grampian Goat Club. I live in Aberdeenshire and want to start a small herd of milking goats, would like to get lots of information of breeders etc. Thanks
Title: Re: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: Pinecooler on September 22, 2016, 12:41:09 pm
Hi Nessyt,


I was about to ask the same question as I'd emailed the gmail account listed on the website but not heard anything back yet.




Talana,


can you offer any info on this? I appreciate people do this in their spare time therefore not wanting to seem critical. I just want to make sure I have the right contact details.
Title: Re: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: Anke on September 22, 2016, 04:38:02 pm
You are bst to send Fiona (Talana) a personal message through the forum.
Title: Re: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on September 22, 2016, 05:10:07 pm
The AGM for Grampian goat club is coming up at the end of October. I believe there was a post about it on the goatie friends Facebook page and I can't remember the date off hand. Do come a long and meet people, you don't need to have any goats yet  :)
Title: Re: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: Talana on September 22, 2016, 07:24:28 pm
Sorry I think the secretary's email is playing up just now,The Grampian Goat Club AGM will be held on Saturday 29 October 2016 in the Linden Centre Basement, Huntly, starting at 1 pm. All welcome. If you pm me your email I'll send you a membership form  either take it with you to the AGM if your able to come or post to the address on the form. Autumn newsletter is available now  so I'll email that or post if preferred. Although  we have to do the agm part we will get thru it asap so  time for goaty chat! Also bring ideas for perhalps future seminar or something else
Title: Re: Stud service Aberdeenshire
Post by: Talana on September 22, 2016, 08:40:35 pm
Hi pinecooler and nessyt I hopefully have sent you member/ newsletter, if not let me know.