Author Topic: grr going have a moan  (Read 2743 times)

grumpsgarden

  • Joined Aug 2011
grr going have a moan
« on: May 22, 2012, 10:30:54 am »
first time  since having the goats they decided to jumb 2 fences into next doors garden why oh why when they have 8 acres to roam do they want to go in there garden  :'(

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: grr going have a moan
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2012, 10:41:43 am »
The grass always looks greener on the other side  ;D
Life is like a bowl of cherries, mostly yummy but some dodgy bits

Roxy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Peak District
    • festivalcarriages.co.uk
Re: grr going have a moan
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2012, 11:31:57 am »
 ;D Gardens are wonderful places .....especially other peoples, where goats are concerned.  I am fortunate that most of mine stay where put, although the small white goat can leap fences, but only goes in my other field.  The Franks (3 of them) are tall lanky things, and got out one day, went down the track to the big posh house, and ate the tops of the pansys in their tubs ......the fuss the householder caused you would think they had eaten some rare orchid or something

plumseverywhere

  • Joined Apr 2013
  • Worcestershire
    • Its Baaath Time
    • Facebook
Re: grr going have a moan
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2012, 12:00:44 pm »
I'm touching wood as I type...its been months now since any adult goats have properly 'escaped'. We have had a steep learning curve as to how small kids can 'pour' themselves under fences and through sheep fencing and one day Puffin, the kids mum, decided to pull some temporary strip fencing pegs out and have a wander but....keeping it all crossed that our new super duper post and rail with alcatraz style electric strips along will work for some time to come!!
Main worry with other peoples gardens is what they are growing...rhodedendrums, foxgloves etc...that's what used to scare me most.
Smallholding in Worcestershire, making goats milk soap for www.itsbaaathtime.com and mum to 4 girls,  goats, sheep, chickens, dog, cat and garden snails...

grumpsgarden

  • Joined Aug 2011
Re: grr going have a moan
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2012, 01:04:33 pm »
it was the way they came marching upto the house and through the back gate shouting the goats are out without knocking the door leaving the gate wide open onto a main fast road and a possiablity other animals getting out due to gate open they jumbed the 2 fences but the gg couldnt get out of the garden without help so do wonder how they got in oh well they are now munching on black berry bushes at the back of my fields  :thumbsup:

plumseverywhere

  • Joined Apr 2013
  • Worcestershire
    • Its Baaath Time
    • Facebook
Re: grr going have a moan
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2012, 02:26:53 pm »
Oh dear!


It was quite funny the other day, I got a Facebook message come through saying "er, the gates open and sheep are on your vegetable patch.." took 20 minutes between neighbour sending it and me seeing it on my phone.  ;)   Might not have been so funny had the sheep missed the veg plot and marched down onto the busy road...[size=78%] [/size]
Smallholding in Worcestershire, making goats milk soap for www.itsbaaathtime.com and mum to 4 girls,  goats, sheep, chickens, dog, cat and garden snails...

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: grr going have a moan
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2012, 03:25:07 pm »
Oh dear. They do just love munching things they shouldn't! Glad nothing too bad happened this time. Might have to consider electric fencing too?

 

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