Hi all, I've been living in rural Ireland in the very beautiful west Cork for nearly two years but know the area really well as my mum was from here. It's been my dream to move over for many years and after much persuasion of my hubby he finally agreed and we're so happy here. We have a lovely house, just over an acre of land and about to purchase a further three acres with the possibility of another three in the future.
We have six dogs (moved over with four), eight cats (moved over with two) and I've always wanted 'outside' animals. In April last year a friend and I were asked to help feed four week old orphan lambs by a neighbour, an amazing experience they thrived. Of course I couldn't allow them to go to market so I bought all four....three rams and a ewe. The rams were neutered at about 10 weeks of age and then I saw two young saanen goats looking for a home on the ISPCA website, applied and they came to live. They are about a week older then the lambs and had already been banded. They're all so friendly, it's great. Later in the year I was asked to take an adult female, Gertie, who has been challenging to say the least but I love her and the I was contacted by the ISPCA to see if I'd take a young goat that had been found cuddled up to his dead mother in a forest so we have him as well.
As a first time lamb and goat owner I look forward to finding out more about how to care for them and to correct anything that I might be doing wrong and maybe making some friends along the way.
I'll keep my posts shorter then this, promise