Author Topic: 2 free steers and alpaca and a boar (Read 3145 times)

chrisandann · « **on:** June 14, 2021, 11:54:08 am »

I am giving up farming. I have two very docile Hereford Cross steers well used to people and for 11 years a feature of our holiday cottage letting - children have loved them. I want to avoid sending them to slaughter and am willing to pay for their complete costs until they die. Free to a good home and great if you have visitors.

Also a pedigree Saddleback boar (prize winning) very quiet and a very young male alpaca - white

I'm based near Launceston so might suit anyone Cornwall or Devon based.

thanks

Chris

arobwk · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2021, 07:16:59 pm »

I don't keep livestock, but what an offer ! I hope someone has contacted you by one means or another chrisandann.

arobwk · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2021, 07:48:46 pm »

No-one ?! (Or have you had some PMs [member=212646]chrisandann[/member] ?)

landroverroy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2021, 01:47:20 pm »

Quote from: arobwk on July 06, 2021, 07:48:46 pm

No-one ?! (Or have you had some PMs [member=212646]chrisandann[/member] ?)

It's not as easy as that arobwk.

A full sized Hereford X steer uses up to an acre of grass. So someone needs to have 2 acres spare in order to be able to take them. Being smallholders, I very much doubt if there are many (or even any) people on here that have 2 acres to spare. Some smallholdings are even less than that.
Hopefully a home has been found for them, especially as chrisandann are prepared to pay for their keep. it would be nice to hear that a forever home had been found.

twizzel · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2021, 12:19:35 pm »

Plus there’s Tb risk and Cornwall is about to go into 6 monthly testing.

I think I saw a post about these steers on Facebook and seem to remember there were a few potential homes in the pipeline.