Author Topic: Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland  (Read 4427 times)

HappyHippy

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Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland
« on: May 06, 2012, 05:03:18 pm »
Not for me  ;)
But I have a friend looking for a couple of 'pet' pygmies - she runs a livery yard and has loads of outside space, grass and good animal husbandry  :thumbsup: I did try to convince her that Kunekunes would do as good a job on the grass, but she was having none of it  :D :D :D

So if anyone has any or has details for breeders (pretty much anywhere in Scotland, but the closer to Lanark the better  ;)) I'd really appreciate you letting me know so I can pass it on to her.
Thanks folks  :wave:

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2012, 07:04:16 pm »
You can pay around £250 for a registered - just get unregistered if they are for pets and not showing, they're all cute and cuddly - ours are great fun, but none to spare I'm afraid. ;)
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2012, 07:37:54 pm »

   East Links family park in Dunbar usually have some for sale when they are past the cute kid stage.
Anne

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2012, 07:41:48 pm »
Our first goats were from there and we were told they were pygmies - they weren't and grew quite big and I think were Toggen Xs.  Now we have registered pygmies, I can see there is quite a difference in the personalities.  We had a real hassle handling the Togg Xs (although you wouldn't expect that from a farm park) whereas the real pygmies handle really easily and it makes it much much more enjoyable.  Get well handled stock to make your life easier and the whole experience more fun.
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

Brucklay

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Perthshire
    • Brucklay Pygmy Goats
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Re: Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2012, 07:47:52 am »
None for sale around here, sorry, Camperdown park in Dundee used to keep pygmy/pygmy x's when I helped out there - it was a while ago but as goosepimple says they may grow up bigger!! Saying that my registered pygmy's are different sizes from a very vertically challenged female to a single wether that grew up to look always pregnant!!
Pygmy Goats, Shetland Sheep, Zip & Indie the Border Collies, BeeBee the cat and a wreak of a building to renovate!!

Roxy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Peak District
    • festivalcarriages.co.uk
Re: Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2012, 12:21:38 am »
Some pygmies do seem to grow larger than expected.  Elliot our intact male, was at a school, where they had a farm, with two females.  The lady who bought him was worried he was bigger than his two females.  He got one in kid, and she had twins, and we have one female so far by him.  I have been to look at the females from last year, and they are already as big as their mum!!

I have some little people for sale, although some are already reserved ....but we are a long way from Scotland unfortunately!!

HappyHippy

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Re: Pygmy Goats wanted - Scotland
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2012, 09:05:26 am »
Thanks everyone  :-* Roxy, I wish you were closer too (though I;d probably have too many opportunities for goat ownership myself  :D)
Think I've managed to find her a couple of castrated boys up in Aberdeenshire so the search is over  :thumbsup:
Karen x

 

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