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GOATS

  • 19-10-2023 1:43pm
    #1
    doodlesack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi, anyone got any Old Irish Goats? I have contacted the Old Irish Goats Society but they are not ready/willing to sell any. There are adds on various sites purporting to sell them but they rarely are the real deal. Notice to online sellers...an Irish Goat is not the same as an Old Irish Goat breed. HELP!



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  • #2
    Rows Grower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,576 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    A friend of mine keeps some, I could ask him if he has any for sale. What exactly are you interested in, young, old, male or female and roughly whereabouts are you located?

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



  • #3
    RockOrBog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭RockOrBog


    ...

    Mod: I appreciate the humour but "No!".

    Post edited by greysides on


  • #4
    doodlesack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭doodlesack


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121259129#Comment_121259129

    Sorry for the delay in responding. I am interested in a male and maybe two females. I think as young as possible so they are manageable. But anything will do. If you can work something out your friend can get me direct on <MODSNIP>

    Mod: Don't post personal email addresses. It's not wise.

    Anyone wanting to contact doodlesack can send him a PM, and if they wish, they can share their email address by that medium.

    Post edited by greysides on


  • #5
    Rows Grower
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122035092#Comment_122035092

    No worries I can ask, whereabouts are you located?

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



  • #6
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭1874


    Are goats easy to keep? in terms of any requirements or cost, my house is on a small gated plot and was thinking of 1 or 2 goats to keep the lawns down, the ground is flat but not manicured.

    Are there any specific requirements for keeping animals (Dept of Agriculture) or costs? It's likely I have Foxes and nearby in an adjoining field a neighbour sometimes has cattle or a few horses.



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  • #7
    Markcheese
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122516637#Comment_122516637

    They're social animals so at least 2

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



  • #8
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭1874


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122516690#Comment_122516690

    I was thinking 2, preferably from a younger age so they could grow up around my dog who is very sociable, I'm trying to find out if there are any regulatory requirements, especially in a rural area near livestock. If they are difficult to keep, effectively as pets? I'd be thinking of females. While I've never seen any foxes in my garden which I'm ok with, I've seen a good few cubs darting into hedges when driving and signs that I think are fox scat in my garden, I think adult goats would hold their own against a fox, but I don't think so when they are younger. My main objective is to let them roam the largish garden to keep the grass and hedges under control.



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