Goats At Work


These two were sat by our back door when I got to work yesterday evening. 
It’s strange to think that a small seaside town in Wales has a thriving and popular population of Kashmir Goats but here they still are, the descendants  of a few individuals who were a coronation gift from the Shah of Persia to the young Queen Victoria in 1837
During lockdown they received much worldwide publicity after running amok around town like hoards of StTrinian schoolgirls  and here on West Shore at the base of The Great Orme , they often visit the hospice daily with their benign faces and exotic hornes….

 

49 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:14 am

    So lovely...like dear friends socializing. Calming. Your blog teaches me something every day and I enjoy it so. Thank you.

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  2. Barbara Anne4:36 am

    Peaceful as the goats appear now, hope they move out of the way when staff needs to enter the hospice.
    Had to chuckle at the St. Trinians as DH introduced me to those movies after we married. He'd lived for several years in Canada and found them hysterical while there. Hope the goats are over their 'amok' stage.

    Hugs!

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    1. Funnily the “ gang” that ran amok was filled with juvenile bachelor males

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  3. As long as they do no real harm, I think they're an asset,

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    1. Oh they do damage but their draw, like tge royal family , has done wonders for the town

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  4. You could run a caption competition with that picture.
    FIRST GOAT What was the title of that hit song by Sonny and Cher?
    SECOND GOAT You mean "I Goat You Babe"?

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  5. They certainly are a gift. Who says town folk are only human?

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    1. The townsfolk even ones who have had their gardens eaten away love them

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  6. Are they approachable? I'd love to stroke their beautiful coats. They look so soft and silky. xx

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    1. No..they are wary of humans even though they are so big

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  7. Who could resist their friendly, winning 'smiles'? Who would even want to? Not I!

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  8. Anonymous9:01 am

    Beautiful animals-thanks for sharing the photo. Catriona

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  9. The goats look very handsome. Who are responsible for taking care of them? I would be worried for their welfare especially with some of the cruel types of people that exist.

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    1. They are essentially wild animals and are by nature robust . I believe there is a team overseaning them

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  10. What a wonderful greeting before entering your place of work. Like Simone, I'm wondering who sees to their needs like hoof trims, wormings and other health care needs.

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    1. There is a team who overseas them, many of the females have birth control to keep the numbers steady

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  11. Anonymous10:56 am

    I’ve never seen such nice looking goats, only the ordinary ones. We used to get foxes coming to the kitchen door for food at the rehab where I volunteered and I thought that was cool, but those goats!! GG

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    1. I can see why many of the welsh regiments have them as mascots

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  12. Tangible reminders of the past, of the durability of life,

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  13. Exotic horn. Is that a euphemism for Middle eastern boner? X

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  14. They're lovely but then I do like goats.
    They are indeed famous, I read something about them not long ago, that there had been complaints about them and different things were being considered to curtail their numbers, one was birth control. How many are there now?

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    1. I like goats too and owned one fir 24 hours

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  15. Celebrating the coronation?

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    1. Lol funny that their forefathers were a coronation gift

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  16. "running amok around town like hoards of St Trinian schoolgirls" -- how wonderfully descriptive! And a coronation gift gone feral -- crazy!

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    1. I’m sure some will complain I’m sexist

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  17. A pleasant pair to welcome you to work, John! That would start your work shift with a smile!

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    1. There were ten in the car park when I arrived. I lost my parking slot because I stopped

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  18. weaver2:31 pm

    They look so wise and knowing -especially the one on the right.

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    1. They are big powerful animals bigger than you expect

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  19. I recall reading several delightful articles about the goats during lockdown 2020. Nice to hear they continue to periodically visit. Thanks ever so much for sharing.

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    1. Their numbers were reduced a year or so ago because a male group was ranging far across the town

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  20. I forgot those goats are from Asia, if I ever knew that. I thought they were native. I do remember reading about them roaming the towns during lockdown.

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    1. Yes, the are not shy but are wild animals and certainly are careful where people are concerned. Lockdown meant that they were more noticeable in town , but they’ve always come into town during bad weather

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  21. Those horns are huge, many of us have scratched cars as a result

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  22. And through goat T-shirt’s kept the hospice going during lockdown

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  23. Kashmir Goats in Wales, who knew? :) Those horns certainly look formidable.

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    1. Yeap……and doing well after going on 200 years

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  24. The goats are lovely creatures and they certainly are happy to co-exist with the community. They seem very tame and bring no threat.

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    1. They seem more feral than tame , they rub up alongside us like farm cats….

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  25. One can envision the damage those lads could do, skritching itchy heads on cars and walls. Back in the 30s, my aunt lived beside long-eared Nubian goats in a peaceful suburban co-existence -- until the day she looked out the dining room window and beheld a goat dancing the rhumba on the shiny roof of her new Packard. Auntie was a crack shot. It did not end well. *

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