Mikey, Roy, Rusty and Valentino (roosters) Arrived 15 May 2016 These four handsome hunks came to us via a friend whose neighbour bought young (what she thought were) hens from a heritage breeder. When it turned out that four of them were in fact roosters, she was going to return them to the trader, but was told they would likely be put down. So here they are with us, taking our total to seven roosters. They alternate with the hens to free-range so that there’s no hanky panky, and it’s…
Day: July 22, 2016
Billy McLeod
Billy McLeod (goat) Arrived 8 June 2016 Billy arrived at Happy Hooves with Rosemary and Jackie Jackie – we call him by his full name, as we already have one Billy here. They were surrendered by their previous owner because she had to move and start a new job and sadly couldn’t take them with her. This is what she had to say about Billy: “Billy is a castrated male who came into my life as a rescue – he had been dumped in the wild to fend for himself after being a…
Rosemary
Rosemary (goat) Arrived 8 June 2016 Rosemary arrived at Happy Hooves with Jackie Jackie and Billy McLeod. They were surrendered by their previous owner because she had to move and start a new job and sadly couldn’t take them with her. This is what she had to say about Rosemary: “Rosemary is a female Saanen Goat (we’re not sure about that – lacks features of Saanen goats) who came into my life at around 5 months old as a friend for Patsy with her brother Nugget. They were happy and full of…
Jackie Jackie
Jackie Jackie (goat) Arrived 8 June 2016 Jackie arrived at Happy Hooves with Rosemary and Billy McLeod. They were surrendered by their previous owner because she had to move and start a new job and sadly couldn’t take them with her. This is what she had to say about Jackie: “Jackie was originally found with his deceased mum on side of the road – he was still attached to his mums umbilical chord. He was hand raised and when I got him at 4 months Jackie would hang out with my…