We are a two person team, comprising of my husband Alun and my self Jane.

Coming from farming backgrounds, we decided we wanted to go back to our roots, leave the rat race as far behind us as we could, and along with trying to live off our produce, we could in a small way reduce our carbon footprint as well as earning some money in the proccess. ( well, we all have to live )

So we set about trying to find a small holding to rent or buy.....the expression  ' hen's teeth ' springs to mind. We were limited to where we could move to, because, as with all smallholdings, one or the other of you still has to ' earn a living ' by going to work away from the land. It was decided, because Alun liked his job, and it was well paid, he would be the ' worker '. I would be the one who stayed looking after the animals etc.

After fruitless searches for the ideal spot, most of them were too far outside our radius for Alun's work, we had almost given up, when I spotted this place on the internet ( isn't it a wonderful tool )

We now have 2 large herds of goats, run on 17 acres, along with sheep, poultry and quail and a few young mountain ponies. ( throughout the site there will be little snippets of the other animals we have here )

We also have the help of our sheepdogs who are still in training, but more or less do as they are told, and occassionally have two lads who give us a hand with fencing, building, and anything else that needs doing, but unfortunately they have found other paths to follow ( mainly girls...lol..) so we are on the lookout for some more willing ' helpers '

Anyway back to goats, as you have probably heard, goats have a reputation of ' eating anything ' and this is certainly true of mine, they managed to clear 3 acres of everything but grass in a matter of weeks.( although Boer goats will eat grass more than other breeds, shrub and bushes are their prefered diet )

A friend was so impressed how quickly they cleared it, she asked if she could borrow a couple to clear a paddock of nettles and brambles ready for her daughters pony to go in. The goats oblidged, and cleared it an a week. After the paddock was cleared, we had a chat and she suggested that others might like to use the same service. Why not clear peoples ground for them using the goats, instead of deisel guzzling tractors, strimmers, brush cutters and the like?

We made enquiries with local councils, farmers, friends and as long as the usual paperwork was done, everything was fine.

And so GOATS ON THE MOVE was born.

Here at GOAT FOR IT we have a selection of goats. As I mentioned before we have 2 herds.

 The first herd is our pedigree Boer goat herd. This is a 'commercial herd' where our succulent goat is bred. we have several local butchers and restaurants on our books, who regularily buy goat meat from us aswel as being registered on www.bigbarn.co.uk

The second herd we have is our 'working herd' not to be confused with the meat herd. This herd is made up of goats of all sizes and breeds, some we have bred here, some we have bought in and some we have been given as unwanted anymore.

We are quite often asked if we will take in a goat or two, by people who no longer feel they can keep them, for whatever reason, and we never turn them away. The goats go on to live out their lives with us, enjoying freedom, fresh air and making lifelong social bonds within the herd.