BRITISH GOAT SOCIETY FORUM

The BGS Forum:
is to enable the exchange of information and advice about goats and goat keeping;
is a private Yahoo group available to paid up BGS members only.

Membership is by online invitation which will be sent on request to paid up BGS members.
Contact Mrs C Ball email: peaclond@talktalk.net

We hope it will be of use to newer goat keepers; members with a particular goat problem where the experiences of others might be helpful; issues on feeds, housing, medicines & their alternatives or health issues.

Members need to be constantly aware of the aims of the Society when deciding on the suitability of topics raised.

The aims of the Society are:

To circulate knowledge and general information upon goats.
To extend and encourage the keeping of goats, so as to increase the production and use of their products.
To improve the various breeds of goats, and especially to develop those qualities which are generally recognized and valued.
To safeguard against cruelty from whatever source.
In the furtherance of the foregoing objects but not further or otherwise, the Society shall have the power to further the well being of the goat and fulfil its role as the focal point for all goatkeeping activities in the United Kingdom, including close liaison with relevant Government departments.

Before you can access the group to enable you to take part you will need to complete a bit of ID for Yahoo.
Just follow the links in your invitation.
If you have problems email me direct and I will help you. Christine Ball email: peaclond@talktalk.net

Make a note of the username and password created at the time of joining.

You will find three choices for sending and receiving messages.

Immediate. Sends you a copy of each message as it arrives.
Daily Digest. Sends you one email per day with a list of messages you can click on to read.
No Email. Does not send ANY messages. You log on to the Forum website to read/send messages when convenient.

The Forum website also has facilities to store articles & files, website links, photos, etc. This will build up into a very useful collection of reference material on all goat related topics.

You can read and send messages in two ways for options 1 and 2.

On the Forum website. (You should keep a link handy to click on for easy access.)
Directly using your computer email programme.

You will also be offered options for email post but you can change your option for post any time either on the Forum website or via the links you will find below the messages.
(For example if you going away or are very busy try “No Email”).
(or if you want to keep up with the latest threads use “Immediate” )
You could, of course log on to the Forum website (option 3)

You can email me ( Christine Ball peaclond@talktalk.net any time for general queries about the Forum. I have been running these groups since 2001.

Other Forum members we hope will provide much advice.
Peter, Jane & I will be available to help with specific questions online - and if we can’t give you an answer we’ll try to find a man/woman who can!