kiphorn
Silver Member
Several years ago I bought a 14 acres and built a house on it. The lot was wooded but had some undergrowth. Now that we're in the house and some of the other projects are done, I'd like to clear out some of that undergrowth.
A friend of mine was in town from Tennessee last week and for the second time he told me I should get some goats to clear out the growth. Has anyone ever done this? He says down in Tenn. you can rent the goats until your done with them.
A couple of goats and an electric fence seems to be a lot easier than hours and hours of cutting, chipping and getting torn up by the sticker bushes.
Do goats eat everything? Do I need to give them other food or will they be happy munching on grass and weeds? What about shelter? There's a spring where they could get plenty of water. What other issues do I need to be concerned with? I'm no farm boy so this will be my first venture into non-domesticated animals.
After reading the post about the deer stuck in the fence, I'm worried about that problem. I can just see the look on my wife and kids faces when they see one of our deer tangled in the fence. I know farmers have electric fences all over the place so are deer problems really an issue?
Thanks
Kip
A friend of mine was in town from Tennessee last week and for the second time he told me I should get some goats to clear out the growth. Has anyone ever done this? He says down in Tenn. you can rent the goats until your done with them.
A couple of goats and an electric fence seems to be a lot easier than hours and hours of cutting, chipping and getting torn up by the sticker bushes.
Do goats eat everything? Do I need to give them other food or will they be happy munching on grass and weeds? What about shelter? There's a spring where they could get plenty of water. What other issues do I need to be concerned with? I'm no farm boy so this will be my first venture into non-domesticated animals.
After reading the post about the deer stuck in the fence, I'm worried about that problem. I can just see the look on my wife and kids faces when they see one of our deer tangled in the fence. I know farmers have electric fences all over the place so are deer problems really an issue?
Thanks
Kip