Rough terrain mower

slowrev · Jul 9, 2004

The metal t posts are easy to drive and pull back up with a pipe driver and a simple puller from harbor freight for 15.00. Just run several strands of electric wire and use a good charger. The goats will learn FAST /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

slowrev · Jul 9, 2004

Goats seem to eat the brushy stuff better than chickens. They also love poision ivy and all weeds before they eat the grass.

RedRocker · Jul 14, 2004

I've got a 4 strand barb wire fence, would adding one strand of elec. wire do the trick?

slowrev · Jul 14, 2004

I would put at least one low strand of electric and one high one (about 3 ft). Goats are pretty good at escaping, but not as hard to keep in as chickens /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Also if you have the standard large woven wire fencing with no electric they can get their horns/heads hung in the large openings and die. Electric or smaller woven wire is best.

MarkLeininger · Jul 14, 2004

Are you guys talking about some giant mutant strain of irradiated chickens, or are you talking about flocks of thousands? Our chickens pick at dandelions and a few other assorted weeds, but I'll be dead and buried before they consume any real quantity of vegetation. I agree completely that the goats will clear everything, including anything there you might want to keep.

slowrev · Jul 14, 2004

You have it right Mark. With the goats you will need to protect any fruit trees or shrubs with a wire basket around them. Regular trees will be ok until they eat most of the briars and weeds and such. They are even better than hogs for clearing land and a lot less smelly. But I think hogs taste better /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif