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zero-turn mower spinoff: goats or sheep as a grass-roomba

[486]

[486]

ugh, that guy again?
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I've got some areas that are partially fenced already with the normal 5-wire barbed stuff, would be a few days work to fix it all up proper to where it'd actually contain anything.

Been thinking a couple goats would keep the shit all trampled and eaten down, but there's coyotes in the area and I'm not there every day.
I know there are some on here that do this shit. Been thinking get a pair of them so they make more, then I could sell off the little baby lawn mowers, too.
 
I suppose there wasn't a question there
whenever I see goats they're sticking their head way out the fence as far as they can to try and eat stuff that is outside, are they horrible escape artists that'll spend more time in the street than their pen?
anything that's somewhat coyote-resistant without being as maintenance intensive as cows?
 
[486] said:
I suppose there wasn't a question there
whenever I see goats they're sticking their head way out the fence as far as they can to try and eat stuff that is outside, are they horrible escape artists that'll spend more time in the street than their pen?
anything that's somewhat coyote-resistant without being as maintenance intensive as cows?
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Yes goats will get out unless you have a prison fence around your property. They are escape and climbing masters. I'd say cows are less maintenance intensive than goats. They usually respect fences (there are exceptions to that rule).
 
Goats are companion animals, you'll want multiple. They will test a fence constantly to get out, you'll want to run electric fencing to go along with the barbed.

My neighbor gets paid to take his goat herd to places to clear brushy areas. He uses temporary electric fencing to keep them in. When we had our goats, they'd push right through any fence that wasn't electrified.

Are there any dairy goat operations around your area? They used to smack the male goats on the head and bury them because they have no value, dairy goats are not like meat goats and are usually not worth butchering. We got ours from a local goat dairy for free when they were just born.
 
My little sister and her hubby have goats. Boer goats I believe. Sister is an LPN or something so she's kinda got the vet part of it handled for the most part. She says goats are born looking for a place to die. LOL Little bastards are always getting their head caught in the fence and will strangle themselves if you aren't around to free them. Dad has gone by her house a few times when they were gone to work or school and rescued an animal.
 
The former squatters who lived here had goats fenced in and they left the basement door open to house them. They used a regular 4 ft fence is all I know. :homer:
 

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[486] said:
I suppose there wasn't a question there
whenever I see goats they're sticking their head way out the fence as far as they can to try and eat stuff that is outside, are they horrible escape artists that'll spend more time in the street than their pen?
anything that's somewhat coyote-resistant without being as maintenance intensive as cows?
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Donkeys
 
billybob_81067 said:
goats will get out unless you have a prison fence around your property. They are escape and climbing masters.
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So much this. The goats that lived across highway would get loose & come hang out at my place.

Sheep, not sure due to getting worms from eating too much grass. Have plenty of pepto-bismol for flushing out stomachs w/tubing & pump-
 
Goats if you have enough space, sheep and llamas if you don't, either way try to interact with them a bunch.

Horses and donkeys are better for pounding grass into dirt
 
Llamas mow the best of the grazers. Sheep will pull up clumps of grass and eventaully will kill all the grass in an area. Llamas will also fend of any coyotes just fine. The issue is that you need a bunch of them and they will continually beat up and rape the weakest of the bunch.
 
Odds are you will not keep goats in with wire. Much better with sheep. I have a dozen of them feel free to pm me any questions.
X2 on the LGD (livestock guard dog) look for a rescue Anatolian. Awesome dogs (but sumbitches will eat you out of house & home they are Big)
 

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As has been said, goats will do well but they have to have a herd and want to stay put. We have had goats and if they want to get out they get out, if they're happy where they are at and comfortable they will will stay put.
Llamas are good for guarding, I wouldn't have an intact male and females together unless you are ready for cria.

Aaron Z
 
We've got goats and llamas for lawnmowing duties. They're a good mix as they eat different things. They all eat grass, but goats will attack a pretty hardcore thistle, llama's tend to tear apart tussocks and like weeds with seed heads on them.

Electric wire on standoffs from your normal wire fence will stop the goats. In our experience, once they get zapped a few times they stop testing the fences. Ours are turned off now.

Llamas and alpacas will chase off a dingo or smaller wild dog, can't see a coyote being much different.

If you can get some Saanen goats jump at the chance, big strong animals that actually like people. We've got 2 wethered males and they're like dogs that you don't have to bend down to pet.

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when you get a goat, does it come with the car that they all seem to be standing on? Or is that a separate purchase?
 
Llamas, a couple of them. You'll never keep goats in with strand wire unless you make a wall of it and weave it so they can't wiggle through.
 
[486] said:
so running a mower is indeed less work
fuck
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Small spray rig w/ Round-Up or diesel takes care of the grass.
Follow up ~2x / year spraying waste oil to keep the dust down.
Shred & spread used tires for good footing during rainy season.

Note: Sierra Club members are a good substitute for used tires.
 
ExWrench said:
Small spray rig w/ Round-Up or diesel takes care of the grass.
Follow up ~2x / year spraying waste oil to keep the dust down.
Shred & spread used tires for good footing during rainy season.

Note: Sierra Club members are a good substitute for used tires.
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please stay in california
 
Baby goats scream like little kids being tortured, and goats leave more turd pellets than rabbits and the turds look worse than long grass IMO. This is from living for many years near where a nutty old bag who I call the goat lady keeps goats. Do you want to be the goat guy?:laughing:
 
Filthy McChevy said:
Baby goats scream like little kids being tortured, and goats leave more turd pellets than rabbits and the turds look worse than long grass IMO. This is from living for many years near where a nutty old bag who I call the goat lady keeps goats. Do you want to be the goat guy?:laughing:
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I had one neighbor when I lived in town that was always trying to manage every aspect of my life. I politely told them to mind their own business until years later, I just turned to him and flat out told them if they don't go home and mind their own side of the fence he will come home to a scrap car, surrounded by a pallet fence, and a goat standing on top of it all. And he could look forward to that greeting him every day when he got home from the bar.

He got the point finally :laughing:
 
SomeGuyFromOlympia said:
I had one neighbor when I lived in town that was always trying to manage every aspect of my life. I politely told them to mind their own business until years later, I just turned to him and flat out told them if they don't go home and mind their own side of the fence he will come home to a scrap car, surrounded by a pallet fence, and a goat standing on top of it all. And he could look forward to that greeting him every day when he got home from the bar.

He got the point finally :laughing:
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I rarely talked to her, her nuttyness and mine do not mesh.
 
ya'll haven't seen the rad-ass shed I built on the front of my house
here, I'll try and stick a picture on here

eh all I got is an in-progress shot
my neighbor likes it, though he's the sort to have a storage school bus
 

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The PO had an outdoor bathtub complete with pallet-fence near the pond/swamp that this neighbor's front door looks out on
I think they were used to seeing some old saggy crazy horse lady titties
 
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