Goats for vegetation control

memorystick · 04-10-2021 5:17pm #1

The lane up to my yard is 400 metres in off the road. It’s all hardcore with a drain on one side for over half of it. I’m sick of spraying it every year. I’m putting sheepwire along one side of it next year. I’m just wondering if I had a few goats would they be fit to keep it clean instead of spraying? I know I’m mad but shure what about it. Thanks in advance

[Deleted User] · 04-10-2021 5:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058211656/goats-for-vegetation-control

They use goats in lots of places to clear/control vegetation, they're being reintroduced to parts of Iberia to eat down the fire loading and in Norway they graze them under power lines to control saplings.

Birdnuts · 04-10-2021 9:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975873#Comment_117975873

In the news a few weeks ago about a herd of Old Irish Goats introduced to Howth Head to achieve much the same

[Deleted User] · 04-10-2021 10:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117977084#Comment_117977084

Trained in jiu-jitsu to apprehend any miscreant CAP recipient with matches from Dooblin

_Brian · 05-10-2021 7:39am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058211656/goats-for-vegetation-control

I’d say containing them would be the hardest part.

[Deleted User] · 05-10-2021 7:52am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117977925#Comment_117977925

That's why the inventor of Nofence invented it

greysides · 06-10-2021 1:19pm

At first glance, I thought the thread title was "Goats for vegetarian control". I thought it was a great idea. I had visions of goats butting vegetarians back into their paddocks if they strayed.

[Deleted User] · 06-10-2021 1:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117983302#Comment_117983302

The vegans otoh would need the virtual fencing collars and their goat overlords.

Goats for vegetation control

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