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Demovictory9

(32,468 posts) Thu Jul 4, 2019, 08:47 PM Jul 2019

Goats eating backyard over 6 days

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Goats eating backyard over 6 days (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 2019 OP

Neat!!! Thanks for providing!! nt SWBTATTReg Jul 2019 #1

Goats are great OkSustainAg Jul 2019 #2

Those are some fast goats! kag Jul 2019 #3

Goats are the best!❤ Karadeniz Jul 2019 #4

Good job! gristy Jul 2019 #5

That was quick struggle4progress Jul 2019 #6

You think that was quick - watch the 51 second version! csziggy Jul 2019 #11

i wonder what that plant is that they didnt eat Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #12

Some plants are poisonous csziggy Jul 2019 #14

It looked to me canetoad Jul 2019 #29

I tried goats in my backyard SHRED Jul 2019 #7

screaming like my cat wanting her breakfast,,,couldnt be fun Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #13

Love it . Thanks! Hortensis Jul 2019 #8

Those are some good goats - doing what goats do best - being nature's weed whackers. LonePirate Jul 2019 #9

In my area, they are used to clear the open space to help reduce fire danger cally Jul 2019 #10

Even better than raking to reduce fire danger? JudyM Jul 2019 #37

Heres my lazy crew jcgoldie Jul 2019 #15

big crew! Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #16

+1 Kaleva Jul 2019 #19

And they didn't leave excrement. You'd think the ground would be covered in waste. Midnight Writer Jul 2019 #17

Goats just make little hard pellets jcgoldie Jul 2019 #22

Did not know that. Bet my dog would eat those pellets. He sure loves the rabbit ones. Midnight Writer Jul 2019 #24

My first thought was ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #23

fertilizer demosincebirth Jul 2019 #25

LOL, Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) is not poisonous, but I'm guessing it tastes crappy Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #18

and these always make me laugh......goats screaming like humans. a kennedy Jul 2019 #20

hilarious Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #31

you're... myohmy2 Jul 2019 #21

If you want to cut the grass... jcgoldie Jul 2019 #26

Cool! cilla4progress Jul 2019 #27

not mine Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #33

The bridge authority uses them to mow down sections .... Historic NY Jul 2019 #28

Love my goaties! Bayard Jul 2019 #30

what a cutie! Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #32

💕 Your kids. Duppers Jul 2019 #34

Wendy Bayard Jul 2019 #38

Yes, you must get that recorded! 😅 Duppers Jul 2019 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Jul 2019 #35

Back massage! RandySF Jul 2019 #36

Allegheny GoatScape improves community ecology by clearing overgrown land with a herd of goats. yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2019 #40

I love goats! BigDemVoter Jul 2019 #41

I enjoy goats ellie Jul 2019 #42

SWBTATTReg

(22,156 posts)

1. Neat!!! Thanks for providing!! nt

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 08:55 PM

Jul 2019

OkSustainAg

(203 posts)

2. Goats are great

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:01 PM

Jul 2019

They can clear out an area choked with woody honeysuckle just pretty quick.

kag

(4,079 posts)

3. Those are some fast goats!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:03 PM

Jul 2019

Karadeniz

(22,557 posts)

4. Goats are the best!❤

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:05 PM

Jul 2019

gristy

(10,667 posts)

5. Good job!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:07 PM

Jul 2019

Who's a good girl?

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

6. That was quick

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:09 PM

Jul 2019

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

11. You think that was quick - watch the 51 second version!

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:32 PM

Jul 2019

When I first bought my farm it was badly overgrown. After I had the place fenced, I bought a small herd of goats and turned them loose. They cleared most of the undergrowth - but they ate everything edible, including chewing the Spanish bayonet down to a nub. The goats were not really tame so once they had done the initial job I traded them for a calf, which I named Freezer because that was where he ended up.

And the damn Spanish bayonet came back, after more attempts to kill it off.

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)

12. i wonder what that plant is that they didnt eat

Reply to csziggy (Reply #11)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 10:06 PM

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csziggy

(34,136 posts)

14. Some plants are poisonous

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 10:12 PM

Jul 2019

I think the plant with broad leaves at the bottom right might have been an agapanthus - the seed head looks like one to me. Some of the others might be crinums - Easter lilies - both of which are poisonous in all parts.

Same for many of the other plants the goats didn't eat - either poisonous or nasty tasting (and often poisonous is nasty and bitter tasting). The bush in the mid-right seemed to be palatable but they only ate as far as they could reach - which gives it a nice browse line.

canetoad

(17,175 posts)

29. It looked to me

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:54 PM

Jul 2019

Like agapanthus. Native to southern Africa, can become a pest when allowed to.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

7. I tried goats in my backyard

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:14 PM

Jul 2019

Didn't work.

They were too spoiled on goat food.
They would not eat the grass/weeds and the more I withheld food, the more they screamed.

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)

13. screaming like my cat wanting her breakfast,,,couldnt be fun

Reply to SHRED (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 10:07 PM

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. Love it . Thanks!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:17 PM

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LonePirate

(13,429 posts)

9. Those are some good goats - doing what goats do best - being nature's weed whackers.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:24 PM

Jul 2019

cally

(21,594 posts)

10. In my area, they are used to clear the open space to help reduce fire danger

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 09:26 PM

Jul 2019

The goats are moved all over the hills in movable fences and left with a herding dog. There is one goat herder who has a small RV nearby and provides water and moves them once all vegetation is gone. Works very well.

JudyM

(29,263 posts)

37. Even better than raking to reduce fire danger?

Reply to cally (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 09:16 AM

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jcgoldie

(11,636 posts)

15. Heres my lazy crew

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 10:42 PM

Jul 2019

Too spoiled to eat some of the stuff those goats ate but they make delicious milk!

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)

16. big crew!

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 10:54 PM

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Kaleva

(36,325 posts)

19. +1

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:09 PM

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Midnight Writer

(21,780 posts)

17. And they didn't leave excrement. You'd think the ground would be covered in waste.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:02 PM

Jul 2019

jcgoldie

(11,636 posts)

22. Goats just make little hard pellets

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #17)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:24 PM

Jul 2019

...like a rabbit.

Midnight Writer

(21,780 posts)

24. Did not know that. Bet my dog would eat those pellets. He sure loves the rabbit ones.

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #22)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:26 PM

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ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

23. My first thought was

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #17)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:26 PM

Jul 2019

"Boy that is a LOT of plant material they are eating, so they must be leaving behind a LOT of poop!"

Where did it all go?!

demosincebirth

(12,541 posts)

25. fertilizer

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #17)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:29 PM

Jul 2019

Brother Buzz

(36,452 posts)

18. LOL, Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) is not poisonous, but I'm guessing it tastes crappy

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:04 PM

Jul 2019

a kennedy

(29,694 posts)

20. and these always make me laugh......goats screaming like humans.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:18 PM

Jul 2019

https://m.

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)

31. hilarious

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #20)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 01:18 AM

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myohmy2

(3,168 posts)

21. you're...

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:23 PM

Jul 2019

…giving Grammie a bad case of goat envy...

...she's thinking she wouldn't have to cut the grass or weed-wack anymore...

...cool...

jcgoldie

(11,636 posts)

26. If you want to cut the grass...

Reply to myohmy2 (Reply #21)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:30 PM

Jul 2019

get a sheep... goats are browsers not grazers. They prefer broadleaf things like vines and small trees... and DONT let them around your arbor or orchard!

...they will wipe out poison ivy and briar bushes like you wouldnt believe however!

cilla4progress

(24,760 posts)

27. Cool!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:44 PM

Jul 2019

Yours? (late to the party)

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)

33. not mine

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #27)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 01:19 AM

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Historic NY

(37,452 posts)

28. The bridge authority uses them to mow down sections ....

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:44 PM

Jul 2019

under the bridges they did such a good job they were laid off. They eat just about anything, didn't seem to like the lilly looking vegetation.

[link:https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/10/03/bridge-authority-green-goats-walkway-hudson/73308694/|]

Bayard

(22,121 posts)

30. Love my goaties!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 12:01 AM

Jul 2019

Mazie, Claire, Lizzy, and baby Kami (see a pattern here?) Kami is now as tall as mama Lizzy, and can jump from a standstill onto the standing donkeys' backs.

?1

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)

32. what a cutie!

Reply to Bayard (Reply #30)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 01:19 AM

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Duppers

(28,125 posts)

34. 💕 Your kids.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #30)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:05 AM

Jul 2019

Kami, her mama Lizzie, and Aunties. And cutie Donk pictured is who?

Bayard

(22,121 posts)

38. Wendy

Reply to Duppers (Reply #34)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 11:33 AM

Jul 2019

I need to get video, because Kami will actually stand on donkey backs while they're walking around, and try to snag a bite of taller branches if they get close enough to the fence.