David is thinking about getting some goats to keep his acreage pristine. Now here's the question:
David is thinking about getting some goats to keep his acreage pristine. Now here's the question:
I like goats. I knew one that thought he was a dog and would wag his tail when you scratched his head. That's all I have to add here.
Goats are good. They make noise when someone comes on the property. If you do it right, you could end up with a goat rental side business of you own. Oh yeah, goat cheese...
Ive been trying to rent goats without success. Anyone know if they will eat bamboo?
In reply to Dusterbd13:
I know they'll eat fiberglass insulation, vehicle wiring, a plastic five gallon bucket and half of a DeWalt power drill. No idea about bamboo though.
Nick (Bo) Comstock wrote: In reply to Dusterbd13: I know they'll eat fiberglass insulation, vehicle wiring, a plastic five gallon bucket and half of a DeWalt power drill. No idea about bamboo though.
They find poison ivy delicious too
I live on an old poison ivy and pricker bush farm. There are some guys in Massachusetts who rent goats, The Goat Guys actually, but I'm just a little too far away from them. I'm hoping to find someone a little closer.
I have 13 goats currently, mostly dairy. They eat weeds and branches more than grass. They have sensitive stomachs though, so not a good idea if you regularly spray chemicals on your lawn. The milk and cheese are awesome. I hate store-bought goat products, but we don't pasteurize so everything we consume is fresh.
I was recently in Tractor Supply buying some stuff for POS mower #2 and joked to the kid behind the register that I should have bought a goat instead. You know when you say something and then immediately regret it because the obvious humor is not detected? This was one of those times. Turns out Mr. Pimpleface is a big time goat enthusiast and immediately starts spouting out ALL of his considerable knowledge about goats. I kind of egged him on for a second, then GTFO as soon as another customer came along, as I had had more than enough by that time.
I really should have bought a goat, though.
They used to use Goats at the Cedar Point Amusement Park in OH when I was a kid. Lot's of the hills and landscaping was too hilly to easily cut any other way. They worked great, and weren't spooked by the roller coasters.
pinchvalve wrote: They used to use Goats at the Cedar Point Amusement Park in OH when I was a kid. Lot's of the hills and landscaping was too hilly to easily cut any other way. They worked great, and weren't spooked by the roller coasters.
Wayslow wrote:Nick (Bo) Comstock wrote: In reply to Dusterbd13: I know they'll eat fiberglass insulation, vehicle wiring, a plastic five gallon bucket and half of a DeWalt power drill. No idea about bamboo though.They find poison ivy delicious too
i have seriously debated on buying a goat just to clear the back 2 acres of my new property, its atleast 50% poison ivy.
If I could install a goat on my suburban lawn, I would.
And here I thought this thread was going to be about a hybrid Pontiac GTO.
1988RedT2 wrote: And here I thought this thread was going to be about a hybrid Pontiac GTO.
There was that Prius roller that someone dropped a GTO body on. I wonder whatever happened to it.
We're about to get some goats. Seriously, Mrs. Sparks is sitting beside me with graph paper sketching semi-portable goat shelter schemes to drag around to different spots on the property. The primary purpose would be to help manage weeds. Evidently horses (which we already have) like grass and the goats are complimentary in that they like most of the other stuff that grows here. Everything is a weed here.
We are likely to be gifted a pair (or so) of retired milking goats from our friends who run a commercial goat dairy.
Mrs. Sparks is more the animal person in the family. I dread coming home to find a goat atop one of my prized junk cars. On the other hand, every time I get the 8N tilted to an uncomfortable angle while running the brush hog goats start to sound very appealing.
She has been dreaming about having a rental goat brush clearing business for years now. I'm skeptical about it being viable (make that, I'm certain it won't actually make any money). But goats are easy to come by and (evidently) easy to keep in this area. We have 16 acres of our own. They shant starve.
I loved my goats,however they loved to stand on anything. Didn't mater if it was a stonewall or a Lincoln Town Car...
Never had any of my own but my brother's wife did when they first got married. He came out one day and it was standing on the hood of his Dodge 1 ton truck with a 6" lift and 38" mud tires. No idea how it got up there but it didn't get to stay to do it again.
If it was me I would rent. I don't think you can use the term invest with goats.
So how do you keep goats in your yard?
Some years ago I noticed a wooded lot in DeKalb Cty, GA was purchased and then fenced in. It was a pretty good sized lot infested with a bunch of varieties of underbrush.
Within a week I was surprised to see goats behind the fence and a wondered - WTF. A few weeks later the lot was as clear as my mind when I realized what those animals did to that property in a short period of time.
The goats were gone long before construction began so I could only imagine they were rented or borrowed.
Sheep go to heaven.
Goats go to hell
-CAKE
I loved my goats, beyond them standing on everything awesome and easy to take care of animals.
I plan on getting goats when I fulfill my dream of owning property with actual land. Everyone thinks I'm crazy when I say I want 15acres and some goats!
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