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Brush Clearing Goats
« on: July 30, 2012, 01:26:56 PM »
I'm curious if anyone run goats for brush clearing and management?
I'm tired of all the brush jungle around my property and thinking about starting a small herd of goats.
I heard that Kiko goats are basically carefree.
My plan is to get some portable electric fence panels and a solar power system and move them along my property.

I love to hear some advice. Thanks

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2012, 01:36:29 PM »
I'd like to hear what others have to say as well, I bought some kid goats several months ago hoping to do the same thing. Mine are Nubians, two young bucklings that are now "wethers" I had them banded when I picked them up from the goat lady. I only got these ones because they were cheap, I didn't want to pay $150 per goat and when I saw these for $40 I jumped on it. They were one week old and it was a lot of work bottle feeding them for about 8 weeks, I learned my lesson there, I probably would have been money ahead or at least better off just paying more money and getting some that were weaned or ready to be weaned. I've never had goats or any other farm animals for that matter so its been interesting, but not too bad and they were really friendly, its been a fun experience. I've trained them now to be on a leash, they hate being separated so I tie them up together since I'm still working on getting the property fenced.

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2012, 01:38:21 PM »
Gasmans brother does it I believe,as a business....

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2012, 01:49:42 PM »
My mother in law lives in a town house in Renton, and twice a year a bunch of goats will come in and just clean up the green belt and pond area of all the blackberries and other unwanted plants.  They can clear land fast!  Last time I counted 12 goats all different breeds and if I remeber correctly they were all rescue goats.  If I had the land I would do something similar, beats trying to get rid of blackberries the old way :tup:
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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2012, 10:55:36 AM »
City of Pendleton just had a goat load of 'em down here mowing up along the river. Spent several weeks down here.

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2012, 11:49:23 AM »
I would get a bread that will also pack into the high country! Lots of info on the net about it. Let us know what you end up with.
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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2012, 06:38:14 PM »
I could see doing this on our property... good idea.
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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2012, 06:43:27 PM »
Gasmans brother does it I believe,as a business....

Yes he does.... Give him a call or look him up on FB.

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2012, 06:50:30 PM »
from what I have heard they have to grow up eating brush or they dont really eat all that much of it

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Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2012, 02:00:05 PM »
My goats aren't picky at all. They are still young but eat everything in sight, just not a lot of it yet

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2012, 02:32:19 PM »
Growing up we had a brush eating goat....

damn animal made great coyote bait...  :chuckle: :chuckle:

finally hung himself in the fence ... goat tastes a lot like venison....
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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2012, 03:33:05 PM »
I know my brother has more then one type of goat, at all ages and they all eat every thing.

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2012, 03:44:17 PM »
Anybody in the Yakima area want to fatten up their goats and drop them off at my place for a couple of days. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2012, 04:57:44 PM »
I'm really considering a couple of pack llamas for brush suppression and lower impact hiking/packing.  Rinella's brother has an old Chevy van he carries 3 in and they packed a pretty nice camp from what I saw.

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Re: Brush Clearing Goats
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2012, 09:37:16 AM »
I'm really considering a couple of pack llamas for brush suppression and lower impact hiking/packing.  Rinella's brother has an old Chevy van he carries 3 in and they packed a pretty nice camp from what I saw.

Reminds me of the time my lady's mom captured an emu and put in the canopy of their pickup...

I saw/read about one of their trips. I'm not sure about packing llamas in a van. Man that would be ripe. I still like to ride in, but for those that don't want the misery of taking care of hay burners.

 

 


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