This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have to stick up for sheep - they will only over graze a pasture if
there is not enough pasture! Not a sheep problem but a human one. I
have had sheep for close to 30 years and they make the pastures
beautiful if managed correctly. I
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I'm not sure what my comment about goats not grazing pastures
down to dirt "proves" either, Merek. In fact, i wasn't trying to
actually prove anything, just commenting. It is a well known fact
though that sheep can really overgraze pasture.
This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
re: goats and poisonous plants,
John and I had an opportunity to 'babysit' a young goat for a couple
days while we (and most of the people on our road) tried to locate the real
owners. Anyone who thinks they want to own a goat
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In a message dated 1/3/00 10:24:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< They also will not damage pastures the way sheep and horses will,
given that they only have front teeth on their lower jaws, and can't
crop vegetation close to th
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Regarding what goats will eat, while it is true they seem to prefer to
browse (i.e., eat with their heads up) versus graze (i.e., eat with
their heads down, they are equal opportunity eaters. That is, they
will gladly eat those fruit trees, but also will
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From: "Ingrid Ivic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fjord Horse List Fjords Mailing List"
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 5:10 PM
Subject: pine trees and pigmy goats
> This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > They aren't really eating a
orses and are free to
come and go as they please. denise in sierra foothills of calif.
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From: "Ingrid Ivic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fjord Horse List Fjords Mailing List"
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 5:10 PM
Subject: pine trees and pigmy
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Hi Ingrid, everyone,
We have two goats, a Nubian and a Fainting goat. The Nubian is the biggest
brat we have ever seen as he can get into everything one can imagine. The up
side is he is like a dog, greeting everyone who comes over, trying to jump on
t
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
You may have over-estimated the interest goats have in weeds that your
horses don't like. What are you hoping they will eat?Goats do like
woody plants (your newly planted young fruit trees, for example) but I would
guess the Fjords will
This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> They aren't really eating a lot of pine, they just
> take a bite every now and then, but I guess all my pine trees will
> eventually be bare below five feet or so. But I've kept the pregnant mares
> out of that field, just in case pine needle
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