Hi everyone! Made my way over here from browsing backyard chickens. I recently inherited my grandma's property which comes with a half acre pasture. It's hard a host of animals on it over the decades, everything from cows, to sheep, to goats, to llamas, to horses. Currently it is home to my two African geese and two runner ducks. And two outdoor cats, a border collie, and well soon have a newfoundlander pup come January. Oh, there's 4 indoor cats as well.
Anyway, It's a pretty lush pasture. Irrigated on a timer, three to four times a week. It really got out of hand this year with no animals on it. I had 8ft tall prickly lettuce everywhere, along with mustard. The grass, which looks like a variety of everything from barnyard grass to barley and lord knows what else was as tall as I was. It's kinda a mess.
I'm looking for a couple of grazers to put out there to keep it down. I've raised sheep in the past, so I'm familiar with them.Ive been leaning to hair sheep, no more than 2. But I'm keeping my options open. No large livestock, like horses or full size cows. I'm open to adoption as well. I considered maybe a pair of donkeys, but my understanding is lush pasture isn't great for them? Goats are kinda out due to their ninja abilities, though I do love them, especially pygmies. My aunt used to raise them. Not too interested in pigs. A mini cow maybe? The animals would be pets. My parents have an acre and a half pasture I can rotate the animals to if necessary, though I'd like to keep that to a minimum.
Any suggestions? I'll be adding a couple more geese and ducks next year as well. They seem to prefer the yard though, and I enjoy the security the geese provide. I posted some hilarious beware of geese signs and it has been pretty funny the reactions I get. People are irrationally afraid of the little stinkers. 😆
Thanks for having me!
Anyway, It's a pretty lush pasture. Irrigated on a timer, three to four times a week. It really got out of hand this year with no animals on it. I had 8ft tall prickly lettuce everywhere, along with mustard. The grass, which looks like a variety of everything from barnyard grass to barley and lord knows what else was as tall as I was. It's kinda a mess.
I'm looking for a couple of grazers to put out there to keep it down. I've raised sheep in the past, so I'm familiar with them.Ive been leaning to hair sheep, no more than 2. But I'm keeping my options open. No large livestock, like horses or full size cows. I'm open to adoption as well. I considered maybe a pair of donkeys, but my understanding is lush pasture isn't great for them? Goats are kinda out due to their ninja abilities, though I do love them, especially pygmies. My aunt used to raise them. Not too interested in pigs. A mini cow maybe? The animals would be pets. My parents have an acre and a half pasture I can rotate the animals to if necessary, though I'd like to keep that to a minimum.
Any suggestions? I'll be adding a couple more geese and ducks next year as well. They seem to prefer the yard though, and I enjoy the security the geese provide. I posted some hilarious beware of geese signs and it has been pretty funny the reactions I get. People are irrationally afraid of the little stinkers. 😆
Thanks for having me!