dangersmama
Exploring the pasture
I'm looking into getting a couple of nigerian dwarves to keep for milk on my urban homestead. I have read a lot of warnings about escaping, jumping off of walls and breaking windows, destroying all plants and trees, etc. How destructive are these little guys really? I have a mini barn in my yard that I will fix up for them but was hoping to let them run around the yard most of the time. My yard has my gardens in raised beds, young fruit trees and berry bushes, my son's playhouse and sandbox, as well as our three dogs that stay outside during the day.
Is it realistic to think that the goats will just hang out like my dogs and eat the weeds and stuff that grow on my fence? We have a 6 ft privacy fence on one side, 6 ft chainlink on two sides, and a 4 ft wooden gate that extends from my house to my detached garage. We have about 1/10 acre total with most of it being backyard but I am scared for my baby fruit trees and garden. Should I just wait the 5 or so years until we get land and move out to the country?
Is it realistic to think that the goats will just hang out like my dogs and eat the weeds and stuff that grow on my fence? We have a 6 ft privacy fence on one side, 6 ft chainlink on two sides, and a 4 ft wooden gate that extends from my house to my detached garage. We have about 1/10 acre total with most of it being backyard but I am scared for my baby fruit trees and garden. Should I just wait the 5 or so years until we get land and move out to the country?