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<blockquote data-quote="MissouriExile" data-source="post: 463323" data-attributes="member: 6430"><p>I run 40 +- head of boer goats along with cow calf pairs on our small place. <u>They get along well</u>. </p><p></p><p>I have two paddocks that we feed in (cattle creep for both, every third or fourth day). One for the goats the other for the cattle. There is some jealousy about who gets how much when. Some of my time is spent each evening working the cattle out of the goat paddock. </p><p>I once had a tiny bottle doeling sqeeze by a gate and get in among 20 huge cows and their calfs in a small paddock. I figured she was a goner but watched as the 1000 lb cows delicately stepped around her. The cows even let her eat a small amount of feed. </p><p></p><p>As someone has noted; <u>Goats are more work than Cows</u>. Worming, bringing them into a secure paddock at night against predators, providing a place for them to get in out of the rain. Trees just won't do (ask any goat...) some straw for the shelter. Cleaning litter from the shelter. fencing, Worming again etc etc.</p><p></p><p><u>They will get out</u>. Our fences were old and in terrible shape. </p><p></p><p>I have had success spraying the fence lines to kill off any woody plants (shrubs, saplings, bushes) on or just outside of the fence line. <u>Beware! The initial results of spraying fence lines are to expose holes under the fence that the goats will use to push your hold on sanity close to the edge.</u></p><p>We have just about rebuilt and/or repaired the entire outer fence line. Problem was bad enough that it threatened our marriage at one point. We haven't had them get out for a while now. Knock on Wood. </p><p></p><p><u>Weeds; Don't count on goats controlling weeds</u>. They are picky about weeds. I haven't experienced any weed control from goats grazing. I am told that sheep are better for weed control. </p><p><u>They will devour leaves on almost any woody plant </u>and kill to get to them... They improve pasture by eating low leaves which causes the woody plants to die off and new ones to not start. They do not eat the woody parts of bushes. These must rot or be cleaned off. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Jon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MissouriExile, post: 463323, member: 6430"] I run 40 +- head of boer goats along with cow calf pairs on our small place. [u]They get along well[/u]. I have two paddocks that we feed in (cattle creep for both, every third or fourth day). One for the goats the other for the cattle. There is some jealousy about who gets how much when. Some of my time is spent each evening working the cattle out of the goat paddock. I once had a tiny bottle doeling sqeeze by a gate and get in among 20 huge cows and their calfs in a small paddock. I figured she was a goner but watched as the 1000 lb cows delicately stepped around her. The cows even let her eat a small amount of feed. As someone has noted; [u]Goats are more work than Cows[/u]. Worming, bringing them into a secure paddock at night against predators, providing a place for them to get in out of the rain. Trees just won't do (ask any goat...) some straw for the shelter. Cleaning litter from the shelter. fencing, Worming again etc etc. [u]They will get out[/u]. Our fences were old and in terrible shape. I have had success spraying the fence lines to kill off any woody plants (shrubs, saplings, bushes) on or just outside of the fence line. [u]Beware! The initial results of spraying fence lines are to expose holes under the fence that the goats will use to push your hold on sanity close to the edge.[/u] We have just about rebuilt and/or repaired the entire outer fence line. Problem was bad enough that it threatened our marriage at one point. We haven't had them get out for a while now. Knock on Wood. [u]Weeds; Don't count on goats controlling weeds[/u]. They are picky about weeds. I haven't experienced any weed control from goats grazing. I am told that sheep are better for weed control. [u]They will devour leaves on almost any woody plant [/u]and kill to get to them... They improve pasture by eating low leaves which causes the woody plants to die off and new ones to not start. They do not eat the woody parts of bushes. These must rot or be cleaned off. Jon [/QUOTE]
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