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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Geese are good grass cutters I hear and added security with the noise they make and their beaks able to do such damage  "
That would be a bit foul play on intruders tho  |
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If it's grass only then sheep or geese would probably be better. If it's to keep s/brambles etc down then goats would be best. Goats will eat bark of trees, and eat shrubs to the ground though. And they are good at escaping  |
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"Hens, you have to keep them in a pen though or the foxes will kill them 
You'd need 10,000 hens to keep 1/2 an acre down!"
Yeah, but you could sell any surplus eggs that you couldn't eat for breakfast  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Hens, you have to keep them in a pen though or the foxes will kill them
You'd need 10,000 hens to keep 1/2 an acre down!"
I know I am going to get backlash for this bit .. but hey ho ... I get enough clucking and hen pecked off the missus. ... lol |
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BTW Mr OP, you do know looking after these damned creatures, will take longer than just whizzing round the grass with a petrol mower don't you?
Fixing fences, sheds, injections, escapees etc etc.
I'd advise buying a sit-on mower. Fun and no smelly creatures to look after
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"For many years some friends of ours kept two sheep, who, though different every year, were always named Qualcast and Flymo.
Janet xxxxxx"
What on earth happened to the other sheep / lambs that they needed new ones each year  |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
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Goats are twats (yes this is a scientific term) and need very good fencing. Geese are even bigger twats, but easier to kill than goats.
Sheep are good for that job, although it depends how big the area is. You can stock roughly 3 sheep/acre in summer and 1 sheep/acre in winter without buying in feed. If it's less area than that, you'll need to feed hay and some nuts in winter.
You can't keep one sheep, I would say three minumum.
Horses are ok, but they don't graze neatly, need to be prevented from overgrazing in the summer and all their crap needs to be picked up because it ruins your pasture. |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
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"For many years some friends of ours kept two sheep, who, though different every year, were always named Qualcast and Flymo.
Janet xxxxxx
What on earth happened to the other sheep / lambs that they needed new ones each year "
What do you think?
Townies.... |
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"Geese are good grass cutters I hear and added security with the noise they make and their beaks able to do such damage "
At present you can't keep fowl outdoors free ranging where they may come into contact with wild birds, wild bird faeces, share food and/or water with wild birds or be in contact with pests such as rodents. Defra has imposed restrictions due to avian flu spreading through Europe. |
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"For many years some friends of ours kept two sheep, who, though different every year, were always named Qualcast and Flymo.
Janet xxxxxx
What on earth happened to the other sheep / lambs that they needed new ones each year
What do you think?
Townies.... "
Twas a joke, my country friend ! I'm not a farmer, but kept plenty of livestock to understand where lamb chops come from |
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