Re: Sheep, and grass, and organic fertilizers
- Subject: Re: Sheep, and grass, and organic fertilizers
- From: D* L*
- Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:44:33 -0500 (EST)
I graze my sheep on my lawn and find I have to mow over the spots that the
sheep decided they didn't want to eat for some reason. They do leave the
grass pretty uneven, overgrazing some areas and not grazing others enough.
Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, AWarner wrote:
> Definitely not enough space, and it's true about goats too, they will eat
> most anything before they'll trim the grass, though they will eat that if
> there's nothing else. Sheep are really only going to work for large areas
> of grass. Goats spend their life looking for a way to get out of any
> enclosure but I've found they do respect an electric fence--never tried an
> underground one. Maybe someone will come up with teeny tiny sheep to take
> care of small yards, about rabbit sized. (Grin) I do have some sheep and
> love the way they keep the grass trimmed---Judy Warner
> With all these animals, you need more than one--they are all herd
> animals and aren't happy along.
>
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