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Topic: While bush hogging

Posted By: AveryD12
Subject: While bush hogging
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2025 at 7:10am

Well it’s not actually a Bush Hog brand (it’s a Woods brand) but that’s what most folks call them around here. Most of my property is timber land, plantation pine and few mixed hardwoods. Then you have all the undesirable brush. Anyway, while bush hogging along the property line, power line and trails that cut through the woods I got to thinking about ways to eliminate all the under brush and thought about goats. Anyone on here have experience with goats. How to keep them inside fence? Are predators a problem? Any vaccination requirement? Any parasite problems? Herd separation- male isolated from female? Winter feeding? Just a thought for now. Any advice is much appreciated

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Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2025 at 7:53am

Put some swine in the area. You have to reinforce the fencing more than likely, and have a water source.

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Posted By: iowallis
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2025 at 11:24am

How long do you need them? A former coworker had a side business of taking goats to areas with thick underbrush/weeds and the goats would clean it up. There is a franchise called "Goats on the Go" but I don't know if he was part of it. One of the local state parks had a goat company come in and clean up an area.

Pricing was dependent on the size of the area, if fencing was needed, and the availability of water.

One of the downfalls to raising goats in this type of situation I guess they are susceptible to some sort of respiratory disease.

Posted By: AveryD12
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2025 at 12:32pm

Thanks for the reply. I am just considering goats. Know nothing about them. Don’t know anyone that has them. Just looking for some input to try and make a decision. Just looking for pros and cons.

Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2025 at 1:10pm

Goats as Sheep have worm issues, wormer has to be given routinely and OFTEN, as well rotated from one type to another every time. They eat seriously close to grade so pick up near to every worm critter known.

Posted By: AveryD12
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2025 at 8:13pm

Thanks. Didn’t know about the worm issue. Definitely something to consider and also consider how to give them wormer. Is that something in feed or is like worming cattle-shove it down their throat