Using goats and pigs to clear land | Animals | Forums

I read the other day about using goats and pigs for clearing land. You put up 6 wire fencing with every other wire electrified. First put in goats to eat all of the vegetation and then put it pigs to dig up the roots. Then cut down whatever trees are left.

I have some areas on the outskirts of our meadow which have many young trees and are overgrown with various types of brush. I think I will make this my goal for next Spring -- it will give us a justification for having the animals. I don't think we will milk the goats -- supposedly eating a lot of random plants can make the milk taste funny. Who knows.