Part I: goats CAN be raised on pasture

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[@Lemonyellow-sun]

Your grass is gorgeous, so lush!

[@cylonrollingacres]

Thank you 😊. I can’t wait for grazing season to arrive and for our snow to melt lol 😂

[@aquaticaaficionado2004]

These days when the word "expert" is used. . . I look for proven experience over academic credentialing. That and WHERE they are getting paid from. . . I'll take advice from an old timer that grows better than me ANY DAY, but an academic that "has read" . . nope. Have been told, read, "explained," etc. . so many things by what our society considers to be experts only to find them to be WRONG. Was told by an extension agent (academic expert, that never ran their own farm) that certain fruit trees just wouldn't grow in our area because of the soil. . . years later I've got many of those EXACT trees growing GREAT (producing a LOT too). The soil here is actually one of the BEST soils IF it gets a little irrigation (not even that much) AND some wood mulch to retain moisture / add organic matter. The same expert told me NOT to mulch with wood because of the termites here. . . turns out the termites are "desert termites" that don't go anywhere near homes. These termites have been a key ingrediant in improving our soil quality. Many of these experts think the world revolves around their degrees and expect reality to bend to their "expertise." . . . that ecosystems will follow their will and guidance. . Was also told to not run goats in our orchard . . . it is working GREAT. Was also told to not let chickens near our vineyard, yet when we do there is less pest pressure than ever before. . .we didn't even need to spray BT anymore.

[@randallshuck2976]

I've raised Nubians on undergrowth, briars, wild roses, prairie grass and mixed brome pastures. If you feed them well they will stay in fences, but they are very smart and if they had opposable thumbs they would give us a run for our money. Mix edible DE with their mix and that takes care of the worms.

[@cylonrollingacres]

Sounds like they are doing great!

[@zfremault]

Diamatious earth?? How much to mix? Food grade correct?

[@BradleyJean]

Goats better than sheep.

[@quailjailss]

Bahhhhhhh humbug! 😂🐏🐑

[@FisherKot]

I love both

[@Max-ek4dn]

You commented a long time ago, but my i ask why?

[@leedza]

Sheep are far more docile than goats. In terms of better, it may come down to context

[@topofhelist6592]

How do I keep goats in my portable electric fencing one goat just goes right through it she doesn’t care about the zappys it’s at 3000v she’s a lovable goat 🐐 but she stands up and pushes up that fencing down from premier one as soon as I turn away

[@cylonrollingacres]

Oh man I feel you! One goat can teach others too. Most of the fencing resources I’ve studied recommend at least 5-7k v for goats. So more power may help but also finding ways to reduce grounding with the fencing. For us it’s also worked well to do formal “fence training” in a small area where all the goats experience the electric shock and they tend to respect it more. I also have a fence training guide on my website at grazingwithleslie.com too

[@carlwallace396]

Send her to the butcher

[@Jakg8484]

Try wooden fence or something stronger

[@mylesm7947]

Yea experts😣. So how were goats raised for 1000,s of years before.

[@samuelbird5255]

goats are great. They are problematic but worth it..

[@cylonrollingacres]

They are! But with a little work in understanding the uniqueness they aren’t too bad 😉

[@rocketrekt2914]

Herders have herded goats and sheep's cross country to graze before they still do it in mex all the time I used to pass the guy by walking all his goats

[@eddieweatherbee4643]

I raise goats on pasture here in Texas I have no problem here

[@cylonrollingacres]

Love to hear that!! I think sometimes as humans we can make things harder than it has to be!

[@securethebag1613]

good day friend....my house is on a square 1.5 acre with the house in the center. i want to fence the entire yard and put goats on the land. just let them run everywhere in the yard. im thinking it would keep the grass down. how many can i have? and is it a good idea to let them run the entire yard?

[@knightwolf2708]

❤❤👍👍🇵🇰

[@johnfernandez7468]

Yeah but they are a pain in azz when the fence gots bad due branches falling and your 100 animals leave the fence 😂😂

[@rizwanbut9229]

Lovely farm hard work brave women love you

[@quailjailss]

Okay but I have to say this- your methods and management practices up north would not do as well in the south eastern USA. Parasite loads here are no joke and since goats did not revolve to be grazers like sheep and cattle did they are affected more by parasite loads in a grazing operation vs keeping them on forage they can browse. I’ve been told by someone that moved from Colorado that parasite issues are almost nonexistent compared to what they’ve experienced in the south. Around here I only know of one high percentage Spanish and Spanish cross herd that don’t get de wormed regularly. I’m not saying it can’t be done, just that I want viewers to know that some areas are better suited for certain animals than others. Love what you’re doing, just subscribed, and love that pretty kid you showed in this video that belongs to that white nanny. I had Nubians in the past that would have rather starved than graze pasture, but dairy animals are usually finicky anyway.

[@cylonrollingacres]

Our region has parasite challenges too. It's an issue we all face with small ruminants. It comes down to management practices, genetics and herd management for goats who thrive in this type of system. It is possible, but it takes time to get there. It's a long game. And, totally agree, not all goats are cut out for this management style with grazing.

[@quailjailss]

@@cylonrollingacres I understand, and I agree with what you said. Just pointing out that it is much harder to manage in the southern US versus the northern US

[@beeverghali]

Hi leslie good luck with your work. I’m a goat farmer too from Pakistan🇵🇰

[@cylonrollingacres]

Thanks!

[@جزائريوأفتخر-خ5خ]

I love raising goats. My dream is to be a shepherd

[@cylonrollingacres]

That's a pretty good dream!

[@foxmulder7616]

There's a girl Callie Russell, who lives in a canvas tent, and wild grazes goats in Montana, she has a KZbin channel..

[@justjason7662]

A lot of people have a lot of opinions about a lot of stuff. If something works, do it.

[@cylonrollingacres]

Totally agree!

[@akolangto4656]

What grass do they eat in your place?

[@cylonrollingacres]

We have a pretty diverse stand of pasture, but the grasses are more dominantly orchard grass, Timothy, fescue, rye grasses, we also have alfalfa, clovers, chicory, plantain and other native species. More the better in my mind!! ☺️☺️

[@MistressOP]

if 1 line goats :(. Sheep can 1 line so well. If I could get a herd that could 1 line graze.

[@joshuaschultz1268]

What part of wisconsin u in?

[@cylonrollingacres]

We are in Western Wisconsin about about hour west of Eau Claire

[@AnimeDreamingEcchi]

I heard fescue grass was bad for them

[@cylonrollingacres]

We haven't had any issues with it. They will eat what is available and instinctively seem to also not eat what doesn't tastes good to them. Our pastures are pretty diverse so there's a lot of plant species to pick from. Since they move to new paddocks every 1-3 days they also aren't in a situation where that would be the only thing they have to eat.

[@AnimeDreamingEcchi]

@@cylonrollingacres so Kentucky 31 isn’t bad then. Also I have 6 gosts on 2 acres. That’s not bad right?

[@akolangto4656]

My goat don't get parasite because of rotation grazing .

[@cylonrollingacres]

Love it! 👏 That's one of great things about rotational grazing!

[@jackholman5008]

What about worms and parisites?

[@cylonrollingacres]

Good question- frequent moves to new paddocks before the parasite hatch eggs - usually 3-4 days at most and enough rest on those paddocks to allow for the parasite cycle to die - so at least 30 days

[@marinescucandrei]

How do you keep them in the winter?

[@cylonrollingacres]

They have access to a barn or a three sided shelter for cover from the elements, but we will still feed them out on pasture with bale grazing.

[@Petros-e6n]

Love Wisconsin and your life style

[@Norbingel]

goats aren't grazers? what do wild goats do?

[@cylonrollingacres]

They sure are!!

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

They browse. Goats prefer to eat from their chest up, sheep prefer to eat from chest down. I free range my goats on browse. There is grass for them to eat if they choose. That is usually in the spring. They prefer saplings, vines, brush. If that isn't available (not as much in spring) they will eat grass.

[@josephbarker91]

I haven't had any of those problems to this point.

[@cylonrollingacres]

That’s what I like to hear!

[@jumper5029]

It depends on the type of goat. Some do well on pasture.

[@cylonrollingacres]

For sure! Totally agree. A lot of goats in our area aren’t cut out for it. But that doesn’t mean it’s not possible.

[@Ranchopistolas333.]

@@cylonrollingacres I have boer goats, they been in bout 1/4 acre . Already bout ate all grass I will start rotation grazing then soon

[@ronbrenneman7357]

Don't listen to them Leslie keep on doing what your doing