Thanks WAYNE,
As I answered to the same suggestion about goats on the other list, goats were
shortlisted here too.
But
i. they tend to escape at the first opportunity,
ii. you have to milk the females
iii. the males have a knack at charging tourists, and tenders, which we wanted
to avoid.
iv. they DO stink ;-)
At home we have a pair of these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_sheep
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_sheep>
No milking, nor gas guzzling. No changing of oil, no shaving, no manucure. Half
an acre of green grass and half an apple a day by way of a treat. Ideal for
lazy guys such as me ;-)
Amities
Philippe
> Le 6 juin 2021 à 15:14, Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> At 6/6/2021 02:32 AM, Philippe wrote:
>
>> Background of the photos : I live in a village built around a medieval
>> castle and its fortifications. Regularly clearing up its glacis from trees
>> and bramble to preserve the site and sights is time, sweat, and money
>> consuming to say the least.
>> So some friends and I have had the project of using sheep as cheap cleaners
>> but this required an initial clean up, and electric fences in the downhill
>> parts.That’s what we’ve been kept busy doing over the last months.
>>
>> It all started in the late fall
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-6341.jpg.html
>>
>> The mighty team at the end of the first day.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-6350.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> Finally, yesterday was « Inauguration Day », and the first four sheep
>> were released. I might now find more time for photography as a result :-)
>>
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-6.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-7.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> The masterminds of Operation Sheep and, in his shorts, the shepherd who
>> selected the sheep for their ability to live in these conditions.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-22.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> Amities
>>
>> Philippe, still on jab one only ...
>
> Interesting project When I lived in Massachusetts you could rent goats to eat
> the poison ivy. Vines, ugh...
>
> WayneS
>
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