Many thanks guys :-)
I stand corrected on some points. But remember that our main objective was, and
still is, to leave the place pretty clean, allow the tourists and hikers or
bikers to safely (for themselves and for the animals) pass through the glacis
while taking as little care of the whole thing. We did a small scale experiment
with sheep in the early winter and it worked fine. More sheep will join the
flock if this year’s experiment proves conclusive. We’ll also keep on knocking
down trees and bushes to restore the glacis to its original state i.e. a piece
of land around castles that was clear of vegetation so the enemy could not
progress under cover.
https://la-petite-pierre.fr/decouvrir/histoire/les-lieux-a-visiter/
<https://la-petite-pierre.fr/decouvrir/histoire/les-lieux-a-visiter/>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_JBDRk8o0
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_JBDRk8o0>
;-)
Thanks all again for your support
Amities
Philippe
> Le 8 juin 2021 à 05:15, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
>> From: Mike Bloor <admin@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>>
>> i. It's important to understand that showing a goat a fence is like
>> showing a person a crossword puzzle. It's simply something that needs
>> solving.
>> ii. You don't have to milk the females. We had female goats for years
>> and never milked them.
>> iii. None of the females we had ever had the offensive smell you get
>> off some billy goats.
>
> Yea, what Mike said!
>
> Further regarding fencing, the key to fencing goats is to make life more
> attractive *inside* the fence than outside it.
>
> If your fence runs along a bare gravel driveway, they're unlikely to get out.
> If it runs along your vegetable garden, say "goodbye" to your vegetables!
>
> Aggressiveness is the result of poor genes and/or poor training. None of ours
> are the least bit aggressive. I get rid of any that are, and breed for sweet
> disposition. Intact males (bucks) are much more likely to be aggressive than
> females (does) or neutered males (wethers). What some think is "aggression"
> is generally affection! They love to rub their heads on their favourite
> humans!
>
> Only the bucks stink, and only during rut, which runs from September through
> about March. Neither does nor wethers smell bad, although if kept in unclean
> conditions, their house may smell bad.
>
> The biggest challenge in using them for brush control and lawn-mowing is
> indeed fencing. We control ours with three strands of electric. We have five
> paddocks that we rotate them through. When they start getting out, we know
> it's time to move them to a new paddock — see my first point, above!
>
> If you don't do quick rotational grazing, they will over-graze the stuff they
> like and not bother with things they don't like, living you with a field of
> weeds. So you do need to rotate them. Also, things that sting (nettles and
> thistles, in our region) are not that attractive, but if you go knock them
> down with a scythe, they'll gladly eat them after they've been cut for an
> hour or two.
>
> Jan
>
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