06-08-2013, 08:29 AM
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Originally posted by unknownjulie
WEll, I was going to advocate for a nutria herd, but thought better of it due to "invasive species" issues. I think you could bring one sheep as a trial and have something handy to control the dogs if they go wild. Sheep might just be too much temptation, but I guess you'd find that out with a trial run. Let us know!
Sheep and goats are herd animals and a person should never own just one of them unless they plan on spending a lot of time with them.
Sheep make good lawn mowers. They will eat stuff down to a good height. They typically don't try to escape. Goats will spend all of their time trying to get to their favorite stuff. They will climb trees, jump fences, try to get under them, whatever it takes. They will spend hours figuring out a way to get to something that takes them 5 minutes to eat, all the while they are surrounded by edible nutrition. Sheep just eat.