In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:30 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> > > Around here we have goats. I've not tried to purchase one yet but they
> > > are tasty little beasts, and pasture/grass fed,
> >
> >
> > Last spring I made a few trips with my neighbour to the livestock
> > auction. Kid goats went for $1. It wouldn't even pay for the farmer's
> > gas to bring them to the sale. I was tempted to buy one, but then I had
> > to remind myself that they turn into goats.
>
> They went for $1 live? Are you in the country? Goats are wonderful
> at clearing land and keeping the brush down. When mom needed to clear
> a field for sheep, she'd buy a couple of goats and in a year that
> field was perfect for grazing other than a cactus here and there.

How high of a fence is needed to keep goats contained?
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