Thoughts on goats versus pigs to clear underbrush? Long term goal is to turn into silvopasture. In addition to clearing, I would use the pigs for obvious meat, and the goats for milk and meat. #grownostr #homesteading #permaculture
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I don’t have experience with goats but heard they do a great job.
I actually had sheep in a small wooded area that was thick with underbrush. They chewed up anything green and made an area too thick to walkthrough into what I’d consider normal woods.
We now have a few pigs in there and they cleared it completely except for the mature hardwoods and till up the soil as they go. Excited to eventually get them out of there and see what types of grasses I can get to grow.
Goats chew bark and foliage. Pigs will uproot and go for the bottom.
Goats seem more susceptible to illness from toxic plants due to being rumenants.
They all taste good though.
I’d go with goats, pigs can make huge holes that make it tough on vehicles