May 3, 2006 #1 . protecting young trees from goats Discussion in 'Goats' started by April Rain, May 3, 2006. A properly built fence stands for as long as it is needed, keeps goats where they belong, and provides protection from dogs and other predators. Those may work well. This is a really weird thing to me. Joined: Jun 27, 2005. After pruning the trees and putting them in a tree shelter, the trees grew nicely since there was already a good root system in the ground. That means that they prefer to eat woody shoots and stems of trees and shrubs (including your flowering plants) over grasses like hay. I am moving my bucks into a new 2 acre pasture. Messages: 89. The goats will approach these plants, take a small sample, and then walk away, leaving the bark protected and intact. Joined Feb 12, 2011 Messages 21 Reaction score 0 Goats are browsers rather than grazers. They are out there all the time, trees from 2in thick up to mature trees. I am going to make stock panel cages to go around my pasture trees to protect them. We immediately put into action our “Protect Trees and Plants from Four-Legs Plan,” and very soon we knew we had a plan that worked. The importance of good fences cannot be overstated. It has been select cut and the stumps removed to prepare it as a pasture. It has many young pine trees as well as some large pines. April Rain Guest. Benefits for the Land & Trees. Tips needed for protecting my plants from animals like cows and goats. Install a fence between the goats and any heavily wooded areas. In this regard goats are more closely related to deer than to other domestic livestock like sheep or cattle, which are both grazers. Then I'll drive a tee-post in the ground and secure the cage to the post so my sheep (no goats anymore) can't to my trees. Fencing can also protect trees, shrubs and other sensitive areas from destruction by the goats. Beyond that, the clearing of brush allows the trees to flourish without competition. would wrapping chicken wire round the trunks a few times prevent the sheep from taking the bark off . More Information Logged woollyval. Trees are all neatly trimmed up to about 4ft, which looks so nice and clean. Choose a wire mesh fence or an electric fence to keep your goats away from large areas that are filled with trees. Some are now 25 feet tall or more. Manure is an obvious benefit to the forest floor. If you live in an area with cougars, get more than one livestock guardian dog to protect your goats. Goats, sheep, and cattle all produce ready-to-use manure that provides nutrients to the pasture as well as the trees. We removed the stakes, cut the wire fencing into workable sizes, and just laid it on the ground in the areas we wanted to protect. We had used livestock fencing attached to wood and metal stakes for fences. 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