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With
about 13 acres of grass to keep under control using no chemicals and
minimum physical work as possible, we chose to use a mix of species
to keep the grass down. By mixing species on the same ground we hope
to avoid or at least reduce the worm infestation common amongst intensively
farmed animals.
 The
theory is that by avoiding related species, if they eat the eggs on
grass infected by another species, they won't be affected. We should
have 3 unrelated species but at the moment we only have sheep, goats
and horses. 
Because the sheep and goats are related they count as one species so
a third would have to be something like cattle or pigs. Chickens do
fit the bill but, although free to go anywhere, their territory does
not match that of all the others. Feeding crows and starlings will take
some eggs and larva but they're not very thorough.
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We
have had a neighbour's cattle but because of the damage they do to our
wet sloping fields, they only stay for a short time and cannot be rotated
around the holding to graze all the fields.
 The
goats are as much pets as the dog and the cat.
If you are interested in caring for goats, click here to visit the GOAT
WELFARE page
 Click
on the photos to go the relevent page. When we get new pictures we will
add them to the site.
For info on the local wildlife, have a read of our
Wildlife pages.
Remember to click on the photos for the animal pages.
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