how to train goats

[markc]

Forget the goats, Defra compliance is a nightmare.

for brambles and rough grass, hire a walk behind flail mower (often called a Scag mower although that’s just a manufacturer of several rough mowers) or even local farmer should have a flail or topper that will cope with anything upto a sapling.

[ToughButterCup]

Kept goats free on the Malvern Hills for years. ( 1960s: Commoner grazing rights)

Some stayed,  one or two just buggered off, sometimes bought back by - politely annoyed - neighbours. 

 

Flail, scythe, forget the problem, find a suitable teenager,  hire a Pyrenean  goatherd. 

[Oz07]

6 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

talking to a local farmer who had goats --he says no --they will just wander off

Don't you own a whole quarry?

[scottishjohn]

3 hours ago, Oz07 said:

Don't you own a whole quarry?

I used to but sold off bits to pay for the build 

 

If i did then it wouldn,t be a problem --they couldn,t climb out of it

[scottishjohn]

4 hours ago, ToughButterCup said:

Kept goats free on the Malvern Hills for years. ( 1960s: Commoner grazing rights)

Some stayed,  one or two just buggered off, sometimes bought back by - politely annoyed - neighbours. 

 

Flail, scythe, forget the problem, find a suitable teenager,  hire a Pyrenean  goatherd. 

its not the 60,s they all want silly rate per hour and never break sweat

[scottishjohn]

6 hours ago, markc said:

Forget the goats, Defra compliance is a nightmare.

for brambles and rough grass, hire a walk behind flail mower (often called a Scag mower although that’s just a manufacturer of several rough mowers) or even local farmer should have a flail or topper that will cope with anything upto a sapling.

they don,t hire they out without an operator -- so its £100+ an hour

[ToughButterCup]

11 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

its not the 60,s they all want silly rate per hour and never break sweat

 

So forget the problem.

[Post and beam]

On 25/08/2026 at 21:03, scottishjohn said:

£100 an hour with operator

 

Interested in contact details of anyone offering this.

[markc]

12 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

they don,t hire they out without an operator -- so its £100+ an hour

Here you go, one of many places that do hire them without an operator.