I wouldn’t normally stick an advertisement on a post like this, but this is just hilarious. I ganked it from Uncus propaganda. Does anyone know these people? How long do the goats have to be in your yard?
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Hahahaha! I had an idea similar to this years ago. Instead of hiring people to pick up trash after an outdoor concert/festival, just release a bunch of goats into the area. They’d turn the trash into fertilizer. Yeah, I know it’s a crappy idea.
Afterthought - Are you trying to get buster’s goat?
*crawls under rock*
Since this is all about cleaning up enjoy these three Ikea ads.
that last one is so wrong!
*blush* why Thor, what ever do you mean?
@ 2: i’m glad it didn’t take very long for someone to goat there…
how do you transcribe a goat noise, anyways? “meeeeeehhhhh” just doesn’t seem to cut it.
/also hiding under a rock. there’s graduation out there!
I’ve often thought of becoming a goat.
No, really, I love this idea. Actually, I’d love to own a goat to clang around in my back yard eating weeds and my grass, so I wouldn’t have to mow it.
We had 2 goats when I lived in the Colorado mountains. Goats will eat almost anything, including your house. We stained the house but it didn’t deter them at all. They would eat your newspaper, your (lit) cigarette, anything, really. When we’d put them in their pen, they’d spend most of their time pushing the fence, searching for weak spots. Then we’d have the pleasure of chasing them around the hills. Not fun. We also had 2 horses, 4 dogs, 2 cats, 10 chickens, a rooster, 2 turkeys, 4 doves, and a parrot. For some odd reason everyone called our household The Zoo.
I know these people and remember one telling me about this when they were starting with this idea. I only wish I had the idea first! It’s environmentally friendly and goats are fun to have around. Good luck!!
Hi Folks! and a big thanks to ya, DarnHillbilly!
I AM “these people”, and our goats are indeed lean mean weed eating machines. From improving your lawn by eating annual and perenial weeds, to clearing larger areas >>> that’s where the “Jungle to Backyard transformation” thing came from. These goats eat 24/7/365, and can scald an area clean enough to sew seeds ….or they can just eat up all of your honeysuckle and noxious weeds. Either way, whatever you need eaten, they can usually handle it…..and we always fertilize for free! Watch for a story on channel 29 WVIR TV on next Monday 5/26 (at least that’s when they’re filming)
Goatbuster, how do you control where the goats go? And how long does it take to clear a say… 10×10 plot of land?
yes, tell me more about these goats. i have a patch of land that is covered in weeds and malt liquor bottles, and i need it scoured.
can they eat certain things(poison ivy, crawly vines and other prickly things), but leave the wild blackberry bushes that are mixed in with them?
/probably not
//sigh
///thought it might be worth asking…
////still hoping
@10. Does the extra fertilizer/manure from the goat poop come as part of the deal? It doesn’t smell and looks like little green balls. And do fainting goats cost extra?
fainting goats are the best. If available, they should cost extra since not only could they handle the yard work but they would provide hours of entertainment…
This is sounding like Pervert Central… I can just see Parlie naked and prostrate in the back yard with a tantalizing pile of tasty vines twisted around his huge deck……………ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
@16, now that’s what I call Parlie Hour
@16: did you mean to say deck, or was that a typ-o?
and i don’t know if any of you ever heard about twisty cats.
years back, in Oregon, some lady was selling a “rare breed” of cats with twisty legs.
officials looked into it(ar the s.p.c.a. or peta or humane society), and discovered the woman was taking kittens(she had a lot of them) and binding their legs with rubber bands so their legs didn’t develop correctly (and how cute!-they couldn’t really walk, either!) and selling them as
“twisty cats”.
(ick face).
18: yeesh; you should blog it on Spicy Bear’s upcoming cat-only blog, Cville Mews.
what’s the big deal? the chinese did it.
what’s the big deal? the chinese did it.
sweet merciful crap, that was funny. stanley wins 10 internetz.
Huzzah! I won something. Ten more internetz and I can exchange ‘em all for a prize at Showbiz™ Pizza. That’s still the deal, right?
RIGHT?!
no, you may exchange the prize for a goat rental and one dozen twisty cats.
Can you find twisty cats on THE GOOGLE?
Now I don’t normally like cats, but twisty cats make me not like humans
here’s one google of twisty cats
here’s another:
http://www.twistedkitty.com/
@26: Disturbing.
@27: Very nice. The whole twisted cat thing is dumb and I don’t see why someone would want to buy one, let alone breed it. Why people?
people eat people so whyshould it be
there should have been a secondlink
For those of you truly interested, we “contain ” the goats with electrified net fencing. Once a goat hits that fence, he does not come back near it. We also have two livestock guardian dogs in with the goats. “Isn’t that risky?” you ask. Well, not as risky as losing goats to the neighbor’s dog. The dogs are “mostly” non-aggressive towards people. They were born in the field with goats, and stay there their entire lives……they think they’re goats and protecting their family. Two things we haven’t lost: any goats, any lawsuits defending our dogs’ actions. For a 10′x10′ area, it would take about five minutes for the herd to clean it up. They can eat almost anything, except mountain laurel, anything in the nightshade family of plants, or rhododendrums. Other than that, they love poison ivy and other viney things. At a recent job on a farm in Greenwood, the brush was so thick and the goats ate so much that they “discovered” an International tractor that had gotten buried by vegetation years ago. No, the tractor did not run. And, no, the farmer didn’t pay us extra for finding his long lost tractor. But it was impressive to find a tractor with goats!
Goatbuster, that is awesome!
The Twisted Catz is a great band name.
@32 how big is a herd?
@18: OMFG. Sometimes it is very fortunate that I do not own a machine gun.
Shouldn’t that be left for a third date question?
The un-twisted cat
Awwwww, that pic took away the rage. So cute. OMG.
They pepper sprayed it to make it do that.
I take offensensitivity to that Flooze.
I think those twisty cats have just had too many glasses of champagne… my legs go like that after 2 bottles on an empty stomach.
/Just sayin’
@ 15 - AMEN
But seriously folks, I once saw a male goat pee and turn its head around and drink from the stream of piss. Gross!
okay that goat is not invited over to do yard work.
Baaaaaaad goat
/soory
buster, cortez just answered your question.
Herd size is from 10-25+, depending on what needs clearing. And , yes, the big billy goats are very flexible ……and proud……..not to mention shameless in their personal hygiene
Here is one more for the herd:
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/flg/631354274.html
/needs halp with linkage
I can attest to the efficacy of goats on dense underbrush. They are like napalm, except that they make baa-ing sounds.
The Goatbuster man’s claims are not exaggerated. I’m just surprised the goats didn’t eat the fucking tractor.
/ bad memories of coming outside and finding goats eating the upholstery of my MG Midget
i mean this in a serious, non-goat-sex kind of way: i want to watch how fast the goats can eat somebody’s yard. this has captivated me. if anybody decides to rent yard goats, please let me know so i can come gawk.
i already regret that paragraph.
but seriously you guys, the goats.
Next on the Parlie Hour:
The Goat: or, Who Is Sylvia?
parlie: I can pay for the goats to give you a Brazilian. Whaddaya say, ol’ pal?
@52. That’s one of the funniest plays I’ve ever watched at Live Arts.
@50. Hawkins, when they found the tractor, they only left the metal parts…..and the dry rotted tires.
I, for one, am offended that parlie declined (by non-response) my offer in #53. What a jerk.
I must have finicky goats. They’re very picky about what they eat — they have no problem munching my begonias!!! (I don’t plant begonias anymore), but I still have to mow the lawn.
Christa.. are they drinking city water?
We just acquired 3 new goats; we’re up to 5 now. The first two uncovered a motorboat in our vegetation.
Goatbuster boss, question for you - what kind of goats do you have? Ours are wethers, two Australian Melaans, two Saanen crosses and a Cashmere. They may be spoiled but they don’t seem to eat “everything”, even if I want them to. They did do a great job on the privet, poison ivy and blackberries, though.
These are all Kiko goats. Tough as nails and hungry all the time
Goat people obviously take a lot of time to consider their replies… reminds me of a joke…..
Guy watching TV one night hears a knock at the door. He opens it and there is no one there, but a little squeaky voice says “Oy mate, down here… hey… look down” and he looks down and there is a talking snail. He gives it a swift kick and sends it flying way over into his neighbors back yard. Nearly 6 months later, same guy hears a knock on the door, he opens it and the snail says “What the fuck did you do that for?”
Goat Busters are getting the job done over at our place. We’ve been blogging the progress…
http://www.vagoatbusters.blogspot.com