Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 14:05:13 +0100, D wrote:
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I would imagine that plenty of herbs and stuff gets consumed together
with the grass. I don't think they are too picky about their greens.

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They can be. Leafy spurge is an invasive species and the land managers
decided sheep grazing on the hillsides would be more ecologically friendly
than herbicides. It was all very bucolic and even included a traditional
sheep wagon. The sheep ate everything except leafy spurge. The area where
they were penned for the night was eaten down to mineral soil and still
hasn't recovered after 10 years.
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After the photo ops the sheep were removed and Tordon herbicide was
applied. I don't know why but the sheep farmer switched to goats.
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Fascinating! Had no idea they were picky eaters! Maybe the goats were less picky?