Sheep-Tied-To-Goat Mows His Yard
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Charles Graling ties a goat and sheep together with 18-in. of rope between them to clear weeds and grass around his farm buildings. The rope attaches to two heavy-duty swivel hasps on dog collars, and then tethers to a 12-ft. heavy-duty nylon line with a swivel secured by a crowbar in the ground.
"The pair of them will clean out a swath of about 6 to 12 ft. wide a day," Graling says.
He made the discovery accidentally when he tied a ewe to a goat that was mischievous and wanted to jump up on people. It didn't take long for the pair to function as one. The goat's behavior improved, and the sheep grew tamer.
Graling started "mowing" with them this spring. He moved them ahead about 3 ft. each day and they ate everything. They almost eliminated the need for a brush cutter around buildings. He notes he's always around when he has them tied together in case they get tangled up.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charles Graling, 19396 166th St., Spring Valley, Minn. 55975 (ph 507 951-1884).
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Sheep-Tied-To-Goat Mows His Yard LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous Charles Graling ties a goat and sheep together with 18-in of rope between them to clear weeds and grass around his farm buildings The rope attaches to two heavy-duty swivel hasps on dog collars and then tethers to a 12-ft heavy-duty nylon line with a swivel secured by a crowbar in the ground The pair of them will clean out a swath of about 6 to 12 ft wide a day Graling says He made the discovery accidentally when he tied a ewe to a goat that was mischievous and wanted to jump up on people It didn t take long for the pair to function as one The goat s behavior improved and the sheep grew tamer Graling started mowing with them this spring He moved them ahead about 3 ft each day and they ate everything They almost eliminated the need for a brush cutter around buildings He notes he s always around when he has them tied together in case they get tangled up Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Charles Graling 19396 166th St Spring Valley Minn 55975 ph 507 951-1884
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