Renting Sheep

[muppetinma]

Apparently this is a thing?  I've got a friend with a couple acres of overgrown land and she's hiring a shepherd to bring his flock of sheep to her house.  They set up a temporary fence, have a border collie to keep the sheep in line, and they just eat everything.  They eat the kudzu, poison ivy, anything you have to offer.  Inside the city limits.  It's much cheaper than hiring landscapers to clear everything, and much better for the environment.  I guess it never even occurred to me to hire sheep?

[mala]

That's awesome!

[silverjm]

This is amazing.

[puppylove64]

I've never heard of renting sheep, but when my mom had a problem with kudzu taking over, someone recommended she get a goat and keep him on a chain. Then just move his radius every few days until your kudzu problem is taken care of!

[dixeedeluxe]

I have a friend who recently hired a goat heard! She said it waa amazing and her kids (heehee) loved it.

They got a deal because the heard was already doing a yard in their neighborhood.

[devonpow]

I have heard of renting a goat!

[UnicornDog]

I've never heard of this, but it sounds awesome. Especially if you get to pet a sheep.

[shevacc]

Apparently Google uses goats instead of lawnmowers at their Bay Area offices. That's where I've heard of it before.