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I've recently acquired 28 acres of land with nothing but overgrowth and trees. It was clear cut about 15 years ago so a lot of the trees are young except for a few patches. I'm in the process of fencing it all in for goat pasture with the idea of chunking away at it and letting the 30 goats I have (commercial Boer and some reg percentage) eat it down to eventually plant pasture. I'm thinking slow and steady but my father is going as fast as he can to clear it down to plant pasture. I have about 7 acres of it fenced with about 2+ acres cleared and pasture mix has been planted.
My question: Will it be more beneficial to leave the brush standing and rotate them through it or level it down to pasture as the goats clear it off. I'm thinking of leaving a lot of it alone. I'm thinking 50/50 brush and pasture. I'm trying to get away with only supplementing during the growing season because i don't want to incur the cost of feed. I would like the goats to feed themselves primarily. 28 acres should be able to sustain roughly 30 adult goats, correct?
My question: Will it be more beneficial to leave the brush standing and rotate them through it or level it down to pasture as the goats clear it off. I'm thinking of leaving a lot of it alone. I'm thinking 50/50 brush and pasture. I'm trying to get away with only supplementing during the growing season because i don't want to incur the cost of feed. I would like the goats to feed themselves primarily. 28 acres should be able to sustain roughly 30 adult goats, correct?