Best animal to "mow" lawn? Need suggestions please!

[Beekissed]

If you must have animals, hair sheep and feeder steers. They graze on different species of grasses and cancel each other's parasites out.

If you just want a reasonably neat 5 acres, have someone cut it for hay. They will cut it twice a year and it will do well with this. This will keep down most of the noxious weeds and scrub and the hay/grass will provide a home for small game. Small game keeps the predators out of your coops.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Thanks, Love 'em to death! My minis do a fairly decent job of mowing. I have about 1 1/2 acres surrounding the barn, sectioned off in to 3 lots. I rotate the minis about every week & a half. I still end up mowing about every 2 months, to knock down the "bathroom" spots, But sure beats mowing every week! The minis are low maintenance, Trim hooves every 4 months, worm twice a year, & bloodwork once a year. The white one cost $1500 when it was born, the red, $800. The brown is a dwarf, so he was worth nothing, & they usually don't survive because they're born with crooked legs, crooked jaws, or both. He has a crooked jaw, but I had his teeth floated 2 years ago, & he's still a fine little butterball. Shop around, & you'll find a great deal like I did. The red & white were starving in an old ladys pasture, so I went up to try to buy them from her. She told me to take the pesky things, so i did. The brown, a lady I knew was moving, & she called & said he was for sale for $50, so..... He was in TERRIBLE shape. He was in with a large horse, in a dirt lot, & didn't get much of the food.They can survive just fine on grass in the warm weather, & hay in the cold, but as you can see, my little butterballs get a little more. They get more brushing, & attention than the law should allow!

The pics are from before they shed out.