Remember that time we rented a herd of goats to eat all of our overgrown ivy in the back yard? (Yes, renting goats for ivy removal is a thing!) Well they came back, and this time they brought babies!
So, funny story. After I posted my article (and this video on Facebook), the goats broke the Internet and everyone lost their minds. (Move over, Kim Kardashian.) And I completely understand, because I lost my mind too. The goats were so entertaining and cute and fun! House Beautiful picked up the article, followed by Country Living Magazine, and the story went viral from there. Not long after that, I got a call from “the goat guy” (the owner of the goats) saying that he was getting calls from all over the country from people interested in the goats. It was hilarious and amazing and crazy. So he offered to bring the goats back for a quick visit to get the little bit of remaining ivy left over. When they were here before, it rained a ton and the ground got so wet that a little bit of the ivy was too caked in mud for the goats to eat. So he said that he would bring them back, and this time there would be tiny newborn baby goats!
Oh my goodness you guys, I can’t even handle the cuteness.
So this time he brought 10 goats, including four babies. One of them was a month old, and the others were between 1-2 weeks old. I know this post is photo-heavy, but how could it not be?
They were so tiny and precious, and they made the cutest, funniest little sounds. They spent a couple of days here and we were sad to see them go.
I plotted ways I could “kid”nap them (see what I did there?), but ultimately we had to say goodbye to them. If we lived out in the country I would have some goats for sure. I’m totally obsessed now.
If you live in the Atlanta area, be sure to contact Get Your Goat Rentals and rent these goats! (And then email me so I can come visit. I’m only half joking. Ok I’m not joking at all.)
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Oh my goodness, cuteness on steroids! They are adorable! Congratulations on your posts being picked up Country Living and House Beautiful! It’s a great way to promote using goats to get rid of underbrush and Ivy! Love these photos and the idea!
Thanks so much, Betsy! We loved having the goats here and we were so sad to see them go.
This reminds me of a song, don’t know if it has a name but goes like, ” Mares eat oats, does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.” ” A kid’ll eat ivy too wouldn’t you?” ETC. I HOPE YOU HAVE HEARD OF IT? It’s really old. Maybe you can Google it. Love the little lambs eating ivy!!
Haha! Yes I do know that song! Glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for stopping by!
Oh my! That is so cool. Having removed ivy from 3 sides of my last house, I feel your pain! That stuff is a nightmare to remove. The bulk of ours was in the front yard and living in the city, this would not have been an option for us. We ended up spraying it with brush killer after ripping out everything in the front beds. It was pulling the grout away from the brick – and the lower half of our house was brick – and smothering a tree and some lovely shrubs. After we sprayed it down we covered it with heavy duty trashbags and put river rock on top of it. The next summer we added back in some new plants, just cutting holes in the bags and adding in lots of fresh soil. It worked wonderfully! Once the ivy died it was easy to pull off the house. I love the goat idea so much better though! Do they pull up the roots? If you don’t get the roots that junk WILL come back. But who wouldn’t want baby goats in their yard every year or two?!
Thank you Brooke! They don’t get the roots, so my husband is working on pulling those up. It’s a lot easier though without the weight of all of the ivy. We definitely enjoyed having the goats here though! It was worth it for the experience alone.
I know you said they leave the roots, but do they eat the vines, too, or just the leaves?
Hi Karen! If I recall correctly, I think they mostly just ate the leaves. It was easy to pull up the vines though without the weight of the leaves on them though.
Hi Erin
I love your article. I have been on the goat waiting list for a couple of months. They emailed me about a month ago saying they were adding a new herd and were still about 4 weeks out. Now they have disappeared and won’t respond to any email or messages. I am actually worried. We are so excited to host the goats but now I fear they are no longer in business. Do you happen to have a phone number for them that you could send me? Thanks in advance, loved all your pictures!!
Just read about 118 goats escaping into a Boise neighborhood and then found you blog. Thanks for the information about non toxic landscaping (yay!) and photos. So adorable!
Oh wow! That’s a lot of goats! Ha. Glad you enjoyed my post! Thanks for your message.
Do you know of any company which rents goats in the central Alabama area….in Marion Alabama. About an hours drive from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
I don’t, sorry!