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About FlockWorks

The FlockWorks goats have been working for more than a decade managing land and vegetation! Our goats have worked everywhere from backyards to industrial parks. From elementary schools to universities. Our most public jobs to date have been various Rail Trails. And many of our jobs are so secluded that no one ever knows they've come and gone... .except for the results!

FlockWorks - Guided Goat Grazing was founded somewhat accidentally. The full story about how we came to be can be found here, but the basics are, we realized that goats can truly make a difference in vegetation and land in more ways than most people would ever imagine!

We enjoy working with goats. Nature managing nature is really the core of what we do and our processes.

One of the unique things about our tagline, "Guided Goat Grazing" is that we are aware that goats primarily browse, not graze. But, Guided Goat Browsing just doesn't have the same ring to it AND most people don't know what browsing is. Here is a list of other "Goat Rental" names/terms.

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"Using nature to manage nature."

FlockWorks Approach

We have, out of necessity, approached goat keeping in non-traditional ways. Ironically, a lot of what we did out of instinct, budget, and necessity have become much more common in the goat world as time has gone by.

We raise our goats as close to naturally as possible.

For us this means, no regular buildings or fences. Essentially, outside year-round. Only life-saving chemicals and medicines. No grain or feed. (No, not even when lactating.) No other feed inputs most of the year. Hay when there is snow or ice on the ground, or occasionally, to "buy time".

We rotate pastures, basically year-round for the land, and for the goats.

We bring together the principles of pasture rotation for managment of the dreaded Barber Pole Worm AND the principles of pasture rotation for regenerative agriculture to make a healthier environment for the goats and to improve land, soil, and vegetation, AND to meet landowner's goals.

We use regenerative principles and techniques in much of what we do.

A foundational principle we operate under is to use regenerative, agricultural principles to improve land and vegetation. From a practical perspective, this means, under most circumstances, our goal is to leave everything better: Goats, Land, Vegetation, Soil health. Etc.

It's seldom talked abut, but, regenerative agricultural principles can not only be used to improve, they can (when desired by a client, and appropriate) be used, in reverse, to significantly suppress regrowth and new growth.

We manage nutrition by rotation, and count on seasonal availably.

Controversial. Most of the year our goats are moving quickly though vegetation of all types and get a balanced diet. Outside of growing season, our goats are still working... still eating. Still on pasture.

The nutrition is not as good at this time, but we use that to our advantage in a few different ways.

We manage parasites using natural methods.

This includes pasture rotation. Diet and nutrition. Relying on goats natural nutritional wisdom. Etc...

Other FlockWorks differences are more subtle.

Visit the appropriate part of this page for more details about FlockWorks Differences.

Mailing Address:

PO Box 207
Roxbury, PA 17251

Physical Address:
11777 Forge Hill Road
Orrstown, PA 17244

Contact:

Email: info@FlockWorks.us
Phone: (717) 417-8683
(You can also text us.)

Links:
Site Map (90+% Rebuilt)

Hire Goats (Goat Rental Directory: Find other Goat Rental Companies.)
GoatWorks (Learn to manage your own goats similarly.)
Historical FlockWorks Website

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