â¢ Mow your lawn so that the grass sits above the soil line. Ideally, it should stand at an inch to an inch and a half. This will allow your grass seed to get adequate sunlight and connect with the soil. â¢ Next, use a thatch rake or power rake to remove any thatch that you find, a process called dethatching.
1 Ornamental fescue varieties for lawns often contain endophytes which can cause health problems, including fatal toxicity, in livestock. Always use fescue varieties intended for livestock.  Goats should not be grazed extensively on pure stands of clover, due to the risk of bloating from the richness of the forage.
The small grain portion encourages them onto the goat stanchion for a checkup and a little grooming each day. Drugs should not be given to goats during the first 25 â 30 days of pregnancy, fetal cell divide rapidly during this period and introducing drugs at this time can cause birth defects.