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.
What Do Grass Fed Sheep & Goat Eat? What our grass fed sheep and goats eat depends upon the season. In the spring the new grass growth is eagerly anticipated after their winterâs diet of harvested grass and alfalfa hay. If the opportunity presents itself and eager sheep may test the gate latches and often manage to release a chain, open the gate and bellow to the group to come along down the road to a green pasture.