I keep my gardening inside the chain-link fenced yard due to all the varmits ( hogs/'coons/chupacabras) around here . Still have a few fruit and nut trees out there .

My neighbor used to keep goats until I caught one in a peach tree . I told him "no biggie , mi gusta cabrito ." Voila! No more goats .

Anyway , he stopped by the other day and asked if he could rent my pasture for his sheep to graze on . My pasture fence isn't in the best shape so I have a few concerns .

1) Will sheep climb a chain-link fence or destroy fruit trees ?

2) Am I legally responsible if the sheep get out and cause an accident ?

3) Would his usage of my property give him any claim to ownership ?

4) How do you cook a sheep ?

No, don't do it.

I defer all 'SHEEP' related questions to the East Texas boys.

ewe are so baaaaaaaad

Guinness mutton stew.

If something happens your neighbor will probably go on the lamb.

We don't do that . That's what heifers and mares are for .

As long as you have a legal lease requiring the lessee to maintain fences and responsibility, the landowner has no liability.

Not a good place to get legal advice.

One of the elements of adverse possession ("squatting") is whether the use is "hostile" to the landowner. Use of land under a valid written lease is not hostile.



Get yourself an authentic Greek to do the job properly.

Have I ever mentioned that my mother was born in Greece?

Nor to GIVE

The cattlemen of old claimed that sheep ruined pastures.

People been leasing pastures forever, can't imagine where you would come up with the idea that gives them claim. Put it in writing, typically fence maintenance is on them. We have given credit for initial fence repairs on the first year of lease in past.

Not livestock related but there's been a few cases here where neighbors "adjusted" their fence lines and gained control of others' land . Relatively speaking , I'm an "old" and I don't want to be taken advantage of . Call me paranoid but I like covering all bases .

I'll call you when the range war starts .

When in Doubt don't do it!! might just cause more problems!!

How many acres is your pasture? I�m always looking for more ground to run cows if you are interested.

Billy can climb!

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1. Doubt it
2. Yes you are there is insurance for this.
3.No but he needs to sign a contract saying he will keep your fences up. I lease for cattle and charge 15.00 per head a month and the lessor has to keep my fences up in good repair.
4. Sheepand lamb meat sucks. Feed it to the dogs.