NAPERVILLE — A herd of 45 goats are hard at work in one Chicago suburb, chewing their way through what will eventually become an expanded disc golf course at a park.
The farm animals known for their voracious appetites began work Tuesday clearing a section of a 224-acre park in Naperville.
City park officials say they were inspired to spend $5,000 to hire the hungry creatures after O'Hare International Airport got its own barnyard band of goats, sheep, llamas and burros to mow grass in its hard-to-reach areas.
Using employees to clear the area would cost about $10,000 and risk exposing workers to poison ivy and poison sumac, The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported.
Goats seek out the plants that are problematic for people.
"They're searching for the highest-protein leaves," said Kim Hunter, who owns the herd that's being rented by the Naperville Park District.
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