Anatolian Pyrenees

[Baymule]

So his parents free range with no fence? Trying to wrap my brain around that. You know the situation here! Too crowded and I have too small of acreage.
You certainly have your challenges. Deep ravines and wild horses. When you get sheep, will you fence a field for them or take them out to graze, old time shepherd style?

@SageHill has herding dogs and takes her sheep out for grazing.

 

[SageHill]

Ya' know - I like the name Pooch.
Deep ravines - oh yeah, I get that. Not to mention the ginormous rocks/boulders underground that are oh so good <NOT> for setting posts.

 

[Weldman]

So his parents free range with no fence? Trying to wrap my brain around that. You know the situation here! Too crowded and I have too small of acreage.
You certainly have your challenges. Deep ravines and wild horses. When you get sheep, will you fence a field for them or take them out to graze, old time shepherd style?

@SageHill has herding dogs and takes her sheep out for grazing.

Wait, we are getting sheep now? I haven't decided on sheep or goats yet, I keep hearing horror stories on how one can smell the sheep miles away down wind. Though pigs are now on the butchering block, I mean list for getting water. Yeah plenty challenges, mentally unstable neighbor, ravines, sandstone boulders, wild horses, extreme weather, wild fires, coal seams that spontaneously combust, lack of rain.
I was thinking goats cause they can eat about anything, and I have plenty of acreage for that, sheep I'm worried about not having enough to feed them without buying it all the time, plus I heard sheep and bison don't mix.

 

[Mini Horses]

Goats can be trained to free range....mine do it on occasion ... Unannounced. But they have a routine for feeding, barns & coming to call. They rarely venture far and always return. Night enclosure and short trips in & out will work.

 

[Weldman]

Goats can be trained to free range....mine do it on occasion ... Unannounced. But they have a routine for feeding, barns & coming to call. They rarely venture far and always return. Night enclosure and short trips in & out will work.

On different subject of animal I heard ducks have to be herded in to their coops they don't automatically go in, heard guinea fowl will roost in trees, but overall all I do is open the door in the mornings feed and water them and at night the geese does my job of getting everyone back in. I just close the door behind them. So if you are able to do that with goats, I might be able to do the same.

 

[animalmom]

We like single syllable names for our male dogs: Max and Rex top our list.

Good names that are easy to say and easy to yell (as in where are you)... something with some oomph.

Whatever you decide on his name he looks very handsome.

 

[Baymule]

Back to goats. You mentioned Angora. Check on what the fiber sells for. Sheep wool is practically worthless.
Bison? Do you have wild bison? Ever hunt them?

 

[SageHill]

You'll find what will work for you. Goats do have an aroma . Behaviors between goats and sheep are different as well. Generally speaking goats are browsers and sheep are grazers. Sheep definitely are not the best at eating everything down to dirt - weed whackers are definitely more efficient . But then I run my sheep differently than most.

 

[Weldman]

We like single syllable names for our male dogs: Max and Rex top our list.

Good names that are easy to say and easy to yell (as in where are you)... something with some oomph.

Whatever you decide on his name he looks very handsome.

My thoughts exactly why I select single syllable names.

Back to goats. You mentioned Angora. Check on what the fiber sells for. Sheep wool is practically worthless.
Bison? Do you have wild bison? Ever hunt them?

I don't understand what the fiber sells for, it's convuluted through the USDA. Never hunted wild bison, don't own none and it's my goal to get some, though it's going to be a fight when I do with local cattle ranchers and the state. Bison are not allowed to free range onto BLM or state land currently, cows, sheep, horses, and everything else can.
Seriously, how does one decipher this.
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_EPAS_Reports/woolmohair012324.pdf

 

[Baymule]

I took a look at that and it’s confusing. So the way to find out is,

Home | American Angora Goat Breeder's Association

The American Angora Goat Breeder's Association is the only registry of pure bred Angora goats.

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Just a quick search says 90% of mohair is produced in Texas.
Angoras are sensitive to temperature changes.