Bit by the Goat Bug!!! Im in Love.....

[Southern by choice]

Llamas generally do not do well with dogs, same as donkeys.
They are two different guardians with very different guarding traits.
Now, there are many llamas that live peacefully with LGD's but these are non-guarding llamas.

Fencing... depends on the goats. Not sure how you will attach hotwire to a tree though.

If you are getting baby goats it would be best to start them in a paddock or something enclosed where you are able to watch them.
No adult goats and that could be bad out in a large area unsupervised.

Also, if you are new to goats there will be a lot you will be learning and need to know. You will want them close by.

 

[SueD]

Ahhh thanks Southern. You are a wealth of information. I love this place!! SO, the only baby I will have will be this little fellow on my avatar, Rocky Road. My others will be older than 7 months old. He will be 3 months old so I will watch out for him. I had goats on a farm a long time ago and learned then a few things NOT to do. Rocky will have to be near us for a while and then I will introduce him into the herd for grazing. Unfortunately I do not have the lxury yet of different pens. I will have to work on these in the next month to have a place for them after their workout.
I did not realize that llamas had different types of guardian and non guardian. ok, more info Im learning.

 

[Queen Mum]

Five strands. And wire does work much better than any other fencing I have found. Of course you can buy netting which works even better. It is an investment but much more portable, if you are going to move it.

 

[Queen Mum]

Five strands. And wire does work much better than any other fencing I have found. Of course you can buy netting which works even better. It is an investment but much more portable, if you are going to move it.

Welcome to potato chip er goat farming. Can't have just one, you know. It's an addiction. And once the babies come you are really in trouble. They are very CUTE!

 

[SueD]

Five strands. And wire does work much better than any other fencing I have found. Of course you can buy netting which works even better. It is an investment but much more portable, if you are going to move it.

Welcome to potato chip er goat farming. Can't have just one, you know. It's an addiction. And once the babies come you are really in trouble. They are very CUTE!

Thanks so much Queen Mum!! Im already in trouble...as you can see. I will have to look at netting and see what that entails. My area is totally overgrown with blackberry and other bramble so Im not sure how I would get netting in there to start with.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Get dogs

 

[SueD]

Im going to OFA....I just want them ALLLLLLL.....Im looking at Karakachans now and am in the want stage....although Im sure I wont be able to do one of those. Am getting help from a few knowledgeable peeps and am responding to a few ads on Craigslist. I just found someone up in Yanceyville with 1/2 GPs and Anatolians. I believe I need a somewhat older pup to start with....then later could bring in a smaller pup. Thought on that?

 

[OneFineAcre]

I hear a lot of positive things about the Pyr - Anatolian crosses on the forum and people I know In the real world
My experience however is more pure luck or maybe at least being able to judge an individual animals demeanor
I've been fortunate in that respect

 

[MsDeb]

Welcome and congratulations from KS! Such fun!

 

[Southern by choice]

Pyr /toli is a great cross!
Pretty much any LGD breed/LGD breed is great.
In the pet world breed A + breed B= Mutt

in the LGD world
Livestock guardian breed A + Livestock Guardian Breed B =
Livestock Guardian!
This is very common in the LGD world sometimes having 4 different breeds combined.

The dogs in my avatar were suppose to be the parents of my current litter Our Anatolian Male Pup had other ideas. We had noot planned on using him for another year or so. oh well we ended up with a beautiful litter!