Mini Horses
Herd Master
A couple strands of hot wire above chain link will make a difference!! 
fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread
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SageHill
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I wouldn't trust the GSDs for a New York second. Most I know are very high prey drive, and smart enough to know when to get what they want (i.e. no one is looking).
LOVE how GREEN everything is!!! So pretty.
LOVE how GREEN everything is!!! So pretty.
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fuzzi
Loving the herd life
Thank you. We get on average 48" of rain annually. It's probably why trees grow so tall as well.
Would a couple strands of hot wire be enough for the GSDs?
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fuzzi
Loving the herd life
Chicken pictures!
I have bantams, most are Speckled Sussex.
This handsome fella is Zacchaeus, he's not quite 6 months old. He's being a Good Roo to the hens.
This is Silas, he's just 4 months old. His color is wrong so I cannot use him for breeding.
Most of my hens, the black and white are Dominiques. The one in front is Abigail, and she is going through a hard molt.
Pullets
They're also 4 months old.
I have bantams, most are Speckled Sussex.
This handsome fella is Zacchaeus, he's not quite 6 months old. He's being a Good Roo to the hens.
This is Silas, he's just 4 months old. His color is wrong so I cannot use him for breeding.
Most of my hens, the black and white are Dominiques. The one in front is Abigail, and she is going through a hard molt.
Pullets
They're also 4 months old.
Baymule
Herd Master
Maybe build a fence within a fence, most style, so the GSDs won’t be right up against your fence/goats. You could let the goats on the moat to keep it cleaned up when you are outside to supervise.
How friendly are you with the neighbors? I’m thinking a Super Soaker water gun with a little ammonia in it to teach GSDs to stay away from fence when your goats are in the moat. IF your neighbors would not object.
How friendly are you with the neighbors? I’m thinking a Super Soaker water gun with a little ammonia in it to teach GSDs to stay away from fence when your goats are in the moat. IF your neighbors would not object.
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fuzzi
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You just confirmed a thought I had about setting up a second fence a mower's width inside the chain link. And letting goats browse the "moat" with supervision, to keep the vines at bay. That's my main reason behind getting goats besides that I love animals. I'm in my mid sixties, and some assistance with the trimming/pruning is welcome.
Guy behind me is a local sheriff, but has been very good about his dogs. I need to get the fence replaced and purchase a gate for the driveway to keep stray dogs away.
SageHill
Herd Master
No idea. Remember that they can go under as well. If they've got high prey drive I'm not sure what would work. For the record, I generally do not take GSDs for herding training on my sheep. They can be wonderful and they can be really really bad.
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fuzzi
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I had a GSD/Lab cross that was the hardest dog I'd ever trained. I have puppy tooth scars on my forearm, still. At about 18 months something clicked and she became the Best Dog Ever. I miss her.
I could have walked her without a leash through a flock of sheep and she wouldn't have done anything. If she saw a rabbit or squirrel she'd look up at me for permission to chase.
A Dog in a Million.
SageHill
Herd Master
and two tennis balls - Lab thing for sure 
Baymule
Herd Master
We have those special best friends that we never forget and they leave us with a hole in our heart. She was beautiful.
I was given a free chicken killing female Great Pyrenees. Soon her nickname was Pyscho B!tch. Totally nuts. It took 2 years and she became the best chicken guard ever. Had her to the age of 13. Paris.
