What predators will go after my goat?

BlueMoonFarms

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Im trying to figure out how to set up the fencing.
I know Coyotes, so we have a six foot fence being put up, but what about raccoons and fox's? Fisher cats and bear?
What else besides the Coyots tends to attack Goats?
 

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BlueMoonFarms said:
Im trying to figure out how to set up the fencing.
I know Coyotes, so we have a six foot fence being put up, but what about raccoons and fox's? Fisher cats and bear?
What else besides the Coyots tends to attack Goats?
Raccoons are only a problem when it comes to transmitting rabies.

Fox are not a problem.

Not sure if Fisher cats would be a problem for mini goat kids or not.

Bear can certainly be a problem.

Coyote / wolves are definitely a concern / problem.

Mountain Lion / cougar / panther depending on what area of the country you're in.

Domestic dog is generally the biggest problem.
 

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elevan said:
BlueMoonFarms said:
Im trying to figure out how to set up the fencing.
I know Coyotes, so we have a six foot fence being put up, but what about raccoons and fox's? Fisher cats and bear?
What else besides the Coyots tends to attack Goats?
Raccoons are only a problem when it comes to transmitting rabies.

Fox are not a problem.

Not sure if Fisher cats would be a problem for mini goat kids or not.

Bear can certainly be a problem.

Coyote / wolves are definitely a concern / problem.

Mountain Lion / cougar / panther depending on what area of the country you're in.

Domestic dog is generally the biggest problem.
Ok, so since we have Bear, fisher-cat, mountain-lion, and the occasional loose dog That means bury the fence, get electric fencing for outside, and make sure there "house" has a door. Awesome, thank you! :D
 

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When we bought our first Nubians I asked the breeder what was the #1 predator of goats in Oklahoma.

He said he had problems with 2 legged kind and dogs.

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Yeah. My cousin's Nubian got killed by her sister's dogs.
 

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Ok...I'm going to google it...but what the heck is a Fishers cat?! I've never heard of those before!

*enabler alert * LGDs help against predation! ;)
 

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Yep. I agree with CocoNUT. You need to get yourself an LGD. A real LGD dog. I'm thinking Anatolian Shepherd. That should take care of all those issues.
 

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Dogs and anything larger than dogs you need to worry about. Anything smaller and it's not much of a thought unless they become desperate and there are newborns around w/o adults.

Where you live also changes what will go after them. But a LGD can really help with anything that might come your way.
 

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I am planning on getting an LGD, and with our hopeful land expansion to add a whole other 6 acres to our 4, we might end up getting two of them!
Were looking at Great Pyrenees since my mom used to have them protecting her farm and 200 head of livestock.
Just cross your fingers all goes well and we get them in the spring!
 
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