So everyone is speaking of a guard animal... preferably a dog...
Well, I have a GUARD CALF!
She's a ten-month old Angus calf who ... well, guards the chicken!
We let our birds out, but when penned up, they are well protected!
The birds have taken to riding on her back (at least the OEGBs) and following her around - though I have to say some of them are naughty and eat the poo T_T (our wild lakenvelders! yuck!)
Her pen area is surrounding the four pen we have for our birds and since we are borrowing her pasture to build a barn on, she's cooped in her smaller pasture.
Now, I don't know about you, but a dog is one thing, but when a coyote meets our calf, they stop in their tracks!
We actually have coyote tracks ALL around our yard, but they stay clear away from the barn with our calf in it.
She will actually come out and lay in front of the doors if she hears something.
So yeah, a 100 pound dog? Nope, my 400-something runty calf lol
She also moos loudly
And she is the friendly booger ever!
I have left the pens opened (by accident
) and in the morning, all birds in tow!
Figured if anyone is looking for a useful "guard" they could house a meat cow or a milk cow
They're friendly enough, though they do "wander" off to the nearest cow group if you forget to put them in at night
Mine stays close to home, but has wandered off a couple times. Nothing better than an apple to call her home
Well, I have a GUARD CALF!
She's a ten-month old Angus calf who ... well, guards the chicken!
We let our birds out, but when penned up, they are well protected!
The birds have taken to riding on her back (at least the OEGBs) and following her around - though I have to say some of them are naughty and eat the poo T_T (our wild lakenvelders! yuck!)
Her pen area is surrounding the four pen we have for our birds and since we are borrowing her pasture to build a barn on, she's cooped in her smaller pasture.
Now, I don't know about you, but a dog is one thing, but when a coyote meets our calf, they stop in their tracks!
We actually have coyote tracks ALL around our yard, but they stay clear away from the barn with our calf in it.
She will actually come out and lay in front of the doors if she hears something.
So yeah, a 100 pound dog? Nope, my 400-something runty calf lol
She also moos loudly
I have left the pens opened (by accident
Figured if anyone is looking for a useful "guard" they could house a meat cow or a milk cow
They're friendly enough, though they do "wander" off to the nearest cow group if you forget to put them in at night
Mine stays close to home, but has wandered off a couple times. Nothing better than an apple to call her home
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