chickens with goats

[BarnChick]

Hope this is the right posting area. I want to get a goat or two, will they be okay in with chickens, or keep separated?

 

[Thomas423]

I know someone that has a large pen with chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys and goats. They all seem to get along great and it is so facinating to see all that they have mixed together. I also wonder if the larger animals help to deter hawks.

 

[lfreem2]

Goats and chickens get along fine. I have two goats and 17 chickens! Enjoy!

 

[CapricornFarm]

They get along, but the goats will eat any chicken feed they can get at. They mostly ignore each other, but I did have one chicken get stepped on by a goat and broke its foot. So it can be done, but it can have drawbacks. I have about 20 adult goats, and half a million chickens;-)

 

[donrae]

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That. You'll have to figure out the feeding situation. And don't underestimate how determined a goat can be when it involves feed!

 

[zookeeper15133]

Goats will eat chicken feed and it is NOT good for them. But otherwise yes, you can keep them together. My goat tries to play with the chickens. She is a pygmy and she will go up behind a chicken and butt it, but she does it VERY gently!