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