My leukemia's back.

[perchie.girl]

It is great to have a goal for when you have recovered!

its been a goal for a very long time Pre cancer... as soon as grandma doesnt need me anymore.

 

[N F C]

I dont have any livestock any more. Lost my goats to predators chickens too. I retired my horse hopefully temporarily to a farm owned by my feedstore owner. When I bring her home I will either have a Donkey Companion or a Llama companion for her. I know I can trim LLama hoofies. Same goes for Goats... they make good companions but I have to change the fencing to have them again.

I do have plans drawn for a new poultry house secure and bullet resistant. Which will have housing for the companion animal or Goats.

I already have the materials except the fencing.

deb

A FL friend of mine had about 5 donkeys at her farm. She swore they were the best guardians for all her animals and house too, much better than her 2 dogs. She lived in a sketchy part or the country and the donkeys were always the first to alert her to intruders (human or animal). The only thing she didn't like about them was they seemed to be attracted to any plant that was red and loved to eat her flowers.

I hear you on fencing and goats! Those ornery things are escape artists.

 

[ronott1]

its been a goal for a very long time Pre cancer... as soon as grandma doesnt need me anymore.

She is holding on for a long time!

She sounds like a very tough one for sure

 

[perchie.girl]

What about woodchucks, coons and foxes? Of course if I had a "guard donkey" it wouldn't be housed with the chickens so no help if a coon gets into the barn.

They are good at protecting the goats... The chickens will be housed in an all metal poultry house. With hot wire fortification. There will be no chicken wire only Ten gauge aviary panels. Between the chickens will be chainlink. Any outside ventilation or windows will be Aviary panel Over Chainlink....

I know the predators in my area... Bobcat Mountain lion Raccoon Coyote.... By far the worst are Feral Dogs. There Are desert foxes but they are few and far between. Dont know about Woodchucks Oh Marmots... they like the mountains higher elevation not the Sonoran Desert.

I dont use SSS. or traps... I believe in keeping the predators where they are and Teaching them the fence bites.... once they know they keep their territory but leave mine alone.

deb

 

[drumstick diva]

Fences that bite are great if allowed in the area

 

[bobbi-j]

Fences that bite are great if allowed in the area

There are places you can't have biting fences??

 

[drumstick diva]

Yes, suburbs mostly - can't even have barbed wire

 

[perchie.girl]

my place is in a little nub of the Sonoran Desert... eighteen acres.

the only requirement is to put up signs...

deb

 

[bobbi-j]

Yes, suburbs mostly - can't even have barbed wire

I can understand barbed wire, but not the electric. I feel someone is far more likely to get inured with barbed wire. (This may be the voice of experience speaking...)

 

[N F C]

Good morning Team Rachel, hope everyone has a great weekend!