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21hens-incharge said:
Maybe goats?
Good for milking (involves breeding though :hmm)
Fertilizer (likely not as good as cow, chicken or bunny)

I would say meat but ......... Not sure how much it costs to raise to good size and many people aren't willing to process or consume goat.
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Goat poo is like rabbit poo, no composting needed. Great stuff!
 
A guard dog


View attachment 1622549 So here are some ideas for my guard dog idea.
The picture above is my coop I want the dog to be a guardian animal.
The black is a tall fence to keep my birds in.
The blue is the gate/door for the fence.
The red is an half of my coop with run my ducks and some of my hens are currently in I probably will put the hens out and my show birds in come spring.
The yellow is my rabbit pen.
The white is a section of my coop for the birds that are in the big fenced in part.
The green could be a shelter for a guard dog
And the rest in the black would be for 10-15 birds and a guard dog.


1. What do you think about the setup I am doing renovations this summer and this wouldn’t be hard to change it to fit the dog.

2. I would let the dog out daily. So space shouldn’t be a problem

3. What are good dogs who can protect chickens from preadators and not be the preadator.


4. Would there be a problem if the chickens and dog ate the wrong food.


Thx
 
ejtrout31 said:
A guard dog


View attachment 1622549 So here are some ideas for my guard dog idea.
The picture above is my coop I want the dog to be a guardian animal.
The black is a tall fence to keep my birds in.
The blue is the gate/door for the fence.
The red is an half of my coop with run my ducks and some of my hens are currently in I probably will put the hens out and my show birds in come spring.
The yellow is my rabbit pen.
The white is a section of my coop for the birds that are in the big fenced in part.
The green could be a shelter for a guard dog
And the rest in the black would be for 10-15 birds and a guard dog.


1. What do you think about the setup I am doing renovations this summer and this wouldn’t be hard to change it to fit the dog.

2. I would let the dog out daily. So space shouldn’t be a problem

3. What are good dogs who can protect chickens from preadators and not be the preadator.


4. Would there be a problem if the chickens and dog ate the wrong food.


Thx
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It won't let me view the picture. I don't have permission to view is the message I get.

Anyhoo, thoughts on guardian dogs........
They require intense training in order not to BE the predator. They tend to be LARGE dogs so can be very difficult for smaller people to handle.
Many people experience losing birds to the intended guard dog. That can be tough to swallow at times.

Personally, I don't recommend guardian dogs for chickens and waterfowl.
 
When I was a kid (like 6th/early 7th grade) my mom took me in for a hair cut and told them to cut it in a bob.....I have naturally curly hair and it looked up in to an afro type mop on my head. I HATED it. From that point on, she was no longer allowed to tell them how to cut my hair. I grew out my bangs and the rest of my hair and I never get it cut shorter than bra strap length now. She hated every minute of me growing it out but I will never have my hair look like that again!
 

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