Playing with ideas on keeping all of my livestock together.

[Derbosewicht]

So I have 4 acres of green pasture with some trees fenced in. I plan on doing 3 hot wires to keep the goats and dogs from rubbing on the fence. I want to have my 16 chickens, 3 goats, 3 pigs (AGH so should be docile enough to not kill the chickens), and 2 live stock guardian dogs in this fence. I also plan to add a couple blackbelly sheep and geese/ducks. I can keep everyone out of the coop, but I have some concerns. I am new to farming, I only have experience with chickens and bees growing up, so this is all new to me.

Will the pigs be able to destroy the 4 acres of grass?

Is there any feed that would be dangerous for the others to consume?

What are other concerns I'm not considering?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I've not had pigs, so I can't answer about them. I do know that goats and sheep have different mineral requirements. Goats need copper which is toxic to sheep. So keep them separately and giving them appropriate minerals is always best. You can also give goats copper bolus, and they may be fine on sheep minerals, though I'm not positive.

You will need to keep everyone out of the chicken feed. Too much feed will quickly kill goats and sheep, and wouldn't be good for the dogs either.