Would Layer feed hurt goat?

[ChicksinFL]

I'm having this problem as well. My goats have taken to ripping down their fence to be able to eat the flock raiser fed to the turkeys and ducks.

My husband is quickly getting tired of the goats even though they were here before the poultry. I'm trying to think of something to build that will fit the big tom turkey but not the goats, we have pygmy's so the turkey is as big as them.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Feed inside the coop, and make your pop door as small as possible. Cattle panels are good dividers as previously mentioned.

 

[ChicksinFL]

Feed inside the coop, and make your pop door as small as possible. Cattle panels are good dividers as previously mentioned.

We have no coop for the ducks/turkeys they free range, the turkeys will roost at the top of my horse stalls at night and the ducks like it under the bench in the barn isle.

I don't think our turkey could get thru the holes in a cattle panel, he's really big now.

 

[spacepony]

Is there any way to put the layer feed somewhere that the chickens can get to it and not the goat? Sorry just me being uber-practical or otherwise known as frugal. I always look for the least costly measure and be effective.

That's a question I'm currently trying to figure out. One of my problems here is the geese...They're just as big as the goat. I can't block the goat out of the coop without blocking them out as well.

I do have an idea, though. I may try to draw it later, but the idea is building a sort of set of 'blocks' to a feed trough. basically enclose a trough with access being an opening between horizontal two by fours just wide enough to be comfortable for geese, but just too narrow for the goat to get her head through. (Obviously, chicken accessible, too). The key issues here will be getting just the right opening width, and just the right height off the ground so it's easy for geese & chickens.

I'll try to post a picture, but I don't guarantee I'll get to it this week.

 

[spacepony]

Ok, so here's the very basic idea. To clarify, this is just the front piece. The sides and rear would have to be enclosed/blocked. A low food trough would be set behind it. And the gap is made so a goat can't slip her head in, even sideways, but a long-necked goose could. And it has to be low enough for chickens to get in, or have access through the bottom. (Probably lower the whole gap). Excuse the rough drawing.

 

[ChicksinFL]

This is a really good idea.. Do you think a tom turkey could eat out of something like this.

Ok, so here's the very basic idea. To clarify, this is just the front piece. The sides and rear would have to be enclosed/blocked. A low food trough would be set behind it. And the gap is made so a goat can't slip her head in, even sideways, but a long-necked goose could. And it has to be low enough for chickens to get in, or have access through the bottom. (Probably lower the whole gap). Excuse the rough drawing.

 

[spacepony]

Don't know much about turkeys, but I can't see why not. Just figure out how narrow the gap can be, and how high up the gap should be for his height and his comfortable eating pleasure.