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Old 09-09-2015, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Patty55 View Post
Y'know, when I lived in upstate NY they would put goats out with the horses to protect the horses from wildlife-it seemed to work. Maybe if you all turned out goats that would work.
Coyotes and coyote control and management

I see donkeys and llamas working in this linked handbook, but not goats? The llamas and donkeys do not seem to like dogs either?

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Donkeys. Although the research has not focused on donkeys as it has on guarding dogs, they are gaining in popularity as protectors of sheep and goat flocks in the United States. A recent survey showed that in Texas alone, over 2,400 of the 11,000 sheep and goat producers had used donkeys as guardians.
from above linked manual.