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Anastasia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Anastasia
Telkwa
BC
Canada
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 Posted - Feb 24 2010 : 3:29:08 PM
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Hi all!
We have an area fenced in for our goats (two miniatures) and llama. There is pasture, water, and a wooded area. I'm terrible at estimating area but maybe an acre? There's also a three-sided 'barn.'
I'm wondering if I can pasture the chickens in with the llama and goats. Would the llama be as protective toward the birds as she is for the goats? We put a pig in there once and the llama spent three weeks tucked in the farthest corner of the fence! Wouldn't come near the pig. Granted, she was a huge pig but the goats, once they figured out she was being fed, were all over her!
But I digress...
I thought the trees would give predator cover from hawks and ravens and eagles. The llama can take down a dog, coyote, or fox. I also heard that the chickens will keep the fly population down as they scratch through the manure. If I put a coop in there for them, for safety at night, what do you think?
Thanks in advance!
"Speciality is for insects." -Robert Heinlen |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2010 : 3:47:27 PM
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My chickens are in with my goats and they also go visit the cows. I have never had a problem. And my friend has all her critters together with one big bad llama. I am afraid of them so will never have one but I hear they are great protectors. I think chickens would be fine. Plus they have wings and could get away if they had to!
Kris
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southerncrossgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gena
Harmony
NC
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2010 : 6:15:47 PM
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I think it will be fine. Will you have a place for them to lay their eggs? You will probably be egg hunting everyday.
I would still give it a try, it will be worth it!
"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes"==Cinderella |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
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grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2010 : 6:26:02 PM
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My Llama Boy is very protective of his chickens - He gathers them up when he see the hawks, he chases after the foxes when they come too close and he does not like the UPS man coming within 30 feet of them when delivering a package. However, the Llama Girls think of them as nothing more then a bother - the girls stick to protecting the goats, me and themselves. So my answer is each llama is an individual and you will just have to try it before you will know.
Good luck
Grace Gerber
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Anastasia
True Blue Farmgirl
56 Posts
Anastasia
Telkwa
BC
Canada
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Posted - Feb 24 2010 : 8:03:36 PM
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Thanks! I figured they would get along but I have been surprised before.
I'm hoping to get a batch of Chantecler chickens, a rare Canadian heritage breed, so would be fine with them laying their eggs in their own nests for awhile (but I will supply a house, too). I want to build up a flock; they have been quite decimated over the years but are supposed to be very hardy, very broody, and have very little in the way of combs or wattles so frost bite isn't a problem. If I do get other chickens for eggs or meat, they will be kept far away in another small pasture that is already set up for birds (the turkeys have it right now), with a hen house. Don't want any cross-breeding.
I love this forum!!! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Cheers,
Anastasia :)
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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