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     Dwight Currie New member Username: crookedtreefarm Post Number: 4 Registered: 08-2006 Posted From: 209.221.50.181 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the input. I have them separated now and will reintroduce them gradually under close supervision after some time has passed. I've been a firm believer in the BB gun method of stock management for years. It's proven safe and effective as long as the shots are aimed from a reasonable distance at the rear end and you are extra careful avoid the head and eyes. I love my goats and donkeys too, and hopefully "we can all just get along".... | ||
| mark guernsey New member Username: 2ndchance Post Number: 16 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 70.129.196.21 Rating: N/A |
good luck i raised one with the goats when he was one week old ands you need to watch them 24/7 with a pellet gun when you see the mule or donkey try to bite or kick one of the goats shoot him or it in the butt and hide in the barn dont let them see you after a week they will figure out that if they mess with the goats they get stung?? a mule or donky is a very smart animal if they bluff you into giveing them there own pen they will try it. i have seen some that was just plane mean even to mean to run with cattle they would grab the calfs in the back and beak there back. i am glad the ones i have now are good animals,but i put the mule in his pen and the goats in the barn every nite. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1244 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.230.109  Rating: N/A |
Any new animals introduced into the herd will be seen as intruders by almost any guard animal. The best solution is to pen the newcomers in an adjacent pen for 2 to 4 weeks where they can get to know each other through the fence and then try intoducing them. Not all donkeys make good guardians, some never accept newcomers or even kids born into the herd. Your older donk is just becoming sexually mature and that may have something to do with it, especially if she is in heat. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Dwight Currie New member Username: crookedtreefarm Post Number: 3 Registered: 08-2006 Posted From: 209.221.46.237 Rating: N/A |
I just bought some new additions to my herd, and I have 2 young Jennys for varmint patrol, and they are terrific. In this new group there are 2 young doelings. The younger jenny could care less, but the older one...about 10 months... took an instant dislike to the 2 babies. I immediately separated them and solved the problem temporarily. I don't have the luxury of a lot of cross fencing or pens and really don't want to keep the Jenny or the young guys shut up for a prolonged period. If anybody has any suggestions for introducing new goats to Donkeys, or has had similar experience, I would appreciate any available input or recommendations |