goatboy1973
True BYH Addict
I currently have a 5 yr old intact male Llama who is an excellent guardian for my herd of pure and commercial Spanish goats. He is the perfect gentleman and even helps clean off newborn kids and stands guard when a doe is giving birth. A neighbor of ours has some Alpine goats that she just sold out of and now is left with her 3 yr old female mini-donkey guardian. Our neighbor is giving us the mini-donkey since she knows the donkey will be going to a good home and we have accepted. My question is generally, do donkeys and llamas get along well? The llama has never seen or cohabitated with a donkey and the same goes for the donkey. I have several multi-acre paddocks that in use for pasture rotation and have the means to keep the 2 separated if needed but I would like to be able for all my goats, llama and donkey to be rotated at one time and have both guardians in the same pasture for a one two punch if a predator somehow enters my pasture. Anyone have any experience with a multi-species guardian animal system???
. We pick up our mini-donkey tomorrow night.
Listen real close tomorrow night around 6pm.
She has a bit of an underbite like a bulldog which gives her character but doesn't hinder her ability to eat. Yes there was some spitting, some humming, and some whining from the llama, and some noise from the mini-mule that was in between a horse and a donkey sound with a little screaming mixed in. LOL!!! We introduced the 2 with 5 feet high woven wire and 2 strands of electric between them. The previous owners of "Molly The Mini-Mule" told us that she can run faster than a dog and is fearless at defending her herd of goats. She once fought off 5 dogs attempting to attack her goats. Maybe eventually we will put the 2 together in the same pasture for the true one-two punch for predators. Molly Mule currently resides in the buck lot guarding 5 of our commercial bucklings. Once they go to market, Molly Mule will go out with the llama and rest of the herd.
