we have one but not inside with the animals....she is kenneled outside the fence and we have never had any predators come close......she isnt what most people would consider a LGD but she does a great job (Rosie the Rottweiler)
thank you for the advice and we will be keepiing an eye on the boys......we have alot of room to seperate if need be......and will be watching for any agression issues
the reason i ask is that we would really like to find 1 feed that they can all eat since we really dont have the room to seperate them during feeding time
when we first got goats (2pygmies) we had a 10x10 dog kennel with a big doghouse in it for them to be shut in at night for security and 200ft of 4ft high field fence
yes it is coarse 14 for goats.....they seem to be doing fine on it.....they prefer to eat the pasture more than the food lately. and we switch to 16%in the winter.....would it hurt the goats any to eat the alpaca feed and the alpacas to eat the goat feed?
ok so here are the rundowns on both feeds
Blue Seal Llama-Alpaca Pellets
crude protein, min...........14.0%
crude fat, min..................3.5%
crude fiber, max...............14.0%
calcium, min.....1.25%..max......1.75%
phosphorus, min.............0.80%
salt, min......0.75%....max.....1.25%...
i have a lil dairy mix girl who i swear thinks she is a dog......follows me everywhere.....i always held he after we got her and her sister is the complete opposite......in fact the tame girl pulled on my camera strap the other day till i took her pic.....i just sit in the pasture and let them...
i love tractor supply.....should soon have stock in that place.....only thing is they dont seem to keep alpaca feed in stoc but we do have a local feed store who has no problem keeping it in
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we usually rotate between 14 and 16% more the 16% in the winter time
and the goat feed we have does not have copper in it....we have a mineral block free choice in the barn for all of them