Hello! I need your opinion
Currently I'm raising chickens and now 3 goats as pets! I now need your help choosing my next additon! I Was thinking goats, alpacas, llamas, and pigs. Now i don't know which i should maybe add to my little farm! I live with neighbors on either side. My backyard is probably 100 yards long and 25 yards wide and then my neighbors house are 20 yards out from our fence line. Now my question is which animal would be best for my backyard. Goat? Pig? Alpaca? Or llama? My goats live in a shed inside a 40 yard X 20 yard pasture. Which animal could live inside the shed? Which could be in the same pasture but in a different shelter? Which would need a new pasture and shelter? Which smell or make loud noises? Thanks so much!
Currently I'm raising chickens and now 3 goats as pets! I now need your help choosing my next additon! I Was thinking goats, alpacas, llamas, and pigs. Now i don't know which i should maybe add to my little farm! I live with neighbors on either side. My backyard is probably 100 yards long and 25 yards wide and then my neighbors house are 20 yards out from our fence line. Now my question is which animal would be best for my backyard. Goat? Pig? Alpaca? Or llama? My goats live in a shed inside a 40 yard X 20 yard pasture. Which animal could live inside the shed? Which could be in the same pasture but in a different shelter? Which would need a new pasture and shelter? Which smell or make loud noises? Thanks so much!
(Yes, they can "projectile" spit.) Also, I've read pacas get along pretty well with goats and other herd animals. Most neighbors (unless they're good friends) will probably object to the smell of pigs.
I don't think any of them pose much of a problem on the noise front, but I know I've heard some near-deafening pig squeals! I'm sure as long as they aren't scared, that shouldn't be a problem.
