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07-07-2021, 08:43 PM
Good afternoon,
Looking at getting a guardian animal, and still deep in the research phase of it. Went to a Llama school recently and also have been asking on FB LGD forums about LGD ownership. I got a few good answers, but also a lot of breeders trying to sell me pups and of course the trolls that exist in every FB group. We have lately had a huge increase in coyote activity, and normally we shoot on sight and also hunt them, but all the clear cutting near our property for the new homes has made it impossible to call in coyotes as there is always noise and movement off property that keeps them away in those times. Last week we lost our one of our call ducks and her duckling's and this Sunday a turkey. Our neighbor to the right adopted a livestock aggressive dog that gets out quite frequent. We have a 5' fence with a strand of barbed wire across the top, and 3 strands of hot wire on each side. Fences can fail, power can fail and looking at getting another layer of security. Still on the fence on which type of livestock guardian breed to get or a Lllama. If you can, please provide any pros and cons that you have had with LGD's or Llamas as guard animals. We have three labs, 15 goats and about 200 poultry birds.
Looking at getting a guardian animal, and still deep in the research phase of it. Went to a Llama school recently and also have been asking on FB LGD forums about LGD ownership. I got a few good answers, but also a lot of breeders trying to sell me pups and of course the trolls that exist in every FB group. We have lately had a huge increase in coyote activity, and normally we shoot on sight and also hunt them, but all the clear cutting near our property for the new homes has made it impossible to call in coyotes as there is always noise and movement off property that keeps them away in those times. Last week we lost our one of our call ducks and her duckling's and this Sunday a turkey. Our neighbor to the right adopted a livestock aggressive dog that gets out quite frequent. We have a 5' fence with a strand of barbed wire across the top, and 3 strands of hot wire on each side. Fences can fail, power can fail and looking at getting another layer of security. Still on the fence on which type of livestock guardian breed to get or a Lllama. If you can, please provide any pros and cons that you have had with LGD's or Llamas as guard animals. We have three labs, 15 goats and about 200 poultry birds.