The lady we just bought our new does off of has 2 Great Pyrenees and plans to breed them next year. So we are going to get one off of her. But in the meantime we have nothing in with our goats.
My MIL has 2 llamas and keeps pestering us to put one of them in with the goats, we fixed the fence so they cannot come through into the goat area anymore. We continuously tell her we are not going to put one of her llamas in with the goats but she continues to pester us. The reason we refuse to put a llama in with the goats is because her llamas (and this is why we fixed the fence) stand inside the barn in the goat stall all day and just pee and poop. They never go outside until we kick them out so they just pee and poop everywhere making a huge mess! They also as some of you have followed been dying very randomly and my husband and I are both convinced that she has got some sort of disease spreading through them. She has went from 4 llamas to 2 llamas since 2012. So we don't want them in there for that reason as well we don't want them getting our goats sick.
So my husband and I talked last night and we've agreed to get a donkey in the meantime. So my question is then what kind of donkey?! I've heard Mammoth donkeys are the best when it comes to this. But then I've seen and heard people say miniture donkeys are just fine. I'm also conflicted I've been told a female is the way to go, but then I've been told oh no you want an intact male or oh no you want a gelded male.
What do I need?!
I want something that is going to be good with the goats, but I also want something that is going to let me handle it and not try to bite kick or run me over. I've been around some naughty donkeys..lol
My MIL is none to happy about us getting a donkey keeps telling us that you can't have donkeys with horses etc. And when we ask why she has no valid reason and doesn't respond. I've seen numerous people including the lady we bought our buck off of who has donkeys in with horses. Our goats do not even share a pasture with her horses so I don't see why its a big deal to her in the first place!
So any help is appreciated, I'd like to get something within the next month! Also can you have more than 1 of does that defeat the purpose? I heard they buddy up and then don't pay attention to the goats?
Here are some for sale in my area, let me know if any of these seem like a good thing...
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/3823062204.html
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/3832959169.html
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/3820275716.html
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/grd/3742215123.html
http://dayton.craigslist.org/grd/3832880596.html
My MIL has 2 llamas and keeps pestering us to put one of them in with the goats, we fixed the fence so they cannot come through into the goat area anymore. We continuously tell her we are not going to put one of her llamas in with the goats but she continues to pester us. The reason we refuse to put a llama in with the goats is because her llamas (and this is why we fixed the fence) stand inside the barn in the goat stall all day and just pee and poop. They never go outside until we kick them out so they just pee and poop everywhere making a huge mess! They also as some of you have followed been dying very randomly and my husband and I are both convinced that she has got some sort of disease spreading through them. She has went from 4 llamas to 2 llamas since 2012. So we don't want them in there for that reason as well we don't want them getting our goats sick.
So my husband and I talked last night and we've agreed to get a donkey in the meantime. So my question is then what kind of donkey?! I've heard Mammoth donkeys are the best when it comes to this. But then I've seen and heard people say miniture donkeys are just fine. I'm also conflicted I've been told a female is the way to go, but then I've been told oh no you want an intact male or oh no you want a gelded male.
What do I need?!
I want something that is going to be good with the goats, but I also want something that is going to let me handle it and not try to bite kick or run me over. I've been around some naughty donkeys..lol
My MIL is none to happy about us getting a donkey keeps telling us that you can't have donkeys with horses etc. And when we ask why she has no valid reason and doesn't respond. I've seen numerous people including the lady we bought our buck off of who has donkeys in with horses. Our goats do not even share a pasture with her horses so I don't see why its a big deal to her in the first place!
So any help is appreciated, I'd like to get something within the next month! Also can you have more than 1 of does that defeat the purpose? I heard they buddy up and then don't pay attention to the goats?
Here are some for sale in my area, let me know if any of these seem like a good thing...
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/3823062204.html
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/3832959169.html
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/3820275716.html
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/grd/3742215123.html
http://dayton.craigslist.org/grd/3832880596.html