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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4113787" data-attributes="member: 45773">Second that on the fencing.&nbsp; But if I&#039;m outside (which is a good part of the day) the goats are out with me.&nbsp; They follow me around like puppies and always wanna be right up in my business.Protecting against predators is a must.&nbsp; I learned that the hard way.&nbsp; It only takes a few minutes.&nbsp; Luckily I only left them unattended for a just a moment.&nbsp; But that was long enough for the neighbor&#039;s dog to attack one.&nbsp; Luckily she wasn&#039;t hurt too badly and fully recovered.&nbsp; Annie the one-eared goat now...While I still have a soft spot for dogs, I&#039;m finding the thought of having to kill one to protect the chickens and goat gets easier over time.&nbsp; Haven&#039;t done it yet but I&#039;ve come close.&nbsp; I found one stray right out in front of my house.&nbsp; Had a little rifle handy and fired two rounds right over his head as he ran away.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never seen a dog cover nearly 1000&#039; of ground that quickly.&nbsp; That&#039;s been several months ago and no issues since.Yeah...chickens are pretty nasty.&nbsp; But I still like them.We&#039;ve come really close to picking up a couple of baby pigs.I like the thought of having some goat dairy stuff...especially cheese.&nbsp; But I have no idea how to do that.&nbsp; We&#039;re gonna try breeding the girls first and see how that goes before we get any further ahead of ourselves.If you like animals, you&#039;ll love having them around.&nbsp; My wife grew up on a farm but it&#039;s been a long time since she&#039;s raised animals.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never had animals other than dogs so this is all new to me and I really like it.&nbsp; I can&#039;t imagine ever wanting to live anywhere else.&nbsp; I have so much fun here I rarely want to leave.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4113787, member: 45773"] Second that on the fencing. But if I'm outside (which is a good part of the day) the goats are out with me. They follow me around like puppies and always wanna be right up in my business. Protecting against predators is a must. I learned that the hard way. It only takes a few minutes. Luckily I only left them unattended for a just a moment. But that was long enough for the neighbor's dog to attack one. Luckily she wasn't hurt too badly and fully recovered. Annie the one-eared goat now... While I still have a soft spot for dogs, I'm finding the thought of having to kill one to protect the chickens and goat gets easier over time. Haven't done it yet but I've come close. I found one stray right out in front of my house. Had a little rifle handy and fired two rounds right over his head as he ran away. I've never seen a dog cover nearly 1000' of ground that quickly. That's been several months ago and no issues since. Yeah...chickens are pretty nasty. But I still like them. We've come really close to picking up a couple of baby pigs. I like the thought of having some goat dairy stuff...especially cheese. But I have no idea how to do that. We're gonna try breeding the girls first and see how that goes before we get any further ahead of ourselves. If you like animals, you'll love having them around. My wife grew up on a farm but it's been a long time since she's raised animals. I've never had animals other than dogs so this is all new to me and I really like it. I can't imagine ever wanting to live anywhere else. I have so much fun here I rarely want to leave. [/QUOTE]

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