[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 85, Issue 12

[Katherine Wisor]

My two female Llamas love to chase the sheep , usually in the evening  
at dusk.  Nobody is ever hurt .  I don't separate rams / lambs/ ewes.   
The only time I ever worry is with new lambs that aren't familiar with  
this behavior.  I let them run with the Llamas when they are 2-3 weeks  
and can run with the group.  When I had a intake male the "run" was  
the same.  My Mini Horse is the one that killed Lambs and kids so is  
now with other horses.  Every animals is so different.  Life might be  
quieter with him neutered . If your not going to use him for breeding  
you might enjoy not having to worry about him.     Good Luck  
 >Katherine > Reno
On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:33 PM, roberta maddox wrote:


> i have an un-fixed male llama, that i had hanging out with the rams,  

> but he started chasing them, so i now have him locked up. I want to  

> get him gelded, will that stop him from chasing the sheep, he was  

> raised with sheep, but i can't have one chasing them, if fixing him  

> will not stop that i might as well get rid of him now, what do you  

> think????

>

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> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:28:55 -0400

> From: "Heather Hettick" <hettick.1 at osu.edu>

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Predator Control Question

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> In answer to:  Marjorie Schafer <MHSchafer at oglecom.com>

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> We use a llama since we have had dogs chasing and hurting sheep in  

> the past.

> There are supposed to be coyotes in our area and we keep the lambs  

> inside

> when they are small - February into March, but once the grass is  

> growing

> they can stay outside if they like, and we have luckily not had  

> coyotes

> visit, although I've seen foxes, who don't seem to bother the sheep  

> at all.

> We keep our barn open so they can get in most of the time during good

> weather and we keep a fan going to keep them cool.

>

> Our current llama gelding is very people friendly, almost too  

> friendly.  He

> is only a so-so guard but his presence and curiosity is probably a

> deterrent.  He doesn't hang with the sheep all the time and does  

> what he

> likes, but he's gentle with them and not a problem, so he stays.  He  

> is lead

> trained and easy to care for which is also a big plus.  Our former  

> llama was

> an excellent guard and stayed with the sheep and would physically  

> round them

> up and get between them and a dog and was a danger to all dogs,  

> including

> ours.  He chased away any kind of dogs, deer and geese from our  

> pasture and

> tried to chase out the groundhogs too - they drove him crazy. We  

> lost him to

> heat related pneumonia and that's part of why we keep a fan in our  

> barn now.

>

> I've heard dogs are better for more serious predators than we have,  

> but are

> also good at getting out of fences and like to have a larger area to  

> patrol.

> We have only 5 acres and are near a busy road and I'm afraid to have  

> a dog

> guardian that could wander off or get hit by a car.  They also cost  

> more to

> feed.

>

> I've heard mixed results with donkeys.  I imagine that they are like  

> llamas

> - some are good and some are bad.

>

> Heather Hettick

> Moonstruck Farm

> Creston, OH

> www.moonstruckfarm.wordpress.com

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