Goats and sheep are a great complement to cattle. They can be run side-by-side. But there are a few things to consider, like fencing, shelter, water, feed and minerals. In this video we will look at some of the pros and cons of running goats/sheep with cattle.
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Excellent video, thanks
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What a comprehensive chunk of information. Thanks.
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Very true about the copper. When I was a young boy my dad would feed the lambs calf starter, because the cost was cheaper. We knew the amount of copper that lambs could easily handle. The issue was the feed store changed supplier unknown to us. We lost 3/4 of our lambs before we found the problem.
I just found your channel yesterday and have been binge watching! Thank you so much for putting out such informative content in a way that is so easy to understand and implement. We are trying to maximize productivity on our twelve acres, and while we've had sheep and goats for a while, we did just buy our first cow, so it's great to hear some ideas on how we can incorporate all of these animals together in some way. Thanks again! Keep up the good work!
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So have I since yesterday.
When I was growing up we called field fencing "page wire". No idea where the term came from. Cattle from my experience are easy to keep behind electric fencing.
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Thanks for the information! Great video as always.
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Enjoyed your video - thought I'd add my 2cents - - I've only had a few milk goats for the last 8 years, so DO NOT claim to know "everything". In the beginning, I thought I'd like to have some sheep and some goats until I learned more about both kinds of animals.Two of the biggest problems with trying to make the three different kinds of animals live together are the "COPPER" issue - sheep CANNOT tolerate as much copper as goats NEED! If you do not provide them the extra copper - you will have gradually weakening, infertile animals, and eventual death. The other "problem" is what the three animals eat. Cows and sheep are mainly grazers so they can usually get enough nutrition from the kinds of plants each other eats. Goats, if they have NOTHING to eat but grasses, they will eat them. BUT, goats are browsers - preferring trees, bushes, and all kinds of 'brush". My goats love my spineless cactus! Of course it depends on if they're meat or milk goats but usually grass is the LAST thing they want to eat! Goats might "survive" on the 12% cow feed which is mostly corn, BUT they will do SO MUCH BETTER with a truly designed for GOATS feed. Their four part digestion system is very efficient in getting "nutrients" out of the feed they eat and too much corn is TOO MUCH STARCH, among other things. As an "after thought', goats and donkeys go quite well together. The donkeys are territorial and so will guard all of the land that they consider theirs and just about any animals that make their home there, too. Strangers, on the other hand will be chased away. The only issue I ran across with my donkeys, especially the "older" one, approx. 30 yrs., was that the goat feed was too rich for them, so they had to be somewhat separated from where the goats were fed additional feed like grains, alfalfa hay (their favorite), etc. And since goats and donkeys to a certain degree like to have shelter, especially in "uncomfortable" (hot, cold, wet, etc.) weather. It is interesting that the herding practices of people all around the world, even back before Jesus' days, was to run the animals separately. It is just "easier", and simpler even if they did not know all the scientific reasons why.
Thank you for sharing. Very helpful.
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
Goat will definitely get out
Good video, thanks. What I've been wondering about is whether or not sheep and goats can be run together for most or all of the year. Minerals aside, I'm guessing there will be some friction, especially in breeding season.
The short answer is yes. Aside from minerals there are not many problems.
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What kinds of feeds that you give your goat and sheep
Mine get very little feed. When I do feed, I feed 12% all-stock, just as a little supplement in cold weather and to keep them coming to a bucket.
@@rollingofarm ok thank you.