On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:49:35 -0800, you wrote: >A couple of other herd guarding possibilities that I remember from the goat >days are a donkey and a herd of geese. Farmers swear that both are >effective.
Donkeys are pretty delicate and need shelter from rain etc - and foxes will eat geese quite cheerfully so goodness knows what a cougar would do! How about a llama? They are supposed to be excellent guardians. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
