Chickens with Goats?

um...they work great together, but i do have a word of warning, concerning the goats getting the chicken feed. make SURE that those goats cannot get into the chicken house. make an L shaped box for the chickens to go thru that they barely fit thru. a goat can get thru an amazingly small space. i've had full grown lamanchas get thru a 12x15 inch door to the chicken house before. NOT FUN!!!

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My chickens and goats get along very well. I have some free ranging and others in a pen. My queen doe has learned how to open the gate to the chicken pen. She loves to go in there and be with the hens. Never have understood that. My too love the layer pellets, I never thought they were good for them, but didn't think they would make them sick. My does do try to eat the pellets. They will turn away their own grain for the pellets. I try to feed the chickens just before milking that way the pellets are all gone by the time the goats are turned loose. But sometimes it just doesn't work that way. What does the layer pellets do to the goats? How will it make them sick? Nice to know for future reference.

Chikens and goats get along fine. I have found most all birds and goats get along. Many times the goats will even play with them.

I would suggest planting the acre with a good grass mix. Like alalfa and timithy hay. If you can run a fence down the center of the pasture. You can then let one area grow while they feed on and fertilize the other side.