Ideal traits for a guard llama are counter to ideal companion, packing, and driving traits, and thus can't be effectively (or ethically!) But not all sentries are that formidable. I raise llamas. Although llamas have been known to kill predators (such as coyotes), they should not be considered attack animals. If you are primarily after a guardian, then a llama is the best suited to the job. Live The Good Life with GRIT!. And, yes, I now know an emu is really a disgusting bird-like creature. Sep 4, 2015 47 9 39 North Carolina. A dog sitting in the snow with its Bull friends. combined into single individuals. I wasn’t until two weeks before our llamas moved in… Yes, TWO weeks. However, research on their effectiveness is limited. If sheep and goat producers provide an effective health protection program for their flocks, they can usually use the same regimen of vaccinations, worming and hoof trimming (toe nails for llamas), etc. I agree they are very dangerous. 2 a donkey is said to be a very good guard animal 3. for the llama. Geese can be great guard animals all of these animals are going to need your help though, hence the gun.
How many of you are familiar with using llamas as a guard animal? First, all llamas do not make good guard animals. Guard llamas have been most common on ranches located in the Western United States, where larger predators, such as the coyote, have been more prevalent. Although we have helped to successfully place a number of guard llamas, we do not raise or sell guard llamas ourselves (at least not intentionally). Using llamas as guard animals was a completely unexpected and out of the blue decision for us. Thread starter #3 chcknluvr In the Brooder. THE LLAMAS THAT PROTECT SHEEP. I have 13 llamas, two of those are excellent guard llamas. I have two female bay llamas and they don't take much of an interest in my chickens, so I don't know. ”¢ Employing guard animals. The information presented here is drawn from data collected through questionnaires and interviews with users of guard llamas. Dec 20, 2015. Work at the University of Wyoming with llamas as guardian animals in sheep indicates that their effectiveness … They are generally effective against single intruders only, not packs. Although recent surveys demonstrate that guard llamas are effective in preventing livestock losses to predators, scientific surveys and controlled studies, which track losses to predators in flocks with and without guard llamas are needed. Dogs are the most common, with preferred breeds including Great Pyrenees, Maremma, Anatolian, and Sarplaninac.

They might not look like the toughest of guard animals, but llamas and alpacas are actually pretty tough, especially when compared with the sheep they are enlisted to protect. Not all llamas are guard llamas. Guard Animals – Llamas are aggressive to predators and, because of this, they are commonly used as guard animals for horses, sheep, goats, and hens.