Friends of ours who own a small property just west of Albury have been keeping goats/kids for the past year or two. Along with around about 15-20 goats, they have a pair of Alpaca and two geese (don’t know if they’d act as a deterrent although they are very rowdy). They are yet to have had any problems with losing kids and while I was staying on their property two weeks ago, I twice observed a pair of Wedgies circling the ridge above where the goats feed and, at the time, were looking after young.
Also, a few years back, my grandparents owned about 1000 goats on their property at Coonabarabran. They had no problems with eagles thanks to their pair of Miramars, I think the same dog breed that have been used to deter foxes from Little Penguin colonies.
Cheers,
Max Breckenridge Gladesville NSW ===============================
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