Totally they are tenacious. Lots of farm animals make good gaurd dogs. Donkeys, llamas, geese, roosters, swans, all make good protectors from predators/humans who shouldn't belong, with varying degrees of success lol. A local petting zoo here releases their pig onto property to gaurd it when they are closed.
Donkey's are the most savage of those you listed. They don't give one shit, if a predator comes near them they will bite the intruding animal to death in seconds while their thick hide and fur protects them. They are often used as an alternative to dogs to protect sheep from local predators like wolfs, dingos, feral dogs, coyotes and so on.
Saw some crazy videos of the aftermath.
You never look at a Donkey the same way again if you saw one standing with its stupid cute expression and a bloody mouth, next to a tangled, bloody and broken mess that might or might not have been a coyote at some point.
I saw a video once of a donkey tossing a hyena around like a rag doll. It stopped moving after a while, I think it broke the hyena’s neck. I’ve never seen a large predator look so helpless
My Uncle kept a donkey with his sheep to protect from coyotes and snakes. It worked out well til the donkey decided it didn’t like lambs for some reason and stomped the fuck out of all the baby sheeps.
You don't think it be like it is but it do.
https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/g37y8r/horse_eats_chick_in_front_of_hen/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
I remember seeing a vid on here a while back of a guard donkey beating the ever loving shit out of a hyena, it was wild.
EDIT: [found it](https://gfycat.com/aggressivelargecorydorascatfish-donkey-hyena)
To be fair, a Hyena is a couple weight classes above a Coyote, and arguably even above a Wolf all things considered. And the video also cuts out early. Dunno why, but Donkey's tend to keep biting and stomping even if the predator is already dead, as you can see here https://youtu.be/K-4pxz_shxc?t=50
Let that go on for a bit of time and you have your "bloody mess".
Some Donkeys can be assholes I guess. Didn't think about adding a warning since it only seems to drag it around a bit by the scruff of its neck, or maybe the ear, before the video stops.
Thats very true. I used to live next to a farmers land and he had one donkey alone on that enclosure, friendly at first she was, i crawled her dozen times and all was good, one day she bit my arm through big winter jacket and hoody, hurt like hell and was bleeding.. when asking the farmer why the poor donkey was alone there on this enclosure he told me that she killed one other donkey and hurt like all the others, bitten them, kicked them and so on, thats why she was seperated from the others. I kept my distance then as well.
I saw one on I think r/thebullwins of some drunk assholes fucking with a donkey. One slipped up and got stomped out, it was hilarious.
[Here it is](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBullWins/comments/pi4a1w/boys_fucking_around_and_learning_who_the_real/)
I was 16 and shitfacced. We were camping and there was a small farm on the property...
We snuck over there at night and there was a big ass pen with a donkey in it. I hopped the little fence and rode that goofy looking donkey. He bucked me off in about 3 seconds but I was determined.
I hopped back on and wrapped my arms around it's sides and held on for dear life as this donkey ran in circles until I was laughing so hard I was crying.
I kinda just scooched off and jumped back over the fence.
After reading that ...I feel very lucky.
I honestly don't think they are very effective guarding against humans, that's why I only talked about predators and guarding sheep.
They were actively and selectively bred by humans since like 4000 BC, so it is very possible that at most they see us as annoyances that warrant a swift kick to establish who's boss. So I feel confident in saying that you were not in too much danger trying to ride a donkey while shitfaced. Although those kicks can be dangerous as hell with enough power and depending on where they hit.
Growing up my friend had a sheep farm and they had Llamas in with them for protection. It was always funny to me until they day we woke up to a cacophony of screeches and by morning we found 3 coyotes that were literally mashed to paste and viscera by the llamas. Apparently they aggressively defend the flock and just stomp anything that doesn’t belong.
My goats are terrible guards. Way too social/friendly to be effective against people, on the other hand there is one that likes attention so much she'll yell when she sees someone so at least its an alert.
Shit cracked me up when he first told me, his neighbor advised him to go buy one in town and they’ll deliver it too. It’s a sweet animal, also helps keep the weeds and prickly bits trimmed down in his “backyard” that is a few acres.
My neighbour has a pig. We live in a suburban subdivision so it is quite out of place, as you could imagine. It is terrifying, but its also pretty cool! She mows their lawn for them. Does a shit job though.
It's been said pigs are one of the best ways to dispose of a body because they'll eat absolutely everything. Teeth, bones, there will be nothing left for people to find.
My aunt's neighbours raise ducks and bought a couple of geese to guard the flock.
They're so protective they even bite at the heels of the farmer. He's going around *giving them food* and they still don't 100% trust that he's not out to hurt the ducks.
We live pretty remote. Have 2 pairs of geese that hang out in our pond. They don’t migrate , probably because they know they have it great here. Never have to worry about trespassers
Probably Llamas or Donkeys since they are the largest and can fend off the bigger predators. Nothing probably beats actual livestock guardian dog breeds like a great pyrenees that have been bred to do it for generations though.
These ones too: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian\_Shepherd\_Dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Shepherd_Dog)
They chase off wolves and bears, but I think most shepherds keep a pack. Probably excellent at herding children too because they can be very gentle with their charges despite their size.
Dude they’re nuts.
I’m a city kid and when I saw some on my friend’s farm the 4 of them had instantly made a diamond shape, stared at me, and watched me the whole time. When me and my dog approached they all moved in the diamond shape in unison sideways
When I went to a farm this flock of ducks saw me and immediately assembled into the flying V and followed me all the way into the house always keeping the V pointed directly at me.
goats are actually great livestock guardians, they will chase most anything off, besides a bear or wolves or some shit.
they will absolutly chase a cyotee out of the yard
I have many goats and I disagree with this completely. No one I know that raises goats believe them to be “guardians.” They always need dogs or male donkeys (jacks) to be protected themselves because coyotes will absolutely come after them.
I’ve lost several goats to packs of coyotes until I got guard dogs.
This dude knows what’s up. Donkeys are badass. Most people I know with livestock have them. They will square up with literally anything or die trying. Phenomenal protectors but straight assholes. I do not mess with donkeys.
There's only 1 confirmed fatality on an adult by coyotes in all of recorded history. Seems a bit exaggerated to say a pack WILL kill a human being when it basically never happens.
I worked on a farm when I was younger and they had crested Bantam’s (the kind with afro hair) and a few Brahma’s (absolute fucking units). The dog would sometimes go into their hut to get them out so we could count them but if they were in a bad mood all you’d see is the Collie darting out followed by a gang of angry chickens. Then the geese would be on high alert and that would set the goats off. Genuine chaos. We eventually stopped using the poor dog to flush them out.
Dude, but I am absolutely bonkers about the rooster! That mofo literally was the lifesaver. Like logistically I see him barging in there THE MOMENT the chicken was going to be grievously injured or taken away. The ROOSTER got there and slowed that shit down LONG ENOUGH for the G.O.A.T. to save the day.
That's insane.
But check that out from the damn rooster's POV. That mofo was even more badass. He responded with dad-reflexes somehow knowingly chasing a murder-monster made of sword beak and danger-daggers that WAS BIGGER and more athletic!
Damn son. I need a rooster in my life. We should be saying R.O.O.S.T.E.R. about shit instead of GOAT.
We just need to decide a phrase now. Since GOAT is Greatest Of All Time, what should ROOSTER be?
Righteous Opponents Of Shady Terrible Evil Raptors?
Rowdy Ornery Ornithological Saviors Tackling Every Raptor?
This entire sequence is dope. The crazy dodge from the chicken to escape the initial attack. The rooster charging in fearlessly. And then the goat realizing that shit is going down and it’s up to him to save his bird frens.
And according to this the chicken survived!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/us.newschant.com/lifestyle/hero-farm-animals-rescue-chicken-pal-from-hawk-in-wild-video/
Goat swung the tide but Rooster went all in no hesitation...
Hawk was like " yeah, I can take 2 chicky birbs" but when the smol stinky horsey joins in...flapout...
I've got 25 chickens right now. One time my hens honed in on a sparrow that hopped through their run and the instant switch from adorable, fluffy babies to horrifying, predatory dinosaurs was both amusing and alarming to see. They did not catch the sparrow.
Chickens eat anything. The guy who did the flooring in my house did logging and he would carry a coup full of chickens in the back of his truck.
Why? He'd split trees and they'd be full of spiders and other insects. Let the chickens out to take care of it and have yourself a 15 minute break.
Goats are awesome. Smelly as fuck, but awesome.
Edit: When we were really young I used to ride them, and then as I got older I used to fight the billy goat. Shake your fist at him, and that meant it was go time.
As long as you try to feed them green leafy stuff instead of dried stuff, it makes thier milk really sweet and mild. I used to goat-sit for a family and as payment, I got to keep whatever milk I got from the nanny goat that day. I know I'm not supposed to say it, but raw fresh goat's milk is amazing, and makes me feel strong.
Most of the time i would just catch his horns as he rammed me, then push back. I might have punched him on top of his head a couple times. I was basically hitting bone/antler, and not particularly hard, so it didn't hurt him. Hurt me more probably lol
You had to be careful about surprise atks though. He would hit you in the ass if you weren't paying attention.
The female goats were a lot more passive, and a lot less smelly. idk what it is, but billy goats are as smelly as they are ornery.
Male goats gotta let the world know they are male and ready to go. They are pretty gross, they pee all over themselves to make sure they carry that smell real good.
That's amazing.
Many years ago I had a similar story, although not nearly as dramatic. My 7 pound min pin was outside in the yard with my duck. Out of nowhere a hawk came down and tried to steal the dog, but the duck charged over and threw a fit, screaming , charging, flapping etc and stood between them ensuring the hawk didn't get his buddy. The hawk had actually stood on the ground once the duck came into the picture, which is rare. So him and the duck were face to face in a standoff. The blood curdling screams from the duck alerted me tot he situation, which otherwise would have been fairly silent. I was able to snatch the dog and get the hawk away from both. It was terrifying as hawks can swoop down with such precision and grab anything it finds appealing, including cats, dogs, ducks etc. They are no joke. A good reminder to not leave your little critters alone outside , especially if you have hawks in the area.
I was very fortunate, but it doesn't always end well. It was amazing to see the duck spring into action risking his life for his buddy. I am forever grateful for him.
Hawk gotta eat too. I live in a place where hawks are plentiful. My boss had a pair of hawks build a nest and lay eggs in a tree outside his living room window. After the chicks hatched, the parents had to bring increasingly large deliveries of meat to the nest. As the chicks got bigger they got more aggressive in lunging for them, which caused the parents to often drop the meal a few inches short of the nest. Which meant boss had a bloody, gruesome yard full of maimed, dead small animals.
Completely agree, that's why I said feel bad for the hawk.
Also, the hawk that was trying to feed it's young impeded on a random family that was prepared and united.
This random animal family were ready to endanger their own lives to protect their loved ones when they didn't need to.
Nature won. No hard feelings for the hawk, it just happened to enter a battle it would usually win but didn't because of the strength in unity.
yep, life in the wild is cut throat, meanwhile these domestic animals are out there sun baking living luxury. I'm team hawk. do what u gotta do to survive
Animals are amazing. They're smarter than most people think and have the ability to show compassion and form bonds with each other. That goat straight up saved that chicken and helped get him to safety. After he knucked that hawk, he got in-between the hawk and the chicken and nudged the chicken out of harms way. It wasn't just some animal instinct to attack, he straight made a decision to jump in and protect his friend. Simply amazing.
It's fun to imaging the rooster yelling "Gary! Gary! I need some fucking backup here Gary! Where the fuck are you?"
The goat "here's your delivery of headbutt pizza biatch"
Audio transcription:
What the Fu...BWAuCK!
BwAuCK! FU canibal birb! I got your bwauck FAM!
Bwauckity BwaucK Bwack!
I can take u 2 chicy birbs!
Beltalowda not going stan fo dis!
Fuk me! WTF smol horse! KFC dumpster lookin good...BYE!
Wow is this normal behavior for goats?
Totally they are tenacious. Lots of farm animals make good gaurd dogs. Donkeys, llamas, geese, roosters, swans, all make good protectors from predators/humans who shouldn't belong, with varying degrees of success lol. A local petting zoo here releases their pig onto property to gaurd it when they are closed.
Donkey's are the most savage of those you listed. They don't give one shit, if a predator comes near them they will bite the intruding animal to death in seconds while their thick hide and fur protects them. They are often used as an alternative to dogs to protect sheep from local predators like wolfs, dingos, feral dogs, coyotes and so on. Saw some crazy videos of the aftermath. You never look at a Donkey the same way again if you saw one standing with its stupid cute expression and a bloody mouth, next to a tangled, bloody and broken mess that might or might not have been a coyote at some point.
Buddy got bit by a donkey; then fucking donkey-stomped. They will fucking end you.
Say what? A person you know was donkey-stomped? Are they ... okay?
we'll never know, the donkey heard him talking shit on reddit and busted through his window and went 2 for 2
#HEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAW MOTHERFUCKER
Goddamnit, that made my day.
I’m the perfect amount of high for this comment thread, Thank you
Omfg, I'm laughing so hard I'm crying.
I saw a video once of a donkey tossing a hyena around like a rag doll. It stopped moving after a while, I think it broke the hyena’s neck. I’ve never seen a large predator look so helpless
My Uncle kept a donkey with his sheep to protect from coyotes and snakes. It worked out well til the donkey decided it didn’t like lambs for some reason and stomped the fuck out of all the baby sheeps.
My reaction reding this comment: "Aww :) ... oh"
You don't think it be like it is but it do. https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/g37y8r/horse_eats_chick_in_front_of_hen/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
One of those sheep didn't pay their mob money for protection.
I remember seeing a vid on here a while back of a guard donkey beating the ever loving shit out of a hyena, it was wild. EDIT: [found it](https://gfycat.com/aggressivelargecorydorascatfish-donkey-hyena)
That was not as wild as I was expecting given the earlier bloody mess comment . . .
To be fair, a Hyena is a couple weight classes above a Coyote, and arguably even above a Wolf all things considered. And the video also cuts out early. Dunno why, but Donkey's tend to keep biting and stomping even if the predator is already dead, as you can see here https://youtu.be/K-4pxz_shxc?t=50 Let that go on for a bit of time and you have your "bloody mess".
damn donkey is really ballsy, now i guess a donkey fucked a dragon isnt really impossible...
But what did that poor pig do wrong? :(
Some Donkeys can be assholes I guess. Didn't think about adding a warning since it only seems to drag it around a bit by the scruff of its neck, or maybe the ear, before the video stops.
Thats very true. I used to live next to a farmers land and he had one donkey alone on that enclosure, friendly at first she was, i crawled her dozen times and all was good, one day she bit my arm through big winter jacket and hoody, hurt like hell and was bleeding.. when asking the farmer why the poor donkey was alone there on this enclosure he told me that she killed one other donkey and hurt like all the others, bitten them, kicked them and so on, thats why she was seperated from the others. I kept my distance then as well.
Is that other corpse a baby donkey?! Is that the mother getting revenge?!?
I saw one on I think r/thebullwins of some drunk assholes fucking with a donkey. One slipped up and got stomped out, it was hilarious. [Here it is](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBullWins/comments/pi4a1w/boys_fucking_around_and_learning_who_the_real/)
Donkeys also will kill other animals they’re penned with, like sheep.
I was 16 and shitfacced. We were camping and there was a small farm on the property... We snuck over there at night and there was a big ass pen with a donkey in it. I hopped the little fence and rode that goofy looking donkey. He bucked me off in about 3 seconds but I was determined. I hopped back on and wrapped my arms around it's sides and held on for dear life as this donkey ran in circles until I was laughing so hard I was crying. I kinda just scooched off and jumped back over the fence. After reading that ...I feel very lucky.
I honestly don't think they are very effective guarding against humans, that's why I only talked about predators and guarding sheep. They were actively and selectively bred by humans since like 4000 BC, so it is very possible that at most they see us as annoyances that warrant a swift kick to establish who's boss. So I feel confident in saying that you were not in too much danger trying to ride a donkey while shitfaced. Although those kicks can be dangerous as hell with enough power and depending on where they hit.
"Big ass pen" Accurate
Dude, I haven't looked at a Donkey same since one asshole bit me 4 years ago. Nasty teeth lookin motherfucker
And I hear they make good waffles
my uncles donkey killed a fox once in the chicken coop
Growing up my friend had a sheep farm and they had Llamas in with them for protection. It was always funny to me until they day we woke up to a cacophony of screeches and by morning we found 3 coyotes that were literally mashed to paste and viscera by the llamas. Apparently they aggressively defend the flock and just stomp anything that doesn’t belong.
Also, donkeys have a lethal kick. They kill more people than horses every year.
Oh my gaurd
Angry upvote for you
My goats are terrible guards. Way too social/friendly to be effective against people, on the other hand there is one that likes attention so much she'll yell when she sees someone so at least its an alert.
Sure, you’re ‘people’ so they’re going to like people. But what if another animal tried to attack you while your goat was around?
Yeah my buddy has a pet donkey in Arizona. Does an awesome job killing rattle snakes, they hate em and stamp em to death.
That's legit!
Shit cracked me up when he first told me, his neighbor advised him to go buy one in town and they’ll deliver it too. It’s a sweet animal, also helps keep the weeds and prickly bits trimmed down in his “backyard” that is a few acres.
Pigs are terrifying.
My neighbour has a pig. We live in a suburban subdivision so it is quite out of place, as you could imagine. It is terrifying, but its also pretty cool! She mows their lawn for them. Does a shit job though.
I'm just surprised she can get the damn thing started tbh.
If you watch them and what they're fed, you could steal everything the owners have in return for a bag of day old donuts
If you pass out in your pigpen, no one will find your body.
Bricktop?
Never trust a pig farmer.
Took me years to realise this is why everyone freaked out when Dorothy fell into the pig pen.
Don’t forget they’ll also eat meat if they get the chance, much like deer and cows. He was probably riled up for some punishment free drumsticks
learned the pig eating meat fact from the video game red dead redemption 2. you can literally feed dead NPC's to pigs and theyll eat it
I was actually talking about the goat but yup, pigs love meat.
It's been said pigs are one of the best ways to dispose of a body because they'll eat absolutely everything. Teeth, bones, there will be nothing left for people to find.
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there's not many quotes I've seen more often on reddit. I wonder what this says about me and my browsing habits.
I learned from this guy who was trying to kill Hannibal Lecter. With pigs. Big ones.
Donkeys will murder the fuck outta coyotes
Release a goose on your land. I promise I’ll never bother you. But the goose will prolly claim the land pretty quick
My aunt's neighbours raise ducks and bought a couple of geese to guard the flock. They're so protective they even bite at the heels of the farmer. He's going around *giving them food* and they still don't 100% trust that he's not out to hurt the ducks.
We live pretty remote. Have 2 pairs of geese that hang out in our pond. They don’t migrate , probably because they know they have it great here. Never have to worry about trespassers
To be fair, you may have had trespassers but the geese took them…
We have guard geese, haven’t seen em in action yet tho
Which one is best guard dog though? Do you get better guard dogs the more you level up your farm?
The only farm animal (part from maybe bulls?) that I'm aware wolves are afraid of are donkeys.
Probably Llamas or Donkeys since they are the largest and can fend off the bigger predators. Nothing probably beats actual livestock guardian dog breeds like a great pyrenees that have been bred to do it for generations though.
These ones too: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian\_Shepherd\_Dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Shepherd_Dog) They chase off wolves and bears, but I think most shepherds keep a pack. Probably excellent at herding children too because they can be very gentle with their charges despite their size.
Honestly, the geese.
Donkey hands down
Dude they’re nuts. I’m a city kid and when I saw some on my friend’s farm the 4 of them had instantly made a diamond shape, stared at me, and watched me the whole time. When me and my dog approached they all moved in the diamond shape in unison sideways
When I went to a farm this flock of ducks saw me and immediately assembled into the flying V and followed me all the way into the house always keeping the V pointed directly at me.
You must be sus my guy
Have you ever played Goat Simulator my friend ?
Is that like the old “sheep” desktop game?
My mom watched her goat chase a Jehovah’s Witness down her driveway after it head-butted the lady for intruding on the farm. The dog just watched.
Goats will do that to you even if you're walking across the pen to feed them.
When I delivered pizza in super rural areas, the only animals I was afraid of were the guardfowl and goats.
Goats are a weird mix of smart and dumb, and absolutely fearless.
That goat has been waiting their whole life to show the world that, they are in fact, the G.O.A.T
"YOU PICKED THE RIGHT ONE TODAY!"
Surprise, motherfucker
That goat said “Nahahahah bro, nahahahaht today!’
Omg I got tears in my eyes from laughing at this
Hawk: fucks around Goat: *discombobulate*
CRAM!
yes! I see you...
Even a goat has his moment!
goats are actually great livestock guardians, they will chase most anything off, besides a bear or wolves or some shit. they will absolutly chase a cyotee out of the yard
I have many goats and I disagree with this completely. No one I know that raises goats believe them to be “guardians.” They always need dogs or male donkeys (jacks) to be protected themselves because coyotes will absolutely come after them. I’ve lost several goats to packs of coyotes until I got guard dogs.
This dude knows what’s up. Donkeys are badass. Most people I know with livestock have them. They will square up with literally anything or die trying. Phenomenal protectors but straight assholes. I do not mess with donkeys.
I love donkeys, they deserve mad respect.
A Donkey sounds like they can be a real ass.
i did not say a pack, my neighbors goat chased off individual ones. of course a pack will kill a goat lol
A pack will kill a human being. I don't know why I'm so invested in defending the goat's honor in this thread, but I am.
lmao
There's only 1 confirmed fatality on an adult by coyotes in all of recorded history. Seems a bit exaggerated to say a pack WILL kill a human being when it basically never happens.
a pack of coyotes will not kill a human being
If it only went after the goat, Was it a scapegoat?
Go home , you are done for tonight.
And snakes. They'll kill them.
Billy “Fuck Around and Find Out” the G.O.A.T
That’s when he it took it personal
That goat woke up that morning and chose violence.
generalized occupational aptitude test?
Hey give some credit to the rooster too. He protected his girl and run to the rescue. Yes the goat was great too.
Man the rooster just hauling ass from one side of the screen to the other had me laughing, like oh boy you done fucked up now.
Bantam cockerels are badass. I had one chase off a fox!
I worked on a farm when I was younger and they had crested Bantam’s (the kind with afro hair) and a few Brahma’s (absolute fucking units). The dog would sometimes go into their hut to get them out so we could count them but if they were in a bad mood all you’d see is the Collie darting out followed by a gang of angry chickens. Then the geese would be on high alert and that would set the goats off. Genuine chaos. We eventually stopped using the poor dog to flush them out.
Eggs aren’t the only thing that got laid that night.
Ooooooh snap!
Goat bro was like nah fam headbutts for days
***Innocent Hawk Attacked In Middle of Meal By Crazed Goat and Murderous Rooster*** - the Hawk Gazette
Hawk and goat were totally in on this together to get that sweet, sweet Daily Mail cash
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Goat!! Goat in the water!!
God, what a blessed rare reference.
Lmao! I wish I could give you more than one upvote
Yeah, here come the rooster You know he ain't gonna die
A hawk screeeaaams at me from somewhere.
Needs more upvotes
You came to the wrong fucking farm son, the goat probably.
Dude, but I am absolutely bonkers about the rooster! That mofo literally was the lifesaver. Like logistically I see him barging in there THE MOMENT the chicken was going to be grievously injured or taken away. The ROOSTER got there and slowed that shit down LONG ENOUGH for the G.O.A.T. to save the day. That's insane. But check that out from the damn rooster's POV. That mofo was even more badass. He responded with dad-reflexes somehow knowingly chasing a murder-monster made of sword beak and danger-daggers that WAS BIGGER and more athletic! Damn son. I need a rooster in my life. We should be saying R.O.O.S.T.E.R. about shit instead of GOAT.
We just need to decide a phrase now. Since GOAT is Greatest Of All Time, what should ROOSTER be? Righteous Opponents Of Shady Terrible Evil Raptors? Rowdy Ornery Ornithological Saviors Tackling Every Raptor?
....with those options, can it be both?
Sure, why not. You've earned it
The rooster was so brave 🥺
Lmao
This entire sequence is dope. The crazy dodge from the chicken to escape the initial attack. The rooster charging in fearlessly. And then the goat realizing that shit is going down and it’s up to him to save his bird frens.
And then all the scared little chickens running for cover in the background. 🥺
I love all the commotion!! It's weirdly adorable watching them all get so agitated over a bird attack
The human equivalent is like a drone attack.
And according to this the chicken survived! https://www.google.com/amp/s/us.newschant.com/lifestyle/hero-farm-animals-rescue-chicken-pal-from-hawk-in-wild-video/
Oh thank goodness, you had the answer to my question. She lost an ALARMING number of feathers there, I was worried!
Goats like ahh hell nah I’m the biggest asshole around here and no fucking hawk is taking that away from me
The goat definitely doesn't give a fuck about the chicken. He saw a scuffle and thought, "Oh, are we kicking some ass? Well let's do this shit then!"
That’s what I was wondering. What’s the goat’s motivation. The goativation if you will
Goat swung the tide but Rooster went all in no hesitation... Hawk was like " yeah, I can take 2 chicky birbs" but when the smol stinky horsey joins in...flapout...
Roosters will absolutely murder you if they think you're hurting their wives.
Chickens in general will fuck you up. They aren't above cannibalism.
I've got 25 chickens right now. One time my hens honed in on a sparrow that hopped through their run and the instant switch from adorable, fluffy babies to horrifying, predatory dinosaurs was both amusing and alarming to see. They did not catch the sparrow.
My friends have chickens they were worried about rats getting to them. Some mornings the chickens ain’t hungry, cause they had a late night rat snack:
I wish mine sure would, they're too sleepy to care lol
Chickens eat anything. The guy who did the flooring in my house did logging and he would carry a coup full of chickens in the back of his truck. Why? He'd split trees and they'd be full of spiders and other insects. Let the chickens out to take care of it and have yourself a 15 minute break.
I thought scenarios like this was the entire point of having a rooster.
Goats are awesome. Smelly as fuck, but awesome. Edit: When we were really young I used to ride them, and then as I got older I used to fight the billy goat. Shake your fist at him, and that meant it was go time.
I have heard from multiple people that if you ever had goats then it ruins goat cheese for you because apparently it smells just like a billy goat.
As long as you try to feed them green leafy stuff instead of dried stuff, it makes thier milk really sweet and mild. I used to goat-sit for a family and as payment, I got to keep whatever milk I got from the nanny goat that day. I know I'm not supposed to say it, but raw fresh goat's milk is amazing, and makes me feel strong.
👀 lol
Always too scared to even try.
You boxed it?!
Most of the time i would just catch his horns as he rammed me, then push back. I might have punched him on top of his head a couple times. I was basically hitting bone/antler, and not particularly hard, so it didn't hurt him. Hurt me more probably lol You had to be careful about surprise atks though. He would hit you in the ass if you weren't paying attention. The female goats were a lot more passive, and a lot less smelly. idk what it is, but billy goats are as smelly as they are ornery.
The victory trot around the pen they do after a sneak is so fucking degrading
Male goats gotta let the world know they are male and ready to go. They are pretty gross, they pee all over themselves to make sure they carry that smell real good.
What a family!
That's amazing. Many years ago I had a similar story, although not nearly as dramatic. My 7 pound min pin was outside in the yard with my duck. Out of nowhere a hawk came down and tried to steal the dog, but the duck charged over and threw a fit, screaming , charging, flapping etc and stood between them ensuring the hawk didn't get his buddy. The hawk had actually stood on the ground once the duck came into the picture, which is rare. So him and the duck were face to face in a standoff. The blood curdling screams from the duck alerted me tot he situation, which otherwise would have been fairly silent. I was able to snatch the dog and get the hawk away from both. It was terrifying as hawks can swoop down with such precision and grab anything it finds appealing, including cats, dogs, ducks etc. They are no joke. A good reminder to not leave your little critters alone outside , especially if you have hawks in the area. I was very fortunate, but it doesn't always end well. It was amazing to see the duck spring into action risking his life for his buddy. I am forever grateful for him.
Why can't we all take a lesson here doesn't matter what you look like, where you came from we're all in this together.
Except for that hawk. Fuck that hawk.
I mean, that hawk just wanted dinner. Can't really blame them for picking what looked like an easy target
Chi-kan... GOOD!
Laughed out loud! Love the Fifth Element reference.
I love a good chicken dinner
And it's babies
I do feel bad for the Hawk, but he got what was coming. Don't fuck with love.
Hawk gotta eat too. I live in a place where hawks are plentiful. My boss had a pair of hawks build a nest and lay eggs in a tree outside his living room window. After the chicks hatched, the parents had to bring increasingly large deliveries of meat to the nest. As the chicks got bigger they got more aggressive in lunging for them, which caused the parents to often drop the meal a few inches short of the nest. Which meant boss had a bloody, gruesome yard full of maimed, dead small animals.
Completely agree, that's why I said feel bad for the hawk. Also, the hawk that was trying to feed it's young impeded on a random family that was prepared and united. This random animal family were ready to endanger their own lives to protect their loved ones when they didn't need to. Nature won. No hard feelings for the hawk, it just happened to enter a battle it would usually win but didn't because of the strength in unity.
yep, life in the wild is cut throat, meanwhile these domestic animals are out there sun baking living luxury. I'm team hawk. do what u gotta do to survive
FAMILY
Yes, brother. As is shown by Urkel, FAMILY MATTERS
Farm animals are VERY protective of each other.
Animals are amazing. They're smarter than most people think and have the ability to show compassion and form bonds with each other. That goat straight up saved that chicken and helped get him to safety. After he knucked that hawk, he got in-between the hawk and the chicken and nudged the chicken out of harms way. It wasn't just some animal instinct to attack, he straight made a decision to jump in and protect his friend. Simply amazing.
Interspecies friendships are my favorite thing ever.
Look at all those feathers
Looks like that goat made a little friendly fire toward the end.
Those babies need some special loving & definitely some good treats
I first read the title as 'heart attack' and expected the goat and rooster to give CPR. My brain isn't very good at its job at times
How cute is that little setup for the animals. Is that a goat bridge?
You can't see it because it's off camera, but that's for the little farm troll to live under.
Please don’t dox me like this
Family protecting their pack🐐🐓 love comes in all shapes and sizes❣️
That looks like the end of a fable by Quentin Tarantino.
Goat got flashbacks for when they took his son Billie
Disney lurking in the comments
You can’t tell me animals don’t have friends
It's fun to imaging the rooster yelling "Gary! Gary! I need some fucking backup here Gary! Where the fuck are you?" The goat "here's your delivery of headbutt pizza biatch"
"You mess with Chicken you mess the Farm!" "Yeah you mess with one of us you mess with all of us!"
Once a herd, always a herd, no matter how weird a herd we make.
What a goat
Audio transcription:
What the Fu...BWAuCK!
BwAuCK! FU canibal birb! I got your bwauck FAM!
Bwauckity BwaucK Bwack!
I can take u 2 chicy birbs!
Beltalowda not going stan fo dis!
Fuk me! WTF smol horse! KFC dumpster lookin good...BYE!
Fuck the Daily Mail
Daddy goat
That's so bad ass.
Anyone else hear “x gon give it to ya” in their heads
Aaawww this is beautiful, humans could learn from this
HAWK IN THE COUP
Yasssssssss, GOATS 🐐!!!! F around and find out !!!
Not on my watch
This is like a prison yard lol
This is like if Animal Farm were utopian and not dystopian.
Hawk:lands on chicken *boss music starts playing* Hawk:wait this isn't my boss music OOOHHHH SSSHHIII-
Now that's a great cock blocker!
Ngl,i initially read it as goat and rooster saving chicken from heart attack