Poll
Animal Companions
What non-equids do you have living in/around your barn?(Select all that apply)
Total votes cast: 2333
Comments & Write-in Answers
pig
11/30/2009 10:17:36 PM
ducks
11/30/2009 10:13:19 PM
llamas, miniature sheep, peacocks
11/30/2009 9:21:28 PM
Chester the bunny
11/30/2009 7:51:52 PM
I own Sasha a lab x husky that I rescued when she was 6 months old
11/30/2009 6:36:16 PM
Turkeys and pigs
11/30/2009 5:49:47 PM
She's a senior citizen, but acts like a puppy when I saddle up my horse for a ride in the woods
11/30/2009 5:12:18 PM
Lulu - Yorkipoo and Snickers - Siamese Ragdoll
11/30/2009 4:57:53 PM
12 cats from the place we rented, 7 more at the place we bought, all neutered and vacc. now.
11/30/2009 4:16:43 PM
burros
11/30/2009 4:09:46 PM
PARROTS
11/30/2009 3:45:44 PM
Llamas, sheep and pigs.
11/30/2009 2:52:32 PM
a sheep rescued after surviving a coyote attack and her baby born 2 weeks later
11/30/2009 1:26:37 PM
ducks, a disabled grackle
11/30/2009 1:21:24 PM
goldfish in water troughs and pigs and one minature mule
11/30/2009 11:50:21 AM
a happy household
11/30/2009 10:49:17 AM
We raise rabbits for meat
11/29/2009 11:01:51 PM
bunnies
11/29/2009 9:39:26 PM
teacup potbelly pigs
11/29/2009 6:55:00 PM
ducks
11/29/2009 5:51:40 PM
I have a beagle/queensland cross named Scooter, a black and white cat named Ivy and 2 baby racoons!
11/29/2009 3:46:35 PM
pot belly pig
11/29/2009 2:43:13 PM
Old Black Cocker Spaniel
11/29/2009 12:19:37 PM
pig
11/29/2009 11:35:19 AM
wild ducks
11/29/2009 10:33:16 AM
10 cats 1 dog and 1 gecko that lives in the house
11/29/2009 10:21:13 AM
the cats are good mousers, but they are disgusting! they poop in my hay bales in the loft - yuk
11/29/2009 10:16:05 AM
rabbit
11/28/2009 7:17:49 PM
Rabbit.
11/28/2009 6:26:00 PM
llama
11/28/2009 4:16:04 PM
bunnies
11/28/2009 4:11:22 PM
alpacas, sheep and geese
11/28/2009 1:12:06 PM
2 dogs, 4 cats, 16 chickens, 3 ducks & 1 African clawtoed frog
11/28/2009 12:06:39 PM
cats
11/28/2009 11:30:33 AM
sheep
11/28/2009 10:51:03 AM
horse lovers are also dog loers
11/28/2009 10:09:43 AM
duck
11/28/2009 8:51:53 AM
2 German Shepherds/4 cats
11/28/2009 8:10:55 AM
snakes, mice, birds etc.
11/28/2009 7:51:36 AM
Sheep, moose
11/28/2009 3:13:52 AM
ducks
11/27/2009 10:01:20 PM
mallory ducks/rabbits/doves/bats
11/27/2009 9:50:58 PM
rabbits
11/27/2009 7:46:26 PM
3 Llamas one of whom we rescued
11/27/2009 5:38:06 PM
sheep, we even have a fox living in the barn
11/27/2009 3:25:39 PM
I have 2 wonderful cats that live in our heated tack room; they come and go through a pet door.
11/27/2009 2:50:04 PM
We have a Jack, Yellow Lab & Weim. 7 cats. The dogs love to trail ride with me.
11/27/2009 1:49:31 PM
many birds of rapture
11/27/2009 1:19:36 PM
one barn cat. she has a favorite horse and spends time with him.
11/27/2009 11:53:26 AM
Mt animals are all rescues
11/27/2009 11:35:23 AM
Guinies
11/27/2009 11:10:52 AM
None, several cats and dogs in the house.
11/27/2009 11:02:30 AM
cat in house
11/27/2009 10:01:02 AM
Companion animals to our equines prove invaluable to keep them interested and stimulated.
11/27/2009 9:48:36 AM
5 horses
11/27/2009 9:42:53 AM
turkeys and guineas
11/27/2009 7:57:53 AM
Ground squirrels destroying the pastures. KILL THEM ALL ! ! !
11/27/2009 4:23:50 AM
Cats and plenty of mice - lots of them.....
11/27/2009 12:28:12 AM
Have a few sheep in the mix too.
11/27/2009 12:10:34 AM
In the summer heat, my german shepherd will lay in the shade provided by the horse!
11/26/2009 10:55:52 PM
horse
11/26/2009 10:33:12 PM
none, except the wildlife that frequents the barnyard at night
11/26/2009 10:27:24 PM
People dump them, we spay/nueter. Too many unwanted kittens-very sad.
11/26/2009 9:37:54 PM
fish
11/26/2009 9:09:41 PM
ducks and alpacas
11/26/2009 8:59:08 PM
stifle injuries
11/26/2009 8:47:03 PM
12 guinea watch dogs keep everyone in the know about visitors of any kind.
11/26/2009 7:46:05 PM
peacocks
11/26/2009 7:17:56 PM
we have a dairy farm
11/26/2009 6:51:06 PM
llama and sheep
11/26/2009 6:42:27 PM
Sheep
11/26/2009 6:36:22 PM
sheep
11/26/2009 6:04:28 PM
llamas
11/26/2009 5:55:57 PM
I also have Bernese Mountain Dogs, which are a great working breed.
11/26/2009 4:30:00 PM
owls
11/26/2009 4:03:45 PM
my sister has the horses ,has cats and dogs, I had goats on the track
11/26/2009 3:57:16 PM
deer, mice, birds, possums
11/26/2009 3:35:35 PM
If it walks, flies, or swims, I am sure that it is here on this farm....someplace!!
11/26/2009 3:11:47 PM
rabbits, turtle
11/26/2009 2:45:28 PM
Peacocks
11/26/2009 2:41:18 PM
3 dogs, 3 cats, soon to be 4 of each!
11/26/2009 1:20:40 PM
1 cat came last summer. We fed it, now we have 4.
11/26/2009 1:19:08 PM
rodents, hawks, awols
11/26/2009 12:59:15 PM
some peacocks as well
11/26/2009 12:52:00 PM
Mini spotted donkey which is an Equid, but very different from horses
11/26/2009 12:34:27 PM
Shubunkins (goldfish) in horse tanks
11/26/2009 11:12:29 AM
do mice count?
11/26/2009 10:49:14 AM
6 cats, 1 dog, 3 donkeys and a pig
11/26/2009 10:14:55 AM
sheep; mice, rats (wild)
11/26/2009 9:52:52 AM
One cat who refuses to leave the tackroom
11/26/2009 8:49:19 AM
mice, because my cat is lazy
11/26/2009 8:15:12 AM
pigeons
11/25/2009 11:44:03 PM
Rabbits
11/25/2009 11:41:11 PM
deer are abundant and the mare happily shares her pastures
11/25/2009 11:20:00 PM
I was holding my dog, Sam, and he started licking the horses nose. It was very cute
11/25/2009 10:36:43 PM
geese
11/25/2009 10:36:24 PM
sheep
11/25/2009 10:28:47 PM
wildlife
11/25/2009 10:23:17 PM
Mice, squirrels, and chipmunks - and there is no grain available!
11/25/2009 10:07:11 PM
guinea hens
11/25/2009 9:47:53 PM
sheep and emu, ducks and swan
11/25/2009 9:32:56 PM
skunk
11/25/2009 9:23:38 PM
we have one sheep, one goat, one chicken, one cat and three house dogs.
11/25/2009 9:10:17 PM
Hey, what's a barn without a cat?
11/25/2009 9:03:20 PM
ducks, geese, rabbits, turkeys
11/25/2009 8:54:06 PM
Cats & Dogs as well as Owls,swallows and other birds. On the property deer,eagles & ravens
11/25/2009 8:49:10 PM
they are wild and severly in-bred sickly, you can't touch them they are not pets
11/25/2009 7:59:02 PM
sheep, gineau pig
11/25/2009 7:58:06 PM
sheep
11/25/2009 7:40:15 PM
two donkeys, a piglet and guinea fowl
11/25/2009 7:15:24 PM
dogs, cats, cows, and unwanted pests (rats/mice, skunk...)
11/25/2009 6:43:41 PM
pig that eats rattle snakes
11/25/2009 6:26:51 PM
rabbits, guinea pigs
11/25/2009 6:03:01 PM
sheep
11/25/2009 5:38:29 PM
also sheep
11/25/2009 5:25:07 PM
Pot bellied pig named Jasmine Louise
11/25/2009 4:47:28 PM
Bud the Sheep, He thinks hes a cow
11/25/2009 4:25:20 PM
I have three rescued dogs and three rescued cats.
11/25/2009 3:56:18 PM
sheep
11/25/2009 3:50:05 PM
Cats only - dogs live in the house
11/25/2009 3:39:54 PM
I am owned by a ragdoll cat named Bella. She hates to be touched, looked at or talked to.
11/25/2009 3:28:31 PM
I have 4 goats and 3 horses, 1 hog. My horses, hogs, & goats all eat together and sleep together.
11/25/2009 3:24:15 PM
pigs
11/25/2009 3:18:37 PM
I have 10 indoor cats, 2 dogs, and 2 parrots
11/25/2009 3:17:50 PM
Barn owner has 2 Boston Terriers and a single cat for pest control.
11/25/2009 2:41:32 PM
We have parrots helping care for our horses
11/25/2009 2:32:59 PM
sheep
11/25/2009 2:32:49 PM
Two German Shepherds, which are house house dogs and they go every place that I go.
11/25/2009 2:00:21 PM
Sheep!
11/25/2009 1:09:20 PM
ducks, rabbits
11/25/2009 12:53:43 PM
Toulouse geese (good "watchdog" breed)
11/25/2009 12:29:05 PM
rabbits
11/25/2009 12:12:16 PM
rabbits
11/25/2009 11:59:30 AM
Geese, ducks and fish
11/25/2009 11:54:50 AM
rabbit
11/25/2009 11:45:55 AM
rats,mice and raccoons can't get rid of them,protected in Cal
11/25/2009 11:39:54 AM
Sheep
11/25/2009 11:21:28 AM
ducks, geese
11/25/2009 11:16:58 AM
3 neighborhood cats have forsaken their homes in favor of the freedom of the stable.
11/25/2009 10:56:46 AM
We live in a remote area and are subject to moose, deer and bear going through our fences.
11/25/2009 10:56:27 AM
rabbits
11/25/2009 10:48:58 AM
Two barn cats, one domestic cat, some strays..
11/25/2009 10:37:26 AM
Non-toxic rodent controllers
11/25/2009 10:28:52 AM
We have three dogs, two cats and two goats
11/25/2009 10:26:25 AM
Ducks
11/25/2009 10:24:20 AM
We are in 4H so we also have rabbits, ducks and a pig. Our other pets include cockatiels & luvbirds
11/25/2009 10:19:11 AM
rabbits
11/25/2009 10:19:00 AM
I wouldn't have one without the other
11/25/2009 10:18:15 AM
2 barn cats. Live in the feed room. Keep barn rodent free. 1 semi-feral cat. Comes & goes.
11/25/2009 10:15:33 AM
goldfish in the water troughs
11/25/2009 10:00:35 AM
llamas, donkeys
11/25/2009 9:37:03 AM
llama
11/25/2009 9:30:32 AM
There is a large owl and several swallows livinng in my Quanset hut barn.
11/25/2009 9:27:17 AM
live in very rural setting:coon/possum/deer/wild turkeys
11/25/2009 9:15:11 AM
TURKEYS, MALLARD DUCKS, AND PHEASANTS
11/25/2009 9:13:43 AM
barn sparrows & other wild birds
11/25/2009 8:46:11 AM
ducks and geese, peermanent residents and visitors
11/25/2009 8:45:49 AM
lambs
11/25/2009 8:39:31 AM
Wildlife: Raccoons, foxes, deer, black snakes,
11/25/2009 8:25:20 AM
racoons
11/25/2009 8:23:08 AM
we have had a bit of everything at our barn. our horses are used to all creatures!
11/25/2009 7:23:28 AM
guinea hens (tick control)
11/25/2009 7:20:53 AM
4 domestic cats and 1 feral
11/25/2009 6:56:32 AM
2 dogs, 8 cats...rats, opossums, and raccoons...0
11/25/2009 6:10:08 AM
Sheep, pigs
11/25/2009 12:54:52 AM
we have all the above visiting the stables but only the cat and turkeys in residence
11/25/2009 12:47:30 AM
Alpacas and Llamas
11/25/2009 12:46:08 AM
alpaca, and pot bellied pig
11/25/2009 12:30:22 AM
ducks, geese
11/25/2009 12:29:01 AM
PEA HEN
11/25/2009 12:25:43 AM
ducks
11/25/2009 12:15:41 AM
geese-ducks-show poultry and waterfowl along with dogs and horses
11/24/2009 11:45:36 PM
pack rats, cougars, bears, & bobcats
11/24/2009 11:36:22 PM
rabbits
11/24/2009 11:22:23 PM
Pigs, javalina, ducks
11/24/2009 11:19:47 PM
rabbits,ducks, geese
11/24/2009 11:03:29 PM
pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs
11/24/2009 10:53:37 PM
sheep
11/24/2009 10:46:35 PM
sheep, a pig
11/24/2009 10:45:41 PM
guinea fowl
11/24/2009 10:32:32 PM
They rarely acknowledge each other, but happily coexist.
11/24/2009 10:26:48 PM
also my 2 guineas
11/24/2009 10:22:54 PM
peacock
11/24/2009 10:21:42 PM
donkey. tortise
11/24/2009 10:14:39 PM
We have dogs too, but don't allow them in with the horses.
11/24/2009 9:59:05 PM
rabbit
11/24/2009 9:51:11 PM
donkey
11/24/2009 9:43:55 PM
The Dogs & cats gang up onmice & birds there four no mice or birds
11/24/2009 9:37:40 PM
Prarie Dogs!!!!!
11/24/2009 9:34:24 PM
peacocks, three hens very intersting and social birds
11/24/2009 9:27:03 PM
also 1 ewe, 3 ducks
11/24/2009 9:07:20 PM
three jack russells
11/24/2009 9:06:40 PM
7 cats, 6 dogs- all strays that wandered up and I ended up keeping them.
11/24/2009 8:47:59 PM
mom cat and two offspring. end of our mouse/mole/vole and dirty birds roosting!
11/24/2009 8:44:23 PM
I have 4 dorper sheep along with 4 shit-zue's 1 cat 2 chooks.
11/24/2009 8:43:01 PM
We also have fish inside the house and in the big horse tank and a ferrett that found us.
11/24/2009 8:06:12 PM
I have two fat cats that are great hunters. They even go out and get gophers and birds.
11/24/2009 8:02:29 PM
rabbits
11/24/2009 8:02:16 PM
Koi
11/24/2009 8:00:17 PM
skunks, fox, coon, beaver, deer, elk, moose
11/24/2009 7:42:58 PM
llama
11/24/2009 7:34:03 PM
Also rabbits, a mini llama and alpacas
11/24/2009 7:24:41 PM
OUr barn cat is spayed and is vaccinated regularly.
11/24/2009 7:19:44 PM
potbelly pig he is kept out of their corrals out
11/24/2009 7:19:31 PM
Sheep
11/24/2009 7:11:46 PM
Everything but the kitchen sink and a llama.
11/24/2009 7:09:40 PM
llama, donky
11/24/2009 6:46:43 PM
A gopher snake to eat the rats and mice.
11/24/2009 6:38:14 PM
27 hens, 1 rooster, 4 dogs and a tough cat named Osama
11/24/2009 6:36:09 PM
I have two goats, "Julie" a nubian cross, who thinks she is a dog and talks non-stop!
11/24/2009 6:23:51 PM
Fox family, lots of deer, wild turkeys
11/24/2009 6:12:17 PM
peafowl
11/24/2009 6:05:53 PM
A buncha rescue critters! Love 'em ALL!
11/24/2009 6:04:17 PM
rats
11/24/2009 6:01:41 PM
mILLIE, wolf/sheperd mix CINDERS, white sheperd/red &white husky mix
11/24/2009 5:57:31 PM
Wealso have a small pack of coyotes and a herd of deer in surrounding woods
11/24/2009 5:42:43 PM
Besides the normal residents, I have 2 quinea fowl. Entertaining for all.
11/24/2009 5:33:28 PM
3 cats and 1 psycho kittie
11/24/2009 5:30:49 PM
turkey
11/24/2009 5:22:30 PM
pigs, peafowl, turkeys, coyotes, ducks, geese, pigeons, rabbits
11/24/2009 5:22:27 PM
guineas
11/24/2009 5:18:09 PM
They keep each other company.
11/24/2009 5:14:53 PM
burros
11/24/2009 5:00:02 PM
we live on a cattle ranch,so we have stock dogs ( catahoulas) and barn cats in additon to the cows.
11/24/2009 4:59:20 PM
Birds, Newts, Guinea Pigs
11/24/2009 4:53:13 PM
All dogs and cats also come in the house.
11/24/2009 4:50:22 PM
rabbits, tame rats.
11/24/2009 4:45:50 PM
The barn owner has dogs that are not very well behaved!
11/24/2009 4:35:30 PM
Rabbits
11/24/2009 4:34:57 PM
3 goldfish in the stock tank. =) Plus 2 dogs.
11/24/2009 4:32:36 PM
rabbits
11/24/2009 4:31:04 PM
Mice! And they aren't welcome.
11/24/2009 4:28:40 PM
Our 3 chickens are the funniest of our barn. We have one that is fearless and chases our dogs
11/24/2009 4:15:36 PM
Dogs seem to keep the wildlife at bay
11/24/2009 4:12:35 PM
ducks
11/24/2009 4:10:16 PM
One dog and one cat.
11/24/2009 4:06:40 PM
A beautiful fox...and one less chicken...
11/24/2009 4:02:14 PM
Two Hogs, a macaw and a mini donkey as well
11/24/2009 3:52:30 PM
They keep the unwelcome wild creatures away.
11/24/2009 3:49:47 PM
sheep, llamas, alpacas, duck, seagull
11/24/2009 3:47:37 PM
Pot bellied pig & goose
11/24/2009 3:47:09 PM
Pigeons, wild ones, can't oust them
11/24/2009 3:45:41 PM
do the pesty mice count?
11/24/2009 3:45:10 PM
additionally, Guinea Fowl & Pigs
11/24/2009 3:41:28 PM
sheep
11/24/2009 3:36:49 PM
Wallaby!!!
11/24/2009 3:36:17 PM
Great mousers and love to rub on the horses' noses
11/24/2009 3:33:05 PM
My goats help raise the foals-they even saved the life of a filly orphaned at 9 days by loving her!
11/24/2009 3:29:36 PM
rabbits
11/24/2009 3:29:12 PM
DONKEYS
11/24/2009 3:28:01 PM
wild birds
11/24/2009 3:24:24 PM
Llamas and miniature spotted donkey
11/24/2009 3:23:29 PM
sheep
11/24/2009 3:18:02 PM
I have one two year old Bullmastiff and two cats.
11/24/2009 3:17:40 PM
Cats, dogs, and a pot bellied pig!
11/24/2009 3:16:32 PM
ducks
11/24/2009 3:13:04 PM
5 Goats, 2 Dogs, 2 Cats - All get along great and are good buddies. Horses buddy up with the goats
11/24/2009 3:10:01 PM
Armadillo
11/24/2009 3:09:56 PM
a 10-ish year old ball of fur cat who is way more demanding at meal time than any of the horses
11/24/2009 3:09:12 PM
5 rowdy dogs ranging from elderly to puppy and 3 cats
11/24/2009 3:06:58 PM
one goose (who loves my horse) and 6 ducks
11/24/2009 3:06:12 PM
I have a small heard of 11 pygmy goats that share a pasture with my 5 donkeys and 1 Belgian draft
11/24/2009 3:04:42 PM
deer and antilope
11/24/2009 3:03:21 PM
We have 2 dogs, 5 cats, 5 goats, and 1 rescued rabbit.
11/24/2009 3:02:44 PM
2 lazy cats, 2 obnoxious goats
11/24/2009 3:01:59 PM
4 Guinea Fowl share the barn too.
11/24/2009 3:00:37 PM
Impala, Fallow Deer, Blesbok
11/24/2009 2:58:54 PM
3 Sheep
11/24/2009 2:58:31 PM
Guinea hens = snake preditors
11/24/2009 2:58:15 PM
Our barn wont let us have chickens, but I have had them in the past...they're good to have, too.
11/24/2009 2:57:02 PM
Guineas
11/24/2009 2:55:28 PM
My Kitty Cat loves cats!
11/24/2009 2:51:37 PM
DUCKS
11/24/2009 2:51:19 PM
Have had goats in the past, but 1 of our guys DOES NOT like them. Picked 1 up by neck & shook him.
11/24/2009 2:49:19 PM
Sheep
11/24/2009 2:45:10 PM
Bubba, most awesome Master Rodent Controller!
11/24/2009 2:44:57 PM
sheep
11/24/2009 2:43:35 PM
one ewe that loves my old mare
11/24/2009 2:42:10 PM
duck
11/24/2009 2:33:03 PM
geese
11/24/2009 2:28:38 PM
rabbits
11/24/2009 2:27:48 PM
guinea hens
11/24/2009 2:20:57 PM
sheep
11/24/2009 2:19:23 PM
all the above plus turkeys, guinea hens, and rabbits
11/24/2009 2:14:25 PM
Just one to help keep mice down
11/24/2009 2:13:29 PM
There were about 30 feral peacocks here when we moved in, they are still here!
11/24/2009 2:13:01 PM
Nothing in the barn, Doggies and Kitty in the HOUSE
11/24/2009 1:52:20 PM
cats sleep in stalls w/horses who nuzzle them!
11/24/2009 11:53:32 AM
We have a snake that sheds his skin in my horse's stall. One other boarder has seen him but not me.
11/24/2009 11:34:18 AM
Few mice (see: Cats); raccoons (I trap about 4x/year); wooly-worms, nesting birds.
11/24/2009 11:28:56 AM
People often drop off unwanted kittens at our farm, which I have to take them in!
11/24/2009 10:56:28 AM
llamas
11/24/2009 10:18:59 AM
jacob & blackbelly sheep-all well taken care of.
11/24/2009 9:30:11 AM
used to board at a place that had a camel and peacocks... pretty fun place
11/24/2009 9:18:00 AM
rabbits
11/24/2009 9:16:06 AM
Rodent control
11/24/2009 8:40:39 AM
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11/30/2009 11:47:12 PM