Can an owl kill a goat?

A baby goat, or kid, yes. I would have to say “yes” to this, because I personally know of a case where a Great Horned Owl female was poaching Pygmy Goat kids right out of their yard, so a Eurasian Eagle Owl, which is much bigger, could probably kill the kid of a full-sized goat. read more

A very large owl might be able to pick up a very small newborn baby goat, such as our Nigerian Dwarf goats or a Pygmy. I know that our local owls can take rabbits and chickens, and some of the smallest kids weigh less than a that. read more

The hunting of owls is very common as a means of getting them out of the way. Some humans will use traps and then release the owls into a new environment that is far away from the one they happen to be in. You will hear many reports out there of owls being a nuisance. Some species of owls have been known to attack humans. read more

Since owls are nocturnal - they hunt at night - the best thing to do is keep your goats in a barn at night. There, they will be safe, not only from the GHO, but also from coyotes and other nocturnal predators. read more