Antelope adaptability

[PrimoCulture Farms]

Hey all looking at adding some antelope to our farm but wondering which ones are able to cope with the cold with just a barn and which ones need some source of heat. When I say cold I'm talking Wisconsin U.S. so below zero is a reality. I know of blackbuck up here that survive fine with just a barn to get out of the wind. I've heard that addax and scimitar oryx can. What other species will tolerate the cold with unheated shelters?

 

[Arizona Docent]

I am not sure if you are a member of the Exotic Wildlife Association, but I think that might be your best resource. Most (and I mean almost all) members of this site are simply zoo fans with little or no experience in handling exotic animals. Here is the EWA website: Exotic Wildlife Association

 

[Pleistohorse]

I believe Eland are pretty hardy.

 

[birdsandbats]

Addax are pretty cold-hardy.

 

[PrimoCulture Farms]

Addax are pretty cold-hardy.

You're also from Wisconsin?

 

[birdsandbats]

You're also from Wisconsin?

Yes.

 

[FunkyGibbon]

I believe Eland are pretty hardy.

Addax are pretty cold-hardy.

Sources?

 

[birdsandbats]

Sources?

Addax get a thick fur coat in winter, and I can think of several zoos in cold-weather climates that keep them.

 

[Arizona Docent]

Takins are an obvious choice, except for the fact they would be nearly impossible to source for a non-AZA institution (at least I think so). Pronghorn live in cold environments (at least some populations do), but I am not sure how easy they would be to source either.

 

[PrimoCulture Farms]

I'd love to get pronghorn, I'm hoping there are no hoops to jump through for them since they are not native to my state.

 

[HorseChild]

Off the top of my head:
Addax
Sable
Eland
I've never worked with scimitar-horned oryx, but Arabian oryx are more cold sensitive in my experience, so scimitars may or may not be the same

Edit: When you say just a barn, would you bed down the barn with hay when it gets to be below freezing/below zero? Even if they do ok with just a barn, any animal will need bedding in the cold, especially for young, elderly, or sick individuals.

 

[PrimoCulture Farms]

Off the top of my head:
Addax
Sable
Eland
I've never worked with scimitar-horned oryx, but Arabian oryx are more cold sensitive in my experience, so scimitars may or may not be the same

Edit: When you say just a barn, would you bed down the barn with hay when it gets to be below freezing/below zero? Even if they do ok with just a barn, any animal will need bedding in the cold, especially for young, elderly, or sick individuals.

Yes we bed everyone down well when the wether gets wet or cold.

 

[Marvella]

Hey all looking at adding some antelope to our farm but wondering which ones are able to cope with the cold with just a barn and which ones need some source of heat. When I say cold I'm talking Wisconsin U.S. so below zero is a reality. I know of blackbuck up here that survive fine with just a barn to get out of the wind. I've heard that addax and scimitar oryx can. What other species will tolerate the cold with unheated shelters?

Did you ever get any?