i knew better

[mberryrfd]

I knew better than to buy that welded wire fence
now look I get to re due it all

[goatedintoit]

Hmmm, you do have a problem... Better luck next time.

[mygoat]

I must say, though, that goat sure looks smug! lol

[KSALguy]

i compleatly feel your pain lol, i had a Boer Buck that was H#!! on fence, he would push against the top then get highcenterd and rock back and forth on his big belly till his front legs would touch the ground on the other side and all his girls would follow him over, and this was on the 4"sq. Goat fence we had streched as tight as we could, he still tore it up.

[Dee]

Mine stay away from my fencing....it's got an electric strand on the bottom of it.

Poor husband got zapped today...he wasn't too happy.

[ChickenMom]

Isn't he precious...LOL

[rainedaze]

Don't feel bad. We were stupid enough after we put new welded wire fence up to put a full sized horse in there for a little while. It was not electrified and she just bent over it to eat the grass on the other side. She also realized where the seams were and pushed through them to get out of the fence. I do feel for you. It is hard work to repair. Our goats are still finding many holes that the horse had made.

Heather

[Jen H]

But look at how happy you made him!

Seriously, I swear by electric tape top and bottom. The buggers stay away from the fence itself. Now if I could just get them to stop working on the gate latches...

[steff bugielski]

Can't tell you how much money I've spent on that darn 'goat proof 'stuff. I now use cattle panels with a strand of electric on top. The panels are easy to use and move and they are sturdy. All the standing on them will not bend them. And my goats have horns all 27 of them. There is not crawling under and no climbing over.
Pricey but worth it.
Steff

[Goat Freak]

Our buck broke part of our fence before, the part where my garden now is, a baby got in through the hole and ate some stuff, at the time not much was up though so it wasn't THAT bad. We now have electric fencing around the garden, and it is working WONDERS. Good luck with your fencing. Bye.

[witchysharon]

I now use cattle panels with a strand of electric on top. All the standing on them will not bend them.

Just so you know, cattle panels are great....but not completely 'goat' proof. Had a friend with a pygmy buck bend the heck out of them trying to get through to the does in heat! I mean he bent it IN HALF right in the middle.

He did make some beautiful babies though! LOL

[chris30523]

I use red top fencing in the 330 ft rolls for horses and goats.With an electric wire on the inside near the ground and along the top to keep the horses from pushing it down.So far so good.It also keep the dogs on the other side and away from my live stock,