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09/30/06, 07:17 PM
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What fencing do you use in your pasture (temp or permanant)
Hello, Just a short intro. My name is Erin Crouch
and my family and I have just moved to our 80 acres in
Barber County near Pratt Kansas. I am wanting to
start raising goats (for meat sale) next year. Our
pasture is currently fenced for cows which will never
work for goats. I can't afford to fence over 65 acres
for goats right now. So I am wondering what you might
be using for temporary pasture fencing so you can
rotate the goats through the pasture. I am thinking
of having 10 does next year to breed in the fall so I
will be grazing about 10 does or so. I am looking for
dehorned goats that are Boer cross. I will have 2
does for dairy for our house hold use. I was thinking
of using electric netting after I train the goats to
it as my temp fencing. Any thoughts or suggestions.
I am also looking for someone in my area that puts
their goats in the pasture not in a pen to come and
check out their operation. Thanks, Erin
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09/30/06, 07:35 PM
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I use polywire for my sheep for pasture divisions. Its nylon rope with braided stainless steel wires in it Its reusable and works well once they are trained to electric fences. The permanent fence is 6 wire aluminum electric 4 ft high
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09/30/06, 08:22 PM
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I used electric this year and it works great if you have a good ground and a hot charger.
You may need predator control too.
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09/30/06, 08:56 PM
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I use 4' field fence for my permanent fencing. I used to have a single electric strand 1 foot off the ground on the inside of the fence but ever since lightning burnt up my charger it is just the field fencing. I do have goats that get stuck in the fence every year but have always been around to free them or they have gotten loose on their own. Mine are horned boer goats. Has worked for me for about 10 years and no escapes or problems with predators so far.
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10/01/06, 12:07 PM
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Because I am renting this place and will want to take it with me when I go, I invested in 42 in. combo panels to do my fencing. Of course I only did a relatively small area. They are expensive, but easy to put up and take down.
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10/01/06, 12:30 PM
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Premier1 Brand Fencing company has great electric temporary goat fencing. You can move it around as you need to. I have permanent fencing and then use two lengths of the electric fencing to control berry vines around our 2 acres. Their address is:
http://www.premier1supplies.com/
PS I am insanely jealous...my fantasy is to have 10 acres and a good farm truck. Congrats on your place
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10/01/06, 01:58 PM
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I use very hot electric for the does, kids get cattle panels as babies and then graduate to electric as they get a bit older. Bucks get cattle panels. I highly reccomend a *good* electric fence. If you don't take the time and money to set the electric up correctly.....the goats will just laugh at you and you will spend 1/2 the time chasing goats and half the time pulling your hair out.  Proper amount of output joules, proper wire spacing and proper grounding and you will be very happy!! Its easy to put up(you can do it alone), and easy to maintain.
Where in Kansas are you?? I have a small herd of Boers(all percentages except for one FB) that are disbudded that I need to sell.....  I am in Southern Missouri.
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10/01/06, 05:17 PM
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I have a question.......would a goat break down a chicken wire fence that has a roof and 2 by 4's to hold the roof up? I am asking because I already have one of those....attached to the other side of the goat house.....
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10/01/06, 07:21 PM
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I am about an hour and 1/2 west of Wichita. I won't be ready for the goats until next spring, I don't have any hay or anything. Erin
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10/01/06, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by eacrouch
I am about an hour and 1/2 west of Wichita. I won't be ready for the goats until next spring, I don't have any hay or anything. Erin
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Near Agusta? I used to live at Rose Hill.
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10/01/06, 08:00 PM
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We have 16 goats, split into two groups. Group A consists of 8 Boer and Boer Cross doelings plus two guard donkeys. Group B consists of a motley assortment of 6 dairy wethers and 2 Boer bucks. We do not have any permanent pasture, but instead use polywire and step in posts to set up temporary paddocks in areas that we want the goats to clear for us. We started with 6 strands but after moving the fence several times now use 2-3 strands. Goats and donkeys are both very smart, and once they know they will get zapped, they stay well clear of the electric fence.
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10/01/06, 08:30 PM
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I use stock panels everywhere for everything. They are easy to put up, easy to move, and they keep the goats where I want them to be. I don't use electric fences cause my electric is so undependable that it would probably be off and let them all run wild. Also we have lots of brownouts that damages appliances, so the charger would probably have to be replaced often.
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10/01/06, 08:48 PM
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I raise pygmys and the cattle panels and cattle redline fencing always worked wonders. Then I invested in Boers and all he.. broke out. They were hurdling the fences into buck pens for other food, then into the rabbit and chicken pens for theirs. I'm setting up for hot wires at the top of the fence asap. whew.
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10/01/06, 10:10 PM
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I never understood why no-one ever recommends running a wire from the charger ground rods completely around the fence perimeter and connecting to EVERY t-post along the way. Can't imagine a better ground system.
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10/02/06, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by fernando
I never understood why no-one ever recommends running a wire from the charger ground rods completely around the fence perimeter and connecting to EVERY t-post along the way. Can't imagine a better ground system.
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Good idea!
I've seen designs that run a ground wire as the #1 and #3 wires. That way the animal touches the hot and the ground at the same time.
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10/02/06, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by sullen
I have a question.......would a goat break down a chicken wire fence that has a roof and 2 by 4's to hold the roof up? I am asking because I already have one of those....attached to the other side of the goat house.....
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Yes, they will break it, not by ramming it or anything but they stand on it with thier front feet and it kinda tears. Then the hole gets bigger and bigger and pretty soon they get get thier head through and you know the rest of the story  (
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10/02/06, 11:49 AM
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Our permanent pasture is 39 inch field fence. Temporary is stock panels. I've never had a goat or sheep go over the fence. I've had Boers, Nubians, Alpines, and Icelandic sheep in that type fence with no problems at all.
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10/02/06, 05:20 PM
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I use 4' Goat Fencing and it works great! Good luck to you!
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10/03/06, 02:28 PM
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I have woven wire for my fence on 6 foot metal T posts. And chicken wire on the gates to keep my NDs and future kids. I will use welded wire and cattle panel for my kid pens.
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10/04/06, 06:20 PM
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I also recommend Premier 1 for your fencing needs. Panels work the best in a small area. I use panels in small area and are easliy moved. A larger pasture it becomes very expensive fast. Good Luck!
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