Fencing for BOTH goats & cattle??

[Curio Bill]

What is the best/most economical Fencing for BOTH goats & cattle?? Preferably fencing that would also allow chickens to free range w/o a chicken tractor.

Thanks, Bill.

[sammyd]

We normally run three hot barbed wires around the perimeter of the pasture and use 3 hot smooth wires to section it off. Last year we ran 4' plastic snow fence around the whole thing to try to keep the chickens in with the cows to help distribute the plops. It worked for some of the chickens. This year we do not have cows so the goats are in the pasture and so far we have not had any escapes even though we separate the does from their kids during the day (so we can get a little milk from them in the evening).

We keep the kids and occasionally the billy in in a smaller pasture with 3 strands of hot yellow plastic/stainless steel string and the 4' snowfence and haven't had anybody get out of there yet. We used to use the smaller pasture for a cow and it kept it in quite well. The ducks are in there too and haven't got out yet either.

[Carolyn]

Well my goats go through 5 strand barbed wire and I have dealt with cut and scratched udders. Now I have large pens for my goats with cattle panels and woven wire fences with an electric line above it. Haven't had any escapes at all. Carolyn

[prairiedog]

combo panels

[Alice In TX/MO]

Electric net fencing if it's not a large area.

Non-climb woven wire if it is big.