Keeping goats in

[Sun]

Greetings

I was wondering what everyone has used to keep goats in an electric fence?

My ex has gotten goats he can't keep in the pen. I haven't had goats in more than 20 years!

He wants to put a length of rebar or angle iron on both sides or the neck and put them inside 2 lines of electric fence. I kknow what I think about this what are thoughts?

[southerngurl]

Am I reading this right? Sounds like a great way to impaled goats. Get a proper fence if you are going to have goats.

[tmfinley]

My goat pasture is surrounded by 2 lines of electric fence. Occasionally new goats not used to it get out, but they soon learn to respect the wire. I don't have to have anything hanging from their necks.

[RiverPines]

If there is a prob with keeping them in get a real fence.
It sounds like these goats are not electric fence candidates.

As for the angle iron on their necks...dont get the goats!

[Minelson]

Proper electric fence should work just fine. Print this and have him read it http://fiascofarm.com/goats/fencing.html
I think it would be mean to put rebar on a goats neck

[jill.costello]

Uh, how 'bout 4 or 5 strands? the bottom one would have to be about 4" off the ground....

A VERY inexpensive fence that I have NEVER had a goat get out of is cattle panel on tee-posts. You space the tee-posts at 7.5' ; the cattle panel is 16', so you have 2 tee-posts per panel, with a 6" overlap. Just tie the panel to the posts with wire. Easy for 2 people to do in just a few hours!!

[jil101ca]

I keep mine in an electric fence, 4 strands, 1 is 5in off the ground. No trouble here keeping them in.

[ozark_jewels]

The rebar or a dragging chain is an old trick that works sometimes but certainly has drawbacks. Its a perfect way for a goat to get caught on or in just about anything and strangle or break their neck. I wouldn't do it.

There are several important things that need to be done before electric fencing will be adequate to contain goats, but its really pretty simple.

One is the output joules your charger has. Not total joules, but output joules. It should to be no less than six output joules and preferably higher(I use 8).

Good grounding is a *must*.

Training is a *must*.

Adequate strands is a must especially when breaking inexperienced goats to the idea of a fence that "bites".

Here are several threads where this has been discussed.

electric fencing

Electric Fence Gurus

Pasture & electric fence?

Electric Fence Question

[ONThorsegirl]

We have sheep as well....and we have found that electranets, are a great way to make rotational pastures and a great fence for keeping animals in, and unwanted animals out. I will send a link:
http://www.allsun.com.au/Electranets.html

This is a link I found on the net, its pretty much the same stuff we use, or try http://www.premier1supplies.com/c/fencing

Premier1 is a new supplier that our feed store deals with, and they have great prices...although I am in Canada, Premier is an American Company.

Melissa