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04/23/10, 12:05 PM
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electric netting, welded wire or ?
I am getting ready to put up fencing for the goats I placed a deposit on. I am wanting to fence off an area for thier main pen which will be about 50 ft by 25 ft (will also use a moveable pen of 4 cattle panels for several hours a day so they can control weeds and brush in my tree line). I looked at goat fence at TSC, but the spacing was larger than the welded wire, and I do not need 330 ft of fence. Looked at the 48 inch high 2 by 4 welded wire- that comes in 100 ft lengths as well- that comes in 100 ft lengths and I can use the excess for something else. I am also looking at the electric sheep and goat netting from kencove. These goats will be boers (a wether and a doe) and a nubian doe. Suggestions?
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04/23/10, 12:46 PM
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I have no-climb horse fence, 5+ ft high. Well mounted on a wooden frame. Best fence I have.
When we put the wire on t-posts, they eventually find a way over or under. When we use field fence, little ones go through.
Space your posts close enough so that the fence can withstand them pushing and rubbing on it, unless you run a hot belly high as well.
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04/23/10, 01:23 PM
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I like the electric net fencing from Premier 1.
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04/23/10, 01:43 PM
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Welded wire wont work they will pop those welds aprt in a heartbeat.
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04/23/10, 01:44 PM
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Personally, I love the Red Brand sheep and goat fence. I know the rolls are huge but I've managed to use 6 of them here over the last 8 years! I have small goats so I don't know how it would be with Boers. I'd stay away from welded wire, it seems to rust and fall apart pretty quickly.
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04/23/10, 02:13 PM
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Ok so loooks like it is no climb horse fence, goat and sheep fence or electric netting. If I go with electric netting, do I need a low impedence charger? The one I have is not.
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04/23/10, 02:16 PM
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do I need a low impedence charger?
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That's always the best type to use, and the more "Joules" the better
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04/23/10, 05:11 PM
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Welded wire works great. We use woven field fence now. . .and I liked the welded wire MUCH better. Never had goats get out or have any problems with it in the over a year with 11 plus goats in it. . .
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04/23/10, 06:04 PM
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I have the welded wire and like it. It's nice because kids can't get through. I also have a strand of electric at belly height so they don't rub on it and a strand on top. The electric is turned off in the winter because the snow gets too deep and then they rub on it. They have not broken any welds but have stretched it out in their favorite spots.
When I do a pasture I am going to use field fence because it's so much cheaper. My goats aren't horned, but if they were, I'd be scared of them getting their heads stuck through field fencing.
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04/23/10, 07:42 PM
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You *could* use welded wire BUT you HAVE to run a line of electric, at least. They will push it down and destroy it by itching themselves on the fence. Personally, I have a mix of the goat fence and field fence. My gates have welded wire on them, and over the years I've slowly replaced it with goat fence as they itched holes in the welded wire fence.
From now on all goats will be disbudded so I will use field fence. All my current does with horns know how to get their heads out. And, with the field fence with larger holes, they can easily remove their heads from it. Though they might be able too, I've never had a problem keeping kids in. By the time they're large enough to want to escape to graze/wreak havoc, they can't fit.
When I keep bottle kids in cattle panels, I just cut snow fence that is about 3' tall in half, and line the bottom of the panel with it. Since the holes at the very bottom are small enough, I start lining it like 5" from the ground, all the way around the pen. Works good, so far.
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04/23/10, 10:30 PM
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OK...so I can go with welded wire if I use electric...great! I called around and found that only TSC carries the goat fence and the no-climb...all the others have only the welded wire or feild fence. The hourse fence is $250 for 200 ft and the goat fence is $279 for 330 ft. The welded wire is $70 for 100 ft. I was hoping to stay under $150 for the area since I already have wooden posts I bought last week and using the welded wire I could do that. I think I will go with the welded wire and electric. Now wait...just found some more info. I called Rural King today when I was unable to find the prices at thier store and they said they did not have horse fence...now I go on thier website and find horse fence and a knotted premium feild fence that is 47 inches tall...330 ft for for $140....or high tensile feild fence for $112 (330 ft). The high tensile has 6 inch stays though...the other does not say but holes look to be retangulaer and smaller than the other. Would I be better off with the feild fence?
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It is cheaper at Lowes, usually - the welded wire. I didn't use electric with mine, but it certainly wouldn't hurt 
Field fence worked for us with no problems. I just bought the woven wire because we need LOTS of it, and it is cheaper in that case.
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