electric netting

[kandmcockrell]

I want to get some electric netting for my goats. I need something i can take down and move easily. I am not sure of everything i need for the setup. Can some one help me figure out? I just want something that i can put out in the yard and move around to get then grazing where i want. They have eaten just about all the green in their permant fenced area. I wnat a solar charger as well.

Any sugestions?

oh, i have one Nubian, one mini nubian and the rest are nigerians. 7 goats total.

[kandmcockrell]

If i get the fence netting and a charger, is that all i need? Or is there something else?

I hope someone responds. I really want to order this today or tomorrow so i can get it soon.

[RedSonja]

I have one of these:

http://www.kencove.com/fence/Electri...etail_NP7X.php

and one from FarmTek that I don't like nearly as well.

I don't think a solar charger will give you enough joules to keep goats in, maybe others that know more will chime in. But you will need grounding rods, and some way to safely connect the charger to the fence. We have insulated wire that we use to do that, and to connect the charger to the ground rods.

-Sonja

[Alice In TX/MO]

I don't know if a solar charger will put out enough kick. Someone else will have to tell you that.

I like the goat fencing from Premier 1.

http://www.premier1supplies.com/fenc...l&fence_id=103

[Cannon_Farms]

Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

I don't know if a solar charger will put out enough kick. Someone else will have to tell you that.

I like the goat fencing from Premier 1.

http://www.premier1supplies.com/fenc...l&fence_id=103

Can you use a regular fence charger on this product? Ive been looking at this stuff for a while and since I want to move kid pens seasonally it seems like the best option for us. I have two chargers left over from when we had efence.

[Alice In TX/MO]

I have used it with several different kinds....horse, cow, Gallagher Snell, Zebra brand. Just haven't used solar.

[CarolT]

So far, solar and 12 volt battery haven't worked on determined goats here <sigh>

[Cheryl aka JM]

I clip the net to the regular electric fence wire so I can make small temperary or permanent grazing areas. I got some little clips at the hardware store~ they look like small car jumper cable clamps, I run a peice of insulated wire between two of the clamps and use that to clip between the regular fence and the net. Works fine on goats, pigs, and dogs. I cut mine in half though~ 164 foot is just TOO BIG not to get tangled and turn into a cussing, sweating, screaming nightmare. So I cut it in half and put a new step in post I bought at Lowes at the cut. I use a bungy cord to connect the two pieces and then a clip to electrify both sides.

[kirkmcquest]

Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

I don't know if a solar charger will put out enough kick. Someone else will have to tell you that.

I like the goat fencing from Premier 1.

http://www.premier1supplies.com/fenc...l&fence_id=103

I have this with the solar charger...seems to put out enough kick. I accidentally leaned against it once and thought I was punched from behind.

[Alice In TX/MO]

I will admit there is a special technique to moving the full length of the net. You have to lay it down, then fold it EXACTLY as it was when shipped to you, in order to not get tangled.

I have used gator clips to connect sections more easily, too.

I think there's a video of how to do it on Premier's website.

[Cannon_Farms]

yea i needed something new to spend money i dont have for the goats selling one so maybe .....

[RedSonja]

This is what we use to get "juice" to the net from the permanent electric fences:

http://www.tractorsupply.com/fencing...t-coil-3601279

That way I can get 50 feet away from existing hot wire, which gives me plenty of space to move to.

And this to connect two net paddocks together so I get juice on both with only one connection to the permanent fence:

http://www.kencove.com/fence/Power+C...detail_MPC.php

The best advice I can think of is to get a net paddock with step-ins that are easy to use. The one I got from FarmTek has metal stakes on the posts but no step-in so unless it's just rained and the ground is soft, there's no way to get them all the way in. I replaced most of those with these:

http://www.tractorsupply.com/fencing...48-in--3600956

and moving the thing is so much easier now.

As for moving the paddock itself, I move one post at a time most of the time so there's no chance of tangling. Once it's tangled, yeah, you got a cussed mess that will take a lot of time and patience to straighten out, BTDT. That's why we bought more than one, so I can have one set up to move goats into, and then move the first one without having to drag goats to the barn or risk them mowing down the garden while I move stuff around. Before we got the extra paddocks, I put goats in their stall in the barn while moving them.

-Sonja