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02/29/12, 11:27 PM
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Goats = Fencing = Guidance
Ok I know the title is strange but I didnt know what to say. What I am hoping for is some guidance as to a goat breed that is easy on fences. Is that possible??
We had pygmies and fences didnt even slow them down!!! They either went through, or over, or under, or teleported right through them.
DH said we could get some more goats now that we are not going to sell the property. BUT we have landscaped some and I have some nice roase bushes that I would like to keep!!! LOL So is there a breed of goats that are more likely to stay inside the fencing???
Alice in Virginia
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02/29/12, 11:39 PM
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Ummmmm....not that I know of.
There are INDIVIDUAL goats more likely to stay in fencing.
But my own experience, and from what I have heard, Pygmies are the HARDEST on fences. My Alpines don't even challenge them unless there is a break in them somewhere.
Perhaps you should seek more mature goats in a lazier breed? Saanens, I have heard, do not habitually destroy fences. And, of course, a 4 or 5 year old goat tends to be more interested in a nice nap in the sunshine than in jumping fences.
Notice I said "tends". Goats always like to show they are individuals.
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02/29/12, 11:43 PM
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LOL My pygmies didnt read the book about "older = lazier" many of them were 8 to 10 years old....they were probably the worse!!!! LOL
Alpines?? I will have to google a bit and see what I come up with. What about Nigerians?? I like the little goats as they seem easier to work with, but I can go with any breed. Except I'm not sure I can deal with no ears!!!!!
Alice in Virginia
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02/29/12, 11:53 PM
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I've had Nigerians.... they were not QUITE as bad as Pygmies, but one doe and one of the wethers, well, there was NO fence they could not take. I watched that wether do bank shots off of the barn..............
He was 6 years old. 
Have you thought about fencing just the rose bushes? I have rounds of fencing around my high-dollar bamboo to keep the goats out of it while it tries to establish a grove.
I've actually had an easier time working with my standard sized goats than my Minis or the Nigerians I had. Yes, the smaller goats are easier to manhandle if you have too....but my Alpines don't seem to care about doing stuff that would get them manhandled.
"Milking stand? Okay. Yeah, I know you got me half-wild and I am 135lbs, but the milking stand is different. Now I am going to be a perfect angel."
"Trimming hooves? But I get treats and grain? Okay, whatever. Have a foot. What? I get scratches and PETS for being a good girl? BONUS!"
"You want to draw blood? But I get treats? Sure, no problem."
I *could* rodeo my Nigerian and my Minis, as they were smaller...and believe me, I *did* do those rodeos. My big girls seem completely uninterested in rodeos though.
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02/29/12, 11:54 PM
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Not goat type, but fence type you need to look into. We use cattle panels Have had no problem. Some use cattle panels in combo with electric or a strip of barb wire. Look at different fence type options to see what works best for you.
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02/29/12, 11:58 PM
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I vote for cattle panels too. We had a Nigie who could crawl up the side of our 6' privacy fence and jump over, and my LaMancha mix leans on the field fence and eventually gets it bent way low. They can't bend cattle panels and they aren't solid enough to climb over...easily at least.
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03/01/12, 04:41 AM
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Our nubians never challenged our field fence, then we got a Snubian doe who could climb a fence quicker than you can say jack sprat. And climb she did. Then she taught the others to climb also. My fences were wrecked when my buck started climbing them with his big self. Then we got electric fencing and ran 3 strands on the inside of the field fence (after taking it down, straightening it out and putting it back up). No more fence climbing. Blessings, Kat
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03/01/12, 06:12 AM
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I think deciding on the type of fencing to get is a better idea, then once good fencing is in place then you can get any breed of goat you like.
I have Nigies but we either use cattle panels or have small downed trees that we used in the pen's that have field fence & run the wood poles horizontally about as high up as their sides were so they rub on the posts instead of the fence.
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03/01/12, 07:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LFRJ
Not goat type, but fence type you need to look into. We use cattle panels Have had no problem. Some use cattle panels in combo with electric or a strip of barb wire. Look at different fence type options to see what works best for you.
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I agree. When we put fence up at our new house we just went a head and got 5' no climb horse fence for the goat yard. Our t-post are about 7' apart. My husband said "Let see if that will hold em'!" We have NDs, but I'm looking to get an alpine doe soon.
Of course, one of our major concerns was keeping out the dogs that are all the time running loose in our neighborhood.  It's better to use good fence than to be angry later when you goat gets attacked because some idiot didn't keep his K9 leashed or fenced. (or somebody's dog just got loose, that happens too)
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03/01/12, 07:44 AM
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Woven wire with electric wire inside about nose-level, and another strand of electric on the top. that should keep them in.
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03/01/12, 07:54 AM
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I believe I read that Fainting goats don't jump. All the fainting goats I've had never jumped or climbed over the fence.
Right now I have 2 fainting goats, 1 boer and 1 boer x. I'm using a 6 strand electric fence (1st strand approx. 4 inches above the ground. Have never had a problem.
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03/01/12, 08:33 AM
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03/01/12, 10:50 AM
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All good ideas. We have pretty good fencing, I mean it looks good. It is 4 boards high with the non climbing stuff attached to it. We also have cattle panels in areas you cannot see.
My pygmies must have belonged to Circus Circus. They would go up and over 6 foot,no problem and they had air between them and the fence. They would get out underneath, and really I dont know where they got out. Sometimes you could see a trail, sometimes not!!
And where ever they got out they made a beeline to the plants!!!
I have sent a few email to folks with fainting goats. We really like the few we had, easy to catch.
Anyone here around Central VA with fainting goats???
Alice in Virginia
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03/01/12, 12:27 PM
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Too bad your so far away. Little Daisy (fainter) is due to kid in April.
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