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Old 03/20/13, 03:58 PM
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Pasture size?

We just got a pair of pygmys and two more will be getting here in a couple of weeks. My first thought was that we could have them with the chickens. But we use premier 1 electric poultry netting and I've heard that won't keep goats in...
So we are going to fence in a desperate pasture for them, I'm wondering what size would be ideal. Obviously the bigger the better, but that also means $$
So I'm wondering if a pasture that's about 300 ft by 200 ft would be adequate?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
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Old 03/20/13, 04:40 PM
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I will let others comment on how much pasture you need, but 200' x 300' = 1.37 acres
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Old 03/20/13, 04:44 PM
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If they aren't jumpers AND you have good gates AND you have a fence charger that is powerful enough, yes it will work.
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I was told by someone on here that they use the electric poultry netting and that's what I plan to do for my goat and chicken pens.
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