Electric netting question

[J-BAR-S]

Hello, I have recently decided to start raising meat goats again after selling out over 10 years ago. The reason I got rid of goats was because of constant escaping even with woven wire, 2 strands of barb wire, and 1 strand of electric on the inside.

Anyways, I have really been interested in rotating goats behind my cows using electric netting so I'm going to give it a try. I have heard great things about it but one thing I can't quite figure out is how do you move the netting for a new paddock with the goats inside? Would I have to just buy twice as many rolls?

I have searched everywhere on this forum and didn't have much luck finding my answers and I hope I'm not missing a really obvious solution. I plan on having at least 3-4 rolls connected together which would be running off of my perimeter hotwire for my cattle. Thanks in advance.

[Alice In TX/MO]

You don't move it with them inside. Yes, two sets of perimeter fence if you want to move it regularly.

Or have something on the perimeter that is permanent and use electric net just for cross fencing.

[J-BAR-S]

Thanks for the response. I figured it would be best to just buy extra rolls because my perimeter fencing is mostly 4 strand barb wire and 2 hot wires so unfortunately I would need the entire paddock to be surrounded with netting. I also have another question...I plan on pasturing my laying hens with my goats so could I use the poultry netting for goats also or goat netting for chickens? I would guess that the chickens could probably get through the goat netting but I'm also not sure if goats would stay in the poultry netting.

[dlskidmore]

You can use a Fold/zig zag pattern, and just move every other post (make all the inside corners outside corners) to move the fence with stock inside. You'll need extra fence to make all those extra bends, and you don't want to move it far at once that way.

My friend that uses temporary fence with sheep just has them trained to follow the feed scoop, takes them out of the temporary fence back to the paddock, moves the fence, and leads them back.

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Originally Posted by J-BAR-S

Thanks for the response. I figured it would be best to just buy extra rolls because my perimeter fencing is mostly 4 strand barb wire and 2 hot wires so unfortunately I would need the entire paddock to be surrounded with netting. I also have another question...I plan on pasturing my laying hens with my goats so could I use the poultry netting for goats also or goat netting for chickens? I would guess that the chickens could probably get through the goat netting but I'm also not sure if goats would stay in the poultry netting.

I have the poutry spacing on my 4 foot high netting. I got it on the recommendation of a breeder who said the spacing was too wide on the 4x4 and that kids could get their heads through it and get stuck while being repeatedly zapped. It's worked well with my Boers.

[J-BAR-S]

dlskidmore
Thanks for the zig zag idea I might try that once I get my paddocks figured out.

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I appreciate the reply. Goats not getting their horns stuck and babies going through was another reason why I was thinking of using the poultry netting.

[sawman65]

i must be a lucky guy ...all i ever used was 4 strands of barb wire all HOT no pulse, constant flow. and it seem's to work well for me and my Alpines. i may have them get lose 2 or three times a year my first strand is set at 6-8" with the top being around 4.5' the t-posts cost a lot as they are set at 8'. if weedeated and checked regurlary it works well. even with the post's so close together its got to cost less than that woven wire.