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How to stop my buck getting to our pregnant dies

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57 views 7 replies 6 participants last post by  toth boer goats  
#1 ·
I have a young billy goat who has mated with our females successfully. We want to separate him from them as they are due in a few weeks. We have tried several times and despite using grillage, fencing barbed wire and electric fencing,lower and upper, all over 5 ft high, he still gets out. HELP
 
#4 ·
Thank you, we have done that,we have a hit line top and bottom of the fence. The fence is also 5 ft 5 high with barbed wire also top and bottom. He still gets over and he is a dwarf goat. We have thought of tethering him but we can't catch him.
 
#5 ·
Tethering him can be extremely dangerous and is not recommended unless someone can keep eyes on him 24/7. You have to worry about predators, him getting tangled and choking himself out etc. It is just not a good idea to tether unsupervised.

Hot wire will do no good if he is clearing the fence. He has to have at least one foot on the ground when he touches it in order for it to shock him. Put hot wire as hot as you can get it at shoulder height. It must be charged HOT.
Barbed wire is just going to result in a bigger problem when he jumps that fence and doesn't clear it enough and gets a ripped undercarriage.