Question for all? What fencing do you have?

We have Boer goats on 116 acres. We have ten strand 4-point barbed wire on the perimiter fence (and very little predation or hog problems). We use 5 strand electric hot wire for cross fencing the various paddocks and pastures (use the hottest 110 volt fence charge that you can afford). We have field fence for all of the pens with hot wires at 8 inches and 16 inches high.

 

We haven't built the new barn or fencing yet, but we're currently housing miniature goats with 4 and 8ft tall welded wire and wooden posts fencing (was built for wild turkeys and chickens). Knock on wood, no escapes yet

 

We have nigerian dwarfs and use Oklahoma brand or OK brand heavy duty, max tight, horse fencing. It's 5 feet tall with 2 by 4 '' squares. http://www.okbrandwire.com/max-tight-horse-fence.htm I absolutely love this stuff. I've had no escapes for the 3 years i've had it. It's very durable and looks nice.

 

hi,

i have boers too, 11 does and 1 buck. i'm using 5ft woven wire fencing, dont bother with the welded, once they lean on it it pops apart.
the buck gets special 2x6's at 3" intervals up to about 3ft on the fence. he really love beating it up and grinding his horns all over it. If he has a buddy in there he's fine. my boers dont seem to jump, so I may try 4ft woven wire for the acre behind us. though moose could maybe get over...

 

I was going to post a separate thread, but it's pretty similar to this, so I may as well write it here...

We're building a new barn once the weather breaks. I've got 2 wooded acres down back, but I only plan to fence in half for the goats. What's the most reliable, cheapest, safest fencing you'd recommend for a whole acre? I plan to build traditional wooden fencing. Posts and 3 rails. I want wire to cover the gaps.

Recommendations?

 

We use standard field fencing with T-posts. The corner posts are railroad ties sunk 3ft and encased in concrete. So far they have not pulled it down after 2 years use. We did run 2ft chicken wire inside the fence to insure no babies could get through. We only have 5 right now on 1 acre.

 

"Currently I have welded wire -- but it doesnt stand up all that great and i am constantly fixing it (the old stuff was made better but this new stuff just likes to fall apart! they dont make things like they use to!)"


REALLY? Where'd you buy it? I bought a few rolls from Lowes and I've torn down that chicken run about 4 times, I've never had an issue with it coming apart. I've actually been reusing pieces we've already cut. Like the new hay feeder and barn gate.

 

We use electric fencing For Cattle. horses, dogs, sheep and goat's both dairy and angora, 5 wires , 4 cord or tape & 1 normal wire

from top to bottom
no's 1,2 & 3 are electric tape no 4 is electric wire & no 5 is tape not electric

if they get out , they get metal sticks on (except for the horses that is...)

when the weather is dry you will get poor electric connection , this is when they some times get out,

however it is not a common occurrence here

 

I just use a mesh fence, but the goats still get out every once in a while. What I really want are cattle panels.

 

We used chain link. You can see some picks of our pastures at the "about us" section of our website.

 

I only use 50" cattle panels, they last forever, are fairly cheap, considering the time they last, and can be cut easily with a grinder. Unlike an earlier post, I have never had trouble with the welds coming apart. My larger goats cant jump over, and the pygmys cant crawl through. I use steel/wood posts every other post. I would highly recommend cattle panels.

 

Errr... scratch my question. My grandfather is apparently getting me bulk chain link fencing, so we'll use thick posts with that. Thank goodness I'm the only grand-daughter

 

I have pens made with the galvanized goat panels...same construction as the cattle/feedlot panels these just have smaller squares. No heads can get stuck in these but I still end up with a kid or 2 getting through them until they are about 2 weeks old.