NaturesPace
Chillin' with the herd
We are using electro net fencing with a solar charger from premier1supplies. They have 4 foot goat fencing. It's poles and fencing that you can make permanent or move around. We have solar chargers to power it.
Buck Fencing
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taylorm17
Loving the herd life
sorry correction. One every 8 feet is what I meant.
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taylorm17
Loving the herd life
I think I have found one I like. My main worry is that they won't be tall enough, because I do not want accidental breeding! It is 72 inches tall and 160 feet. I am going to get 2 of those and like I said have an 8 1/2 foot post every 8 feet sealed with cement in the ground. We are also planning on getting a miniature donkey for the bucks since they will be away from the house where we can't see them at night, but that is in the future, but I almost positive if this fence can keep in the bucks, it can keep in a miniature donkey! Thanks everyone for the help. My dogs fence is welded too and id bends easily and doesn't work well too. Thanks again.
OneFineAcre
Herd Master
You have ND's don't you? You don't need 6ft tall fence. They aren't going to go over it. You just need to make sure they can't bust through it.
OneFineAcre
Herd Master
Ahhh, that sounds more like it.
goatboy1973
True BYH Addict
We use Red Brand fence as it is the best. Stay away from the welded wire fence it won't even stretch tight without breaking. I think this stuff might be useful for tomato cages and nothing else.
goatboy1973
True BYH Addict
For buck fencing I go by the 3-H rule: High, Hot, and Heck of a lot. The "Hot" I am referring to is a hot wire (electric strand). I learned the 3-H concept in nursing school but it was concerning enemas for seriously constipated patients. 
LOL!!! 
Seriously though, this concept really does hold true for buck fencing. It should be taller, and tougher than your other fences and possibly 2 strands of electric because a doe in heat will cause a buck to challenge any fence. We try to keep our buck lot with an empty lot between our does because if they get a whiff of a doe in heat they start fighting, snorting, peeing their beards and front legs and acting mean.
LOL!!! Seriously though, this concept really does hold true for buck fencing. It should be taller, and tougher than your other fences and possibly 2 strands of electric because a doe in heat will cause a buck to challenge any fence. We try to keep our buck lot with an empty lot between our does because if they get a whiff of a doe in heat they start fighting, snorting, peeing their beards and front legs and acting mean.
goatgurl
Herd Master
Haaa i learned that saying too years ago but the order i hated most was for a milk and molasses enema. bad for the nurse and patient both!
my granddad use to say that a fence had to be bull strong, hog tight and stud horse high. most of the time that will stop a determined buck but not always. i had a lamancha buck that would scale a 6 foot high 2"x4" horse panel, go thru a dry lot and scale the 2nd 6 foot panel like they were nothing to breed a doe i planned to hold back for a year. What do they say, if you want to see if God has a sense of humor then make plans..
my granddad use to say that a fence had to be bull strong, hog tight and stud horse high. most of the time that will stop a determined buck but not always. i had a lamancha buck that would scale a 6 foot high 2"x4" horse panel, go thru a dry lot and scale the 2nd 6 foot panel like they were nothing to breed a doe i planned to hold back for a year. What do they say, if you want to see if God has a sense of humor then make plans..
goatboy1973
True BYH Addict
Yep,
The good ole milk and molasses enema, Never had orders but I've seen the aftermath (fresh scrubs for the nurse and new clothes/ bedding for the patient. My grandfather talked about the bull strong...fence also. Yes, He does have a sense of humor.
I have had a huge Kiko herdsire in the past that used his huge rack of horns to open gate latches and peel woven wire apart like it was hot butter and leap 5ft fence like it was 2ft high. 2 strands of electric at the very top of the fence stopped the jumping and chain and locks for the gates.
The good ole milk and molasses enema, Never had orders but I've seen the aftermath (fresh scrubs for the nurse and new clothes/ bedding for the patient.
My grandfather talked about the bull strong...fence also. Yes, He does have a sense of humor. I have had a huge Kiko herdsire in the past that used his huge rack of horns to open gate latches and peel woven wire apart like it was hot butter and leap 5ft fence like it was 2ft high. 2 strands of electric at the very top of the fence stopped the jumping and chain and locks for the gates.
goatgurl
Herd Master
poor ole choco spent much of his time on the end of a chain after that. i had to move him everyday and that was a p i a but he made beautiful good milking daughters so what ya gonna do?? and after 25 years nursing i retired being able to say i dodged the milk and molasses bullet, thank you Lord. always smiled at the young nurses who had a blank look on their faces when you explained what and how
