T-post Spacing

[Farmerdad]

Hi,

I need to put up a new pen for my incoming buck. I was thinking of using hog panels with t-posts. Question is how far apart (or close together) do I need to put the posts? Is there anything else I should consider? Will hog panels with t-posts be sufficient?

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[Baymule]

Hog panels aren't very tall, what breed is your buck? I think you said pygmy, if so, he probably can't jump out. Maybe. Never had goats so not a good judge of how high they can jump. LOL I use cow panels and find that one on each end and one in the middle is sufficient.

 

[Farmerdad]

Nigerian dwarves so not quite pigmy. I'm mostly concerned about weight/ pressure. A goat will lay his entire body weight and then some against the fence "scratching an itch." Personnaly, I think they paid to demolish fencing but they keep swearing its just an itch.

 

[Baymule]

My hair sheep love to rub on fences too. And trees. And truck bumpers. And the slide on the granddaughters swing set. LOL

Ok put a T-post on each end and spaced evenly, 2 in the middle. That should be fine.

 

[Farmerdad]

Oh, I linked the wrong panels. The panels I'm looking at are just over 4 feet. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/feedlot-panel-combo-16-ft-l-x-52-in-h

I also want disbudded goats so that there is less chance (I hope) of head stuckage. Most of the time people linked stuck with horns it seems.

 

[caprines.n.me]

Head stuckage is definitely a thing with horned goats. If you want to keep your goats from rubbing on the fence ya might consider running a hotwire. It takes all the fun out of fence rubbing for the goat.