Making A Goat Fence

Goat proof fence the biggest single expense with goat ownership is fencing.

Making a goat fence.

Goats are very tough to fence in. The can readily jump over climb squeeze through or simply bash down most typical livestock fences. It is actually kind of funny because we purchased livestock fencing and thought our goats will never get through this well our female goats only use the fence to brush themselves. Conventional goat wisdom suggests 6 12 goats per acre but this varies with available forage.

A fence that won t hold water won t hold a goat and though that hyperbole may seem extreme it s certainly proven true by the generations of goat escapees that have tested the patience of their fence builders. When considering a fence for your goats make sure the fencing material is strong. Yet our male goat loves to use the fence to rack his horns on. In this video i show every step in the installation of a goat fence on open pasture.

Even a goat with average intellect learns how to use them like the claw of a hammer to uproot poorly set t posts or pull up wire fence that hasn t been placed snug to the ground or stretched tight. I think it s also safe to say there is no one perfect solution for comfortably containing goats. Among goat owners there s a well known saying. Goats also will learn they re poor conductors of electricity and will use the tips to pull electric wire out of the way.

Measure the area you will be fencing clearing the proposed fence line of brush and trees to make the chore easier. This also lessens the temptation for goats to graze over or through the fence.