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Yes, my wire is wrapped around at the joins, not mesh. I might do what you do, and put some chicken wire at the bottom to keep heads in. :) Thank you! (Maybe the bottom 2 feet?)

Ah, smart! What type of posts did you use? How far apart? Thank you for answering my bombardment of questions. :) Do you think the goats would get their heads stuck in a 4"x4" mesh fencing?

Thank you! I have almost unlimited access to 4' wire. What do you mean by cross piece?

Can goats be kept it without Using electric fencing? Would they rub against it/stand on it? Also, is there a limit to how big the mesh of the fence should be? How tall should it be? Thank you. ;)

Aw! I can't wait! @ ThreeBoysChicks- I am already accustomed to not walking fast outside- my chickens always come a runnin and I have to be careful to NOT step on them!

Wonderful idea!!!!!!!!!What should her hooves look like? Should I taste her milk to see if I like it? I am so excited!!!! :D

I am torn between getting 2 kids to start, or 2 adult does. I am wanting them for milk and pet purposes. If you could share your experience/advantages/disadvantages with either, that would be great!

Thanks guys! I can't decide to get it as a baby or as an adult, because I will have the breed it so it start producing milk, right? But if I get it as a baby, it will most likely be more tame.

Hi! I am going to be getting either 2 Alpines or 2 Nubian goat soon, I hope. I was wondering- can goats be pets? Like, how much could I interact with them? Will they learn to like/love me? I was thinking that maybe when I had time I could halter them, and take them out of there pen and let them...

That's what I thought. :)

Ok- I was thinking of extending the pen into the woods a little bit- but with several old silos and a junk barn, (which wouldn't be good for the goats to get into...) I don't know if it is worth it. It is about 30'x50', but most of that is piles of sticks/limbs that are cut down, and they...

K thanks!

I got the final measurements! After I caculate and look up some things, I'll post my estimate prices and area of the pen. :)

Ok, thanks!

Hey! I know it is illegal in a lot of places to sell raw goats milk- I figured if I can't sell the goat milk, I could make it into soap and sell it. (or use it!) No, I don't have goats right now, but we aren't a big goat-milk drinking family. (I just want goats 'cause they are goats. :D) How do...

That's what I figured. I also discovered some extra rolls of old field fencing. (Farms with old outbuildings are wonderful things. :) Just wondering if I could use it. Oh, and it is kinda rusty don't know if that's a bad thing.

Now that I think about it, I think it is barbed. If that wouldn't be *good for the goats, I could easily roll the top part back. (And put electric in place of it.)

Question- Along one side of the to-be goat pen, there is about a 3 foot fence (4"x4" field fence.) with 2 strands of wire on the top. Would I have to fence this part? I might reinforce it. It would save about 100' of wire!!!!

I was wondering about this too, as I am getting 2 goats sometime soon, and I have 18 chickens. ;) Is it just me or is it that if you have one farm animal, you ending up getting more species of farm animals? :P

:ep Seriously people?!