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Thank you, I totally forgot about a gate. :rolleyes: So, do you think a plain old electrice fence wouldn't work? How many volts would I need?

Anyone follow my logic for fencing here? :lol: This is what I've got figured out for the fence. It's a little bit off, but this is just estimating right now. ~295 around whole thing 4 strands of wire equals 1180 of wire 5 250' rolls of wire at 4.49 equals 22.45 Posts 20 feet apart equals 15...

Trip is later this year, august/september. I'm not sure whether to get a goat in milk, or a yearling. Yearling would be easier to tame, I suppose, but I don't know if I want to handle breeding one right away. The housing is a stall in the barn, already basically made, about 15' by 8'. I am...

So, what type of brush does a goat need? Stiff or soft?

I'm a little lost on goat deworming. How do I tell if they need it? And, what type do I need to use? A lot of the dewormers I find are Morantel Tartrate (Rumatel). I have NO idea what I am looking for in a dewormer!!!!

Ok, thanks! I am planning on having my goats mostly pasture fed, but I don't think I'll be able to make them a big enough pen (At least at the beginning) for them to be completely self-fed.

LOL I don't know if was Influenza or not, it started with an I. :lol: Yeah, my family isn't big on flu shots for humans either. :gig

Does anyone use DuMor brand goat feed?

Thanks! I heard something about a influenza vaccine. What's that? And all the dewormers I have around me uses Rumatel (Morantel Tartrate).

Haha! Yes, I am sure especially the younger kids will love it. :) We have 5 or so people that take turns coming over, and when they do the chickens, they get to keep the eggs. :) I really want to get it this summer, but they are advantages and disadvantages to that. Advantages- I get it sooner...

Oh, ok. I'd be making it in a almost square. (Maybe more of a rectangle.)

Fencing will be electric. What do you mean by direction of fence?

How far apart do I put the posts?

Well then, my goats are going to be happy, because if I make it in a wooded area, their pen will almost double in size. :lol: (About 95 by 100, possibly.) Fencing was my biggest worry I think, but I've pretty much got that covered now. :weee Goats, here I come! :D

I understand your concern. :) It wasn't the time/work that was a problem, but I knew nothing about his breed, (american eskimo) and he turned out to be aggressive. That wouldn't have been a problem to train out IF we didn't have little kids running around- a 2 year old and a 9 month old. We...

How many feet in an acre? I just measured where I was thinking the pen can be and it is ~95'x50'= 4732 feet. Also, what type of pasture do goats prefer? I have wooded area, long grass, and regular yard grass.

Thank you! I am leaning toward electric fencing, other fencing is quite expensive!

Thank you so much! This has given me a very good idea on how much it is. It helps tremendously we have our own acre of alfalfa hay we can use. How does one put in an electric fence? For the starting things, I've got that pretty much covered at 70 dollars, besides the pen. Where is somewhere...

However much I desperately want a goat, I want to make sure I'll be able to take care of it. I've had the heartbreaking experience of getting a dog, and finding out we can't take care of it and have to give it up. I don't want that to happen to me, or another animal, again. I'm not poor, but I...

Thank you. :) I'll plan on making it about an acre big for now.