2 NGD babies coming-1st timer-hotwires fence Q with kids?

[Mama2B&D&nowgoatstoo]

Were 1st timers coming into the goat world and havent needed hotwire for our chickens but with the Nigerian's...do you HAVE to have hotwires? we dont have too many predators where were at--FL...in between orlando and tampa but i do worry about the 2 and 4 yr old Thanks so much for any advice!

 

[ksj0225]

I'll let the others answer about whether or not you need the hotwires, but I we have boers and hotwires and kids!!!

So far my husband, myself, and my step-daughter (15 years old) have all been "bit" by the fence!!! (usually latching/unlatching gates)

My four and a half year old - NOPE!!! Going on almost a year now.

 

[helmstead]

We don't use hot wires...but sometimes, as I'm fixing fences that have been popped off the T posts by rubbing goats...I wish we did have a wire right at mid-barrel to stop the rubbing.

And then I remember how good I am at running into the hot wire over at the horse fence...

 

[Mama2B&D&nowgoatstoo]

lol--thks...i think we'll try no and then go from there...i want to say "its only 2 whethers" how much trouble can they really be? but i KNOW how that can come back and sting me in the you know what