fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread

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Porch and steps and all is very nice... looks good.

Just a note...... on the video that you included about fencing... regardless of the pros and cons of using electric for perimeter fence and it looks like he has it pretty well figured out for his goats and that's great...
BUT.... what I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention... the kind of energizer...
PLEASE note... that he said there are 2 numbers on the front... the number of miles and the number of JOULES.... As I have said back awhile in @canesisters thread, and again in @Ridgetop 's ..... IT IS JOULES that matter... just as this guy said too. IGNORE the miles stuff... it is about useless... It is the JOULES that makes all the difference... from the shock they get to it's ability to power through grass and such.
You want the fence to "knock their socks off" the first time they try it so they never want to try it again... Joules is what will do that....
Thanks for the video... seems like a good down to earth guy with practical knowledge....
 

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Porch and steps and all is very nice... looks good.

Just a note...... on the video that you included about fencing... regardless of the pros and cons of using electric for perimeter fence and it looks like he has it pretty well figured out for his goats and that's great...
BUT.... what I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention... the kind of energizer...
PLEASE note... that he said there are 2 numbers on the front... the number of miles and the number of JOULES.... As I have said back awhile in @canesisters thread, and again in @Ridgetop 's ..... IT IS JOULES that matter... just as this guy said too. IGNORE the miles stuff... it is about useless... It is the JOULES that makes all the difference... from the shock they get to it's ability to power through grass and such.
You want the fence to "knock their socks off" the first time they try it so they never want to try it again... Joules is what will do that....
Thanks for the video... seems like a good down to earth guy with practical knowledge....
I appreciate that. I am learning about electric fencing and with the videos and input like yours I think I will do okay.

Thanks for the encouragement, @Finnie and @Baymule, too. I didn't do much today after church and dinner. My body said "Don't push" and I have learned to listen to it.

Back to the office tomorrow...
 

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