goat fencing, t-post as line posts?

[Latestarter]

Oh Dang! That must have hurt like the dickens! <Just thinking about something as small as a nail going through... and then thinking about a horn! YIKES!> Good thing you have a nursing background!

 

[goatgurl]

hurt like a big dog @Latestarter, like a big dog. and he was not trying to hurt me, was just flinging his head and playing.

 

[Latestarter]

Gol dang! They don't even think about it or realize how much damage they can do... Even unintentionally... Kinda like my 120 pound puppy who likes to run into me at full gallop!

I guess if I was going to have meat goats out in the back 40 someplace (yeah... I wish I even HAD a back 40!) that would rarely have my personal company, I'd leave them with horns, but dairy? Nahhhh... I'll be with them virtually every day, multiple times, and it's just not worth the risk... to them or me.
Would like to breed some polled into the mix with Lamachas... Blue eyes would be a trip too But I guess the only way for both would be minis with polled, blue eyed Nigie bucks as sires. It's always a possibility

 

[goatgurl]

ya know @Latestarter them do have polled lamanchas too but nigie/lamanchas or minimanchas are awful cute

 

[EmmaWorking]

I'm new and sure this has been asked many times, but...

I will be getting two ND kids this fall. I will start with a ( roughly) 4-500 sq ft panelled area, expanding to a couple acres of brush, pasture and woods.

I know that is a lot of fence.

I've seen mention of using t-posts with fencing for goats. Is this adequate as line posts? Obviously I will want well braced wood at corners to tension. I can easily run hot wire inside, outside, or on top if needed, I have a 30 mille agricultural charger so that isn't an issue.

I'm planning to use 4 or five foot welded wire for the pasture and brush area, heavier panels around their corral. I'm getting the goats at around 9 weeks, so hopefully will be able to have them bond with me.

My fence is electric netting. We placed wooden 4x4s on the ground and stapled the netting to the wood. If a goat can find away out it will do so LOL.

 

[chiques chicks]

I'm considering netting when I put them out to browse. My issue there is there is a or of wooded area, I may just use coral panels lined with welder wire when that time comes. Did I mention much of my property is a hill? Yeah, challenges.

As I run price calculations, I think economically my best solution for their yard may be cattle panels lined with 5 ft welded wire., possibly a bit wrote around 18 inches and one on top. Wood posts at corner and gate (s), t-post @ 8 ft between.

Do I need to sink the t-posts 2 ft, or will 18 be sufficient? My soil is not sandy, actually hit clay at around a foot, the top 8-12 inches is rich soil, shale based ( I'm lucky, I live in an area with great soil)

 

[germanchickTX]

Hi,
I just put my fencing up.
Previously as temporary solution I used hog panels tied to step in posts; was a small area and the goats were still little. Even with only 32" height it worked well for them and the chicken.
Now for the permanent area I used the already existing t-posts with barbed wire and stretched 4x4 woven wire goat fence, 48" tall, in front of it. Make sure you get it stretched tight with a fence stretcher, goats will rub and climb and will get it sagging...got a great price for off-brand 330ft goat fence at McCoy's, better than HD, TSC or Atwoods. I needed to make a wire gap and for that (instead wood posts or pipe H-brace) I used a t-post brace kit, also comes as corner brace, from TSC.
One side needed to be moveable for drive throughs or turnarounds, so for this I got the electric semi-permanent goat netting from Premier1. Using an AC run electrifier with 1 Joule output ( was told this is needed for goats). So far it works great for the goats and chicken!
If needed I will run one strand electric line about 1 ft high along the wire fence, to prevent climbing and rubbing and slowly destroying the fence...
Also planning on getting more of the electric netting for strip grazing/browsing along the horse pasture fence; this netting is really versatile...
So, long story, but this works for me so far; maybe works for you too!
And- rule of thumb: any space bigger than 4" is a potential escape route for goats (or so I was told )
Happy fencing!

 

[babsbag]

If you want to keep the goats off of the fence run a strand of hot wire at knee height; they won't bother your fence.

 

[germanchickTX]

If you want to keep the goats off of the fence run a strand of hot wire at knee height; they won't bother your fence.

Oh yes! And call me evil: but their faces and reaction if they do touch the wire -lol priceless...! ;-))

 

[Latestarter]

absolutely! free entertainment!