Newbie question about staking out goats

[lupinfarm]

I think portable electric, or cattle panels would be better. My goats would surely kill themslves being tied out, Cissy got her head stuck in a hay net today LOL thank god someone was there to save her from her own demise.

 

[trestlecreek]

Yes, hay nets are death traps. Good thing you saw it in time!

 

[norcal]

(we have some thick bush).

This at the moment is the only way we can get them out, until we fence off the bush area.

We have the same problem w/ THICK brush that is not (properly) fenced. I've been debating how to deal with it. Cattle panels would not work, as the brush is too thick.

 

[helmstead]

We had the same problem, thick underbrush (mostly briars). We used our ATV to smoosh down a path, and put up fencing in that path. We dragged a RR tie with huge nails partially in it to really make the crud go away so we could safely walk in there and work, and made some paths inside the enclosure for the goats to rest in. Our fencing was 4' dog wire, 100' long, with garden step in stakes every 6' - so we could pull the stakes, roll the fence up with the stakes, and move the pen to the next area when they were done cleaning up one area. Worked like a charm.