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Gender

Female


Location

West Plains, MO


Birthday:

November 13


If you already have goats, what's your herd name?

Sweet Acres


If you have a website, what's the URL?

https://www.sweetacresminiatures.com


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  • Dawn Greer August 18, 2011 at 1:24pm
    I hate to say it, but just running high tensile wire with electric and a few strands of barbed wire in between are probably the perfect combination and I just might try that! Thanks for the idea! I am in Illinois now, but when I get down and moved to MO in a couple of months, I'd love to come have a visit with you and see your goats!
  • Dawn Greer August 18, 2011 at 12:46pm
    Yes, I have been warned about the jumping! That is why I am going to plan on going 6 feet tall. I will use 6 inch round timbers for main posts and then space smaller posts in between, attaching fence all the way to the bottom, and then run timber all the way around the bottom and top rail. Just about the bottom timber, set INSIDE the fence about six inches, I was told to run a hot wire to keep them from messing with bottom of the fence. We'll see if that works? Also, a hot wire run about half way up may make them think twice about rubbing? I am thinking about providing a "rubbing fence" in the middle of the pasture, along with toys and things to climb on that will keep their interest more in the middle of the field too. I'm approaching this as if I am back in anthropology class at the U of Arkansas....these goats can't be smarter than chimps. We learned that as long as the chimps had something constructive to do...like games, toys, etc....they left their enclosures alone. I will try that approach with my goats and see what happens.
  • Dawn Greer August 18, 2011 at 12:31pm
    I have quite a bit of timber that I can cut to make my own posts and rail fence. That's strong enough for horses, so it should be fine for goats. If I do 6 ft tall, with a hot wire at the bottom and one at the top, that should do pretty good. If they get out of that, I'll just have to roll with the punches! LOL
  • Dawn Greer August 18, 2011 at 12:05pm
    I have never raised goats. been around them a lot, raised other livestock, but I am new to goats. I am hearing this same thing from a lot of people about fencing. I am thinking about running electric fence and webbed panels. It sounds like it is going to be an interesting game?
  • Dawn Greer August 18, 2011 at 11:24am

    Hi April!

    Sure, we can chat! I'd love to pick yer brain a little. Right now, I have a LOT of questions about fencing options. 

     

    Dawn

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