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Posted by Adrienne on July 3, 2010 at 2:27pm
Now I know fencing is never cheap, but this is just ridiculous. I have been looking at feed lot panels like the ones WG4 has and in my area they are between $50 and $90 each! I looked online and found some for $19 each. What I find amazing is that for one foot less height wise they are $16 online and $22 in the store. I will eventually need 3 pens and MAYBE 4. If I buy all the panels together online they are cheaper even with shipping! Has anyone had success with 3 ft high fence? Or should I just go with 4ft.

I am going to keep them on the porch for a few weeks at night...so I can check on them a lot, and probably put them in the small yard during the day until the panels arrive.
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  • Melissa Johnson July 14, 2010 at 12:01pm
    you never realize just how expensive fencing is until you start fencing!! I have probably 22 acres in field, but it is barbed wire on the road side and my husband took down the cross fence couple of years ago. He passed away in 2006 - so now I realize what was spent when he first put it up. OUCH! And the field fence now days - is so flimsy!! But you can buy 3x the field fence for the price of "no climb" fence. Luck with your fence!! :)
  • Melissa Johnson July 14, 2010 at 11:59am
    yeah, I feel like a crazy lady with all these separate fenced in areas. lol
  • Adrienne July 13, 2010 at 10:03pm
    yeah, I think we are going to stick with the stationary fence too... we kinda like it, and we have enough to make 5 pens so I could move the goats around if I wanted... until we get more goats....
  • Melissa Johnson July 13, 2010 at 9:49pm
    wow are those $32 each panel??? I used field fence - but the panels sure would be nice so you could move them around!!!!
  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle July 4, 2010 at 10:18pm
    WG4 could give you the best info on how to connect the panels, since she's been doing it for a few years. I'm not sure if she'll see this post though, since it's not in the discussion forum, and the title doesn't really talk about fence panels.
  • Adrienne July 4, 2010 at 12:19pm
    Thank you both for the advice. I don't mind spending money on something, but I have to get the best deal...I guess it is just how my brain is wired. I do the same thing at the grocery store...and everywhere. How do you connect the panels and get into and out of the pens easily?
  • Jan July 4, 2010 at 6:07am
    I bought the four foot combo panels and they were $32 in my area. They work great!
  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle July 3, 2010 at 9:18pm
    It TOTALLY depends on the goats. Yes, some will stay in with three-foot fencing, but some will jump it without even trying hard, so it's better to just get the four-foot to start with.
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