Goat fence for Kudzu Control
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txdon
Super Star Member
Please do not be a bad goat owner. Down the county road goats are constantly getting their heads stuck in the 6"X6" fence and I stop to push their heads back through. The problem is their horns face backwards and once they push their head through they cannot pull out without help. Sometimes I see them in time, sometimes the buzzards are having breakfast, it is a sad, sick site to see.
avc8130
Platinum Member
How is that "no stick fence"?
I have goats. My two large does have horns. We dehorned our two baby does.
One of the big goats will stick her head through anything it will fit through, and even some things it won't. Once the head is through, they are pretty silly about trying to get back out. The best "no stick fence" is one they simply can't get their head through.
ac
I have goats. My two large does have horns. We dehorned our two baby does.
One of the big goats will stick her head through anything it will fit through, and even some things it won't. Once the head is through, they are pretty silly about trying to get back out. The best "no stick fence" is one they simply can't get their head through.
ac
pilot-werx
Gold Member
We have Nigerian dwarfs and I hope what you are getting is not a picky eater like these... They rarely touch the grass and prefer second cut hay, go figure.... For fence, I have found 4x4 to work best and I never leave the horns on. A llama is a beast of a watch animal just be careful I you have a dog!
avc8130
Platinum Member
Awesome!
Do you plan to feed them anything other than just your pasture? Are they does, bucks, whether?
I see you have 25 acres they are roaming? Any shelter? Just 4?
Looks like you have a nice assortment of food for them to chomp. Is there a good water supply?
ac
avc8130 said:
Thanks for the encouragement. The 25 acres is a Kudzu patch within our 160 acre pine tree farm. Within the Kudzu patch there is a large variety of forage including Burmuda grass. Water is provided via Ritchie livestock water fountain that is split between fence-line for goats on one side horses on the other. The water is artesian spring water our whole family drinks the same water straight from the ground. There is 12x20 foot leantoo shelter. Currently I have 8 goats 2 bucks 6 does. The purpose of the goats is to reclaim/eliminate Kudzu in-order to plant over with 13,000 pine trees by 2014. This will add 25 acres in new pine to our existing 40 acres in 20yr old stand set in 10 year CRP, and 50 acres of pines planned for planting this year.
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