It Ain't Whitewashing...But Building Fence Is Still Fun...

[Timmy59]

Goats love to do this!View attachment 312027
Which causes this! Till suitable fence is built.View attachment 312028

Yup there you have it. The problem and the fix. Seen it done several ways and several materials. Then you have city slickers reporting back that they saw PVC horned goats in the country.

 

[Timmy59]

2 inch spaced stays with 13 wire or 13/48/2 high tensile wire will keep them in and not catch a head.

I would think that would be a lot more labor intensive than the tighter weaved fence developed to keep heads and hooves on the right side.

 

[cowadle]

https://kencove.com/fence/Fastlock+Woven+Wire,+13/48/2,+12½+Ga_detail_WH4.php
just an example i found... no extra labor

 

[cowadle]

https://www.afence.com/goatw-13-484x4125.html
here is an example of 13/48/4 wire. take note of how the wire is fabricated at the joint. hinge joint of fixed knot??? can make a huge difference in the durability of the fence. if you run cattle against it go with a fixed knot.

 

[Snattlerake]

Horned goats live to get they're heads stuck in the fence wire. Ask yourself how often you'd like to free goats from the nice tight fence you just spent time and money on.

Sheep too. I planted a nice succulent hay grazer for my sheep. I waited until it was waist high to turn them in. The first thing those damn sheeps did was stick their heads through the fence to get to the weeds on the other side. All that wool rubbing on the wire got them so knotted up, I would have to go out 3 times a day and cut them loose. I'm still mad!

 

[264killer]

You guys bending T post Should do like I do . Put a close fitting pipe over the T post .Use the bucket to push it in the ground.