Comments on: Goats, Fences, Cuts, Scrapes, & Abrasions.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:03:00 +0000

yeah, that is kind of what i got with some of ours; Boki goats. Boer/Kiko. I have to say though, I am leaning towards getting more kikos since I can already tell a difference in their resistance to health issues. But we all want that goat milk right? so you have to have some of those… good luck, and try not to let them get pink-eye, that is a big headache…

By: William Cross

William Cross — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:32:12 +0000

Hi Jason, To be honest, when we bought the goats we were still kind of new to this all. They are as far as I know now an american cross of kiko, boer, and nubian. Those are the 3 strains the seller has at his place and it looks like over the years they have basically been interbred. We did not know this at the time. I am looking to find some pure nubians next time round tho.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:13:20 +0000

I don’t remember if you said, or if I asked, but I was wondering what kind of goats did you get? One in a picture looked like a kiko, but I wasn’t sure. Just curious.

By: William Cross

William Cross — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:46:00 +0000

Heyas ND, welcome back.

Leon: Hahahahaha, cute.

By: Leon

Leon — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:28:43 +0000

There is an old joke about testing a fence to see if it will keep the goats in - throw a 5-gal bucket of water on it and see if any water got through. If it did, so will the goats

Also, I know it may be too late now but next time you need a fence you may consider high-tensile electric fence. It’s often cheaper to build than barb wire and they’re much safer for the goats. And yeah, no cuts and punctures for you

Anyway, good luck with that and I really enjoyed your post about building a dehumidifier a while ago, thanks.

By: Northern Farmer

Northern Farmer — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:47:51 +0000

We just put up a six wire barb wire fence out in a remote pasture. Yesterday hauled out 16 pairs of cattle and I felt so proud of that fence!Plus there’s an electric wire there too! Was hauling manure out in that area last evening, took a look a quarter mile away from where I was hauling over to that super fence and there was a week old calf out in the field with its mama bellering away behind the super fence So much for the best laid plans!

By: William Cross

William Cross — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:28:03 +0000

Hi Jason, welcome to our little place on the web. Glad to see I am not the only one who made that mistake. *grin*

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:11:01 +0000

funny thing is that i did the same thing with my goat pen a few weeks ago. 3 sides were woven wire and one side was barbed wire covered in thick brush. They walked through it like it wasn’t there just like you said they did on yours. i coaxed them back with feed and ran another side of woven wire layered up against the barbed wire which was the property line that the neighbor installed. no more escapes.