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RE: Fencing Questions - Carey - 07-08-2014
Our dog is indoor/outdoor (mostly couch) but was not a puppy when we got her, she was an adult with MANY issues...we did walk her on leash, did all of the perimeter stuff (she does not dig)... but for some reason she LIKES pulling apart fencing...have no idea why, but she does... she has never escaped out of the fenced area & when she pulls out a wire or two with another dog, she sits & wags after the damage is made...
Maybe it is the satisfying mouth feel, or the twang when the wire gives, or a metallic zing! We have no idea why she likes it so much, but have learned to invest in things she does not enjoy as much... (actually growing lilikoi on the chain link we do have has curbed a lot of the fence issues...)
RE: Fencing Questions - Guest - 07-08-2014
The 6 foot high chain link may be more expensive now?. Still looks good 10 years later and your pets should remain unbothered by the dogs that roam free. Rent a 90 lb jack hammer, mark or spray every 8-10 feet for your post. Buy your material, buy the beer, hire two guys, and be willing to grab the hammer. You may need to fill rock at the bottom of the fence to keep the dogs from digging under it?. Maybe 3 foot rock wall, 3 foot chain link on top of the wall then gate the front?. Good luck, sounds like fun.
RE: Fencing Questions - dayna - 07-08-2014
Please don't keep a goat alone. Goats need another goat. Trust me, you'll seriously regret getting 1 goat.
Dayna
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RE: Fencing Questions - Tink - 07-08-2014
1 goat equals let the mayhem begin. Need at least two to settle them down into somewhat of a " family" life, as they are herd animals.
Community begins with Aloha
RE: Fencing Questions - Guest - 07-08-2014
Yea I have been reading about the care of goats and that they are very social and like a companion goat. Will do.
RE: Fencing Questions - csgray - 07-08-2014
Remember if they can get their head through a puka in the fence the rest of the goat will follow, regardless of how tiny the hole. I recently saw a goat where the owner had duct taped a piece of PVC pipe across the horns, that way the goat could not get his head through their fencing.
One of my daughters was allergic to cow milk, so we got two goats. One was a sweet nubian cross, easy to milk, easy to get along with, tasty milk. The other was a cross between a Saanan and a devil. She refused to stay where you wanted her to, terrorized the dogs, chased the chickens, busted into the feed room, the garden and the orchard, would wait until you filled the milking pail and then would manage to either step in it, or kick it over, or both, and her milk tasted "goaty" even though the two were on exactly the same pasture. Once the Saanan busted into the pantry through a small high window and ate all the hot peppers we had strung up to dry. The moral of this tale: Do not go into goat tending lightly, they will test you and your fences more than you can ever imagine.
Carol
RE: Fencing Questions - Guest - 07-08-2014
Curry Goat is delicious.
RE: Fencing Questions - dayna - 07-08-2014
I agree goat curry IS delicious. I won't eat my own pet goats, but I'd eat someone elses goat.
And yes, goats will get into anything and everything you DO NOT want them to get into. But I'd not trade goat keeping for anything, they crack me up on a daily basis!
I've got a variety of goat breeds. Choose wisely. I refuse to own Nigerian dwarfs anymore. No fence can hold them. I have Sannens, ferals and a mix of the two. Sannens are sweet, ferals are smart and funny, the mixes seem to be both.
Dayna
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www.E-Z-Caps.com
RE: Fencing Questions - Guest - 07-08-2014
That's great insight Dayna mahalo!
RE: Fencing Questions - Mimosa - 07-08-2014
Chicken wire is for chickens and falls apart to rust n dust in months.
Drive around different farms and area's and observe what others use to fence their acreage.
Horse wire or better yet chain link fence for your entire acre.
Have a professional come in and do it for you .
That should last 2 decades if painted with rust inhibitor coatings every few years.
Chain link fence will last the longest and keep animals in that you want to keep in and trespassers and other animals out long term.
Good luck