Author Topic: Horns and fencing (Read 2842 times)

clydesdaleclopper · « **on:** May 15, 2012, 07:51:34 am »

I have just been thinking a bit about what we might get to replace our old lady who died yesterday. I have never had goats with horns and I was wondering if our fencing would be a problem. It is wire stockfence and our Gotland x Balck Welsh Mountain lambs from last year can just squeeze their heads through it. Is this likely to be a problem?

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2012, 08:18:45 am »

We have stockfencing and Savannah, our horned Saanen girl was sticking her head through and as she pulled back, wrenching the fencing

We now have an extra line of leccy strip running down and goat-chest height, she's stopped doing it now

She only ever stuck her head through the side of fence where other animals were grazing on the other side, she's showed no interest in doing it on our garden side.

jaykay · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2012, 09:36:55 am »

I have horned goats and I too have a couple of electrified wires inside the stock fencing to keep them from sticking their heads through and getting stuck

My sheep were horned too and didn't ever do this but the goats certainly did!

clydesdaleclopper · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2012, 01:06:17 pm »

What height are your electric wires at?

jaykay · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2012, 01:35:12 pm »

One at about 8" and the other about 2' - they seemed to catch 'head down and through the fencing' and 'climbing on the fencing' activities respectively.