This has been going on for the last 2 to 3 months, I don't think she is ever going to learn! Does anyone have any suggestions please. She is such a sweet goat she just cant seem to stay away from the fences....
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We have a hot wire(electric) at nose height that stops ours. Also I've heard that 3 lengths of alkathene pipe made into a triangle and placed over the goats head and secured with for example a collar, stops the heads going through the fence. And you should know that the grass is greener on the other side. Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, just to let you know that those goats in the pics were a friends, not mine this time :D
ReplyDeleteI have not looked into electric fence, but I think I will! Are they hard to set up or operate? Do you know of any place that would have pictures of the pipe made into a triangle?
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Hi there, We have used a sting of electric to fix that problem before. I have just found your blog and love it. If you get a chance stop by my as well.
ReplyDeleteTake care and have a great day.
Thanks I will and when hubby gets home I am checking into an electric fence
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Do you think spraying the fence with something smelly would deter her at all? That's the only thing I can think of other than the electric fence. We did have to use the electric wire to keep a lab in. She kept getting out on the road and wouldn't have made it long. It only took one zap and she NEVER tried to get out again. Took the wire down after a month or so and the problem was solved. Always something on a farm!
ReplyDeleteI am looking into an electric fence, my problem is walking into their area how many times will I forget and touch the fence! :D I guess though I would probably only touch it once!!
DeleteI have a couple of goats that just won't quite sticking their heads through the fence, either! We are talking a couple of years, now. I have had to cut it in the past, but I have learned how to turn their heads and slip it back through, though sometimes I have to lift and hold their back feet off of the ground to eliminate their 'resistance' so that I can get them maneuvered back out.
ReplyDeleteI really need to put an electric fence back up (I do have one up between them and the dogs), but when I moved them to their newer, larger pen, they never tried to get out and rarely did one stick their head through until these two. In the past, when I put an electric fence up for the goats (and I installed it myself), it worked great. They only touched it once or twice, then wouldn't come near the fence. I was even able to turn it off after a couple of weeks. It only takes the one for dogs. The stronger one for cattle isn't necessary and could be too strong for the babies. Oh, yes, it doesn't hurt that bad when you accidentally touch it. It just feels like a bee sting, not even that strong, really. But I wouldn't want to touch the one for cattle! Good luck!
Thanks and that does make me feel better I really was worried if I touched it. Also if its easy to set up I wont ask hubby to help me (this is his last weekend off for a month), he has so many things he wants to get done in two days I dont want to add to it! :)
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Ask away if you have any questions on set-up. I will help if I can. If we were closer, I would come help you set it up. There are different kinds of insulators you can use. I like the plastic yellow ones. They are made for t-posts, but I also needed some in between t-posts, so I attached a band (patches) of 1x2 wire around my fence at the level I wanted to put the electric wire. Those connectors hooked onto the 1x2 wire really well. Though not hard, it was a little work, but I did it all in a less than a day, and it sure saved a lot of headaches for a long time to come!
ReplyDeleteMy male dog is very stubborn, though. I have to laugh as I watch him carefully stick his nose to it once every day or two to see if it is still on. Unlike the goats that learned to stay away from the fence quickly, allowing me to be able to turn it off after a couple of weeks. I have to keep it on 24/7 for my Boxers.
Thanks I am sure I will I appreciate the offer! It may be next month before I can pick up the fence (I really try hard to budget) Boxers are so cute! :)
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