4 Types of Goat Fence with Cost, Pros and Cons | 3 Channel Collaboration About Goats

Watch this before you begin any type of Goat fencing project. I'm going to discuss 4 types of goat fence that I've personally built and used. I'm going to give you cost estimates and some pros and cons for each one. Hopefully this will help you make a better decision than I did on fencing goats when I first started. Also we're doing our first collaboration with Fowler Family Farms and Bois D' Arc Kiko Goats. Check out their videos from the links below. Be sure and LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to both channels. You'll enjoy them and they'll help you on your journey....
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[@mobyhunr]

Crimps and crimper

[@addisonranch]

???………ah!!!! ……it took me a minute to go through all the fences in my head. You’re right!! I forgot the crimping tool $79.95 and sleeves $13.25 for 100. I use those to join 2 rolls of fixed knot net wire. Thanks. I’ll see if I can pin this response.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Lots of good information and well put together. The colab was fun.

[@addisonranch]

Yes it was!! We look forward to doing more!!

[@rachelpotter2247]

Thanks for bringing me the channel Josh.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Great tips! Good fencing is a must with goats! Great Collab with good people.

[@addisonranch]

Thanks guys! Appreciate you guys watching them!! Enjoy your channel too!!!👍🏼👍🏼

[@suebrown3917]

It was Josh that sent me over. Enjoy watching.

[@addisonranch]

I figured it was. Thanks for watching Sue!!

[@WalkerFarmFam]

Awesome! Fowler and Bois D’ Arc sent us your way 👍🏻

[@addisonranch]

Hey!! Thanks for watching. I’ve seen several of your videos too. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@FowlerFamilyFarm]

Great video Brett. Thanks for collabing it was fun.

[@addisonranch]

Yes it was. We look forward to doing more!!

[@theBakersonafewacres]

Thanks for the tips. New subscriber. Came over from Bois D'arc. Appreciate all y'all doin this collaboration and getting the good information out to us.

[@addisonranch]

Thank you guys for watching. I hope something helps you guys.

[@dennisdean9379]

Hey Brent, great job explaining your fencing options. I'll be doing that in a few months for sheep and goats in Ecuador. I already know that I've got to purchase most of the items here in the USA - just to make sure what I'm ordering since my Spanish its' that good (yet). Dennis

[@n5lul010]

Hello Brett. Thanks for the great morning learning session! Best is not always cheap.

[@addisonranch]

You are absolutely correct!! I wish I was that wise years ago but I wasn’t. Thanks for watching.

[@pasttime8450]

New to your channel came over from Josh @ BOIS D'ARC KIKO GOATS Great video and thanks for the information I have alot of fence to put up at our new property in Oklahoma

[@addisonranch]

Great!! Thanks for watching!! Any questions on your fence don’t hesitate to ask. If I’ve built one like it I’ll let you know.

[@pasttime8450]

Awesome I definitely may need to ask and thank you for the offer I really appreciate it

[@niiaryeeankrah9830]

Great video. Probably the most informative video on fencing I've ever seen. Thx.

[@addisonranch]

Wow, thanks! Years of compiling videos....I hope it helps!!!!!

[@BlueW0lf68]

I really liked this video and how you broke everything down. Thanks for doing this. I came over from Josh at Bois D'Arc Kikos and have subscribed to your channel.

[@addisonranch]

Thanks for checking us out!! We'll try and keep you informed with a little entertainment thrown in.

[@CynthiasCraftsandmore]

New sub. Came over from Josh at Bois D' Arc Kiko Goats. Great information! I've booked marked this video for when we are ready to get land and build. Thank you for sharing, I pray that God blesses you today! Hugs and love to you and your family. 💖✝🤗 Have a beautiful and blessed week. God Bless 💖✝🤗

[@addisonranch]

Thank you VERY much, for everything!!!!

[@2k19fortnite2]

New sub & a Good video lots of good information Josh sent me over.

[@addisonranch]

Great!!!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@SallySueSinderellaSlayer]

😎

[@twc9000]

This was amazing. Thanks for all the pros and cons and the prices.

[@addisonranch]

You’re welcome!! Thanks for watching!!😁

[@gregkilgour4545]

Excellent video, clear, concise and to the point.

[@addisonranch]

Thanks Greg!!

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Very practical!

[@addisonranch]

Thanks for watching!!

[@whatsthedealwithdanny3913]

Great video, Thanks

[@adamramirez7626]

Wonderful information,I really appreciate your content. God bless you and yours!

[@addisonranch]

Thanks Adam!! Appreciate you watching the collaboration..

[@sanmanFS2K]

Very helpful, thanks for making the video.

[@addisonranch]

Thank you for watching!!😁😁

[@DeanFamilyAcres]

Over from Josh's collab. Great video that's extremely thorough. Fencing can be the best or the worst. Great explanations!

[@addisonranch]

Thanks and thanks for checking us out! Yes it’s taken me 25 years to realize ….do the fence right the first time!! Makes life more enjoyable.😁😁

[@juliehale4627]

Hi I came over from Fowler Family Farm and Bois D' Arc Kiko Goats, loved watching all three vidios xx

[@addisonranch]

That’s great Julie! Welcome and thanks for watching!!!

[@cushiestoika6565]

Thank you for this video!

[@addisonranch]

My pleasure!! We really appreciate you watching it.

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video, A great explanation, best teacher in goat world. second to nano, I am your fan

[@addisonranch]

Thank you!!😁😁

[@creelarue7022]

Great video!

[@addisonranch]

Thank you.

[@marjoriehill8865]

Thanks for info....

[@addisonranch]

Thanks for watching!!

[@n5lul010]

BTW. Josh sent me. Thanks Josh!

[@addisonranch]

By the way Brad I lived and worked in Amarillo right out of college😁

[@randywiley66]

Great video

[@addisonranch]

Thanks Randy😁

[@niiaryeeankrah9830]

I also came from Josh at Bois d'arc kikos. I'll be subscribing also.

[@addisonranch]

GREAT!!!!! We try to inform and entertain while getting a little work done:)

[@mfhthenycflyguy7085]

Nice collaboration. Here from BDKiko. 👏👏👏

[@addisonranch]

Thanks for checking us out!!!! I hope you continue to watch and enjoy all 3 channels!!!!

[@TheLaLaFarm]

Found your channel through Fowler Family Farm. New sub. We have a small goat farm over in NE Florida. - Rick

[@addisonranch]

Great!! Love having more goat people.!! Thanks for subbing. I hope you enjoy the channel. We do a little bit of everything..

[@hiddenvalleyranch4164]

Sent over by Josh. Good content

[@addisonranch]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@randywiley66]

Bravo

[@shootersresourcechannel642]

Cool intro dude

[@addisonranch]

Thanks. 😁😁

[@mitchellrogers9059]

By far the best fence video I’ve seen, and I have watched a bunch of them. My question is what kind of insulators do you use for the electric fence? Great channel love the content.

[@addisonranch]

Thanks Mitchell!!! I get all of my insulators from Kencove. You can look them up online the item number for my t post insulators is ITDB. They’re called a 2 pin. Let me know if you have trouble finding them..

[@suebrown3917]

Addison ranch sent me over. Enjoy watching how-to put-up fencing.

[@addisonranch]

Thanks

[@philliphall5198]

Thanks for information, I use 4/4 wire net and hot wire to keep hogs away from it Dam shame hogs destroyed the net fence in Texas Wild hogs even tare up hog panels to

[@addisonranch]

Hogs are the vain of my existence!!😡

[@rachelpotter2247]

Great video I come from Josh's channel

[@addisonranch]

Thanks Rachel!!

[@rachelpotter2247]

@@addisonranch your welcome been watching your videos. Thanks for sharing

[@SallySueSinderellaSlayer]

🤜🔥🤛

[@addisonranch]

✊🏻✊🏻

[@OurOkieHomestead]

New sub. Here from Bois D' Arc Kiko Goats! Already subbed to Fowler Family Farm also and heading there next! We are transitioning from horses to goats so the info is very helpful!

[@addisonranch]

Great!! Let us know if you have any questions on any of this stuff. We’ll do our best to answer them for you!! Thanks for subbing and watching.

[@OurOkieHomestead]

@@addisonranchI do have questions. How young of a baby is too young to introduce to electric netting? What is a good goat health book? I would like to keep one on hand that is a bit more in depth than a Storey book. Thanks again!

[@OurOkieHomestead]

@@addisonranch quick tips or answers to questions might work out as good short material? Never know. One might take off and get a million views and they do add some to watch time I believe.

[@addisonranch]

as far as age for electric net fence I would want them to be around 3 to 4 weeks old before I introduced it. One of the best and most helpful books for meat goats and goat health is Meat Goat Production Handbook 2nd Edition . I would consider it a must. Its put together by Langston University American Institute for Goat Research.....right here in Oklahoma.

[@addisonranch]

Thanks I'll look at that!!!

[@1caramelle1]

💙

[@addisonranch]

THANKS!!!

[@kaitlynwargo2854]

Thank you so much for the info! The electric on-top of the knot fence, would that help keep predators out?

[@addisonranch]

Thanks for watching.. The top wire would do nothing for predators. I use it to connect cross fencing. If you put the electric down low it would help with predators.

[@lizpurvis2386]

I enjoyed it.I need you to build it for me

[@addisonranch]

😂😂😂

[@dennisdean3925]

Good video and great info. I found some 300+ varieties of Knipix pliers, but none of them looked like the pair you have. Do you know the model number? Thanks, Dennis

[@addisonranch]

Hey Dennis! Yes there are a ton of them. This is the one I use. Knipex 71 32 200 Comfort Grip High Leverage CoBolt Cutter with Notch and Spring I copied that description off of Amazon. It looks like they're only $47 now. Jackpot!! Thanks for watching.

[@mcproductions2151]

New sub from Josh channel

[@addisonranch]

Thanks for watching and subscribing. Let me know if you have any questions about our channel. I’ll try my best to answer them….maybe with a video😁😁

[@dennisdean3925]

Hey Brett, Good instructional video. Makes complete sense. I've put up some similar fence around some large pens in the past - mostly for calves. And I've put up a fair amount of barbed wire fence over mostly flat and rolling terrain, but I'll be putting up this quality goat fence over a terrain that is mostly hilly and steep in places. Any suggestions for me? Also, I did see the model number of the Knipex wire cutters.

[@addisonranch]

Yes when you go from hill top to hill top. Don't over tighten the wire. I usually tightened it until the fence was about 5 feet off the ground at the low point. Then I drove a pipe, pulled the fence down with my stretch bar and skid steer and wired it to the pipe. The grapple clips are a must for me when you're attaching the fence to your end braces.

[@dennisdean3925]

@@addisonranch Okay, what about the position of the T-posts? Should they be perpendicular to the ground or put in vertically? I've had people tell me both ways. It seems to make more sense that they would be perpendicular, especially on steep terrain, so they would line up with the 48" goat fence. Thanks, Dennis

[@addisonranch]

@@dennisdean3925 a t post wouldn’t hold it down I would drive or cement a single pipe 4 foot in the ground. That’s what I did.

[@dennisdean3925]

@@addisonranch Okay, Thanks. I've got probably 2,500 lineal feet of fence to install and nearly all of it will be on hilly to steep on rocky (soil) terrain.

[@drshaynescott]

You haven't mentioned anything about fire risk for the electric fences. Can it create hot spots or sparks that start a grass fire?

[@addisonranch]

My experience with 25+ years has been no. My education says there has to be a possibility. I would get an explanation from the manufacturer of the energizer you’re wanting to use before purchasing it and so you can better understand it.

[@patrickcash2237]

Whats your opinion on the 4x4 sheep and goat fence I believe it's a fixed not type.

[@addisonranch]

The 4X4 will work great if its fixed knot. It will cost more than a 1348-12-660 because it has more wire per foot in manufacturing.

[@alboggs7561]

How u hear of timeless fences they sell insulated t pole

[@addisonranch]

Yes..I prefer the steel t post. However, that's always subject to change.

[@royautrey5226]

I really like your fencing video and I noticed many of your goats are black. Just wondering if they are Spanish or maybe spanish - Kiko crosses?

[@addisonranch]

Thank you! They are Spanish Syfan.

[@dustinash7867]

Stay tuff 949 is good as well and a bit cheaper. Gosts can get caught in the 13

[@addisonranch]

Thanks Dustin😁. Are you talking about the 12 inch vertical spacing or the 6?

[@blakem311]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't field fence just describe the pattern of the wire? Your fix knot is probably a high tensile fixed knot field fence?

[@addisonranch]

I’m not 100% sure of the specific names. I think they all fall under “net wire”. They’ve always been referred to like I said in the video. Which is how I’ve referred to them for 21 years. That doesn’t mean I’m right😂😂 however it does mean it will keep me from getting confused when I’m talking about them😂😂😂. Thanks for the comment.😁

[@bearfamilyfarm]

How often if any do you find your self having to replace worn out or cracked insulators on the t post?

[@addisonranch]

The only time I’ve had to repair an insulator is if an animal hit the fence so hard it broke or bent the pins that hold either the wire or the clip in place on the post. I’ve never had to replace one because of cracking etc.

[@bearfamilyfarm]

@@addisonranch thanks for the info! What brand insulators are you using?

[@addisonranch]

@@bearfamilyfarm kencove 2 pin clips.

[@ThePushmataha]

Have you used high tensile Bekaert field fence? It is high tensile like your Stay Tuff. I agree fixed knot is superior but I can get high tensile 47" field fence interest-free for 48 months for $210 for a 330' roll.

[@addisonranch]

What kind of warranty is on the wire? Never mind I just realized your talking about Field Fence. I would HIGHLY discourage ever using that. If your heart is set on it I’ve of got several rolls of the same type fence by Sheffield that I would sell cheaper than that😳😳

[@ThePushmataha]

@@addisonranch Will you finance 12 rolls of it with 254 T posts 0 down and 0% interest for 4 years? 🙂

[@addisonranch]

@@ThePushmataha I don’t like the thought of financing but if the wires cheap enough it may work for you.? I don’t have any extra t post…….Are you a rep for Bakaert or are you really trying to get some fence built?

[@ThePushmataha]

@@addisonranch Really building a LOT of fence. I am retired and would prefer to keep earning a return on my money and use theirs for free at 0% for 4 years, They offer a high-tensile fixed knot goat fence also but it is $479 for a 330' roll + shipping. Was also going to run some elec fence inside this to keep them off it.

[@ThePushmataha]

@@addisonranch This is all through a special offer from TSC. They charge a hefty shipping fee on some fence raising the cost considerably, so limited to what they keep in stock in the area. Getting some goats to keep the vegetation down on my 170 acres in the SE OK mountains.

[@braceyrice5413]

Is field fence the same as woven wire fence?

[@addisonranch]

I think fixed knot and field fence are both called “net fence” but I will never use field fence again. I would probably use barb wire before field fence but fixed knot is the best.

[@braceyrice5413]

@@addisonranch Ok thanks....I'm trying to figure out if something like Red Brand woven wire for sheep and goats the same as field fence or is it fixed knot .....regardless thanks for this video it's a massive help to a Beginner

[@addisonranch]

@@braceyrice5413 I’m not sure on the redbrand. The fixed know refers to the way they tie the vertical and horizontal wires together. The fixed knot I use I good because of this knot but also because the wire is high tensile wire. It’s much harder to bend which is great but that’s also what makes it hard to work with.

[@akavery]

Is there any reason you wouldn’t use a solar powered generator? Is it because it would not be powerful enough for the length of fence that you have?

[@addisonranch]

Yes. Because of our brush and the length of our fence, we need more joules from our energizer.

[@akavery]

OK, thank you so much! How do I find out how many joules I need for my length of fence? Also, do I need to use that huge metal pole for bracing? I don’t have heavy machinery like you do. The best we have is a post hole digger that we have used to put in wooden posts. I guess I had thought that we could put up an Electric fence using only T posts. At least this is what a guy at tractor supply told us that he does. Can I attached to a tree as one of the anchors on the corner? We are completely new at all of this and trying to give our goats more space to graze. We are currently raising Mini Nubians. Thank you so much for your video and for your help! I will be subscribing right now!

[@addisonranch]

Hey Andrea, The brace is totally dependent on the type of fence. If you're looking at an electric fence you can totally use a tree for the brace. The tree will grow around the wire you tie to the tree so it will need to be retied based on that. Joules for the fence is a hard one. I would figure out how many feet of wire you will be electrifying and start there. Then get in touch with someone like Kencove Fencing and tell them what your doing, how many feet of wire and potential brush. NEVER under power your fence for goats.

[@mike1968442]

Yikes! I need to fence in 65 acres!

[@addisonranch]

You can do it!!

[@mike1968442]

I think I’m going to take a course in welding! I’m definitely a do it yourself!