Goat Fencing Do & Don’ts | Goat Fencing Tips | Raising Goats | Goat Farm

[@jasonkuhns9487]

Best way to learn is by our mistakes. Most people are posting they’re perfect brand new stuff and you showin us where things went wrong. Very helpful thanks!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Your welcome. We want to be real and honest. Appreciate you watching

[@eluka2001]

This Dude is actually funny when keeping it real 😆😆😆😆.....I'm gonna subscribe to his channel.

[@jonathanlifferth757]

I appreciate the honesty in this video. Most others only show the brand new fence that looks perfect but it's really helpful to see what NOT to do and how the fence will look after years.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you We are honest about what we do the good & the bad. Appreciate you watching

[@therick2561]

LoL I've had goats around 18 years and I totally agree with you on the do and don't of goat fencing!!! There's an old saying (if you got goats your neighbor's has got goats) another one is (if it won't hold water it won't hold a goat) ,,, God bless

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Lol I havnt heard the one about if u have them your neighbors do. That’s a good one. Thanks for watching

[@therick2561]

@@BoisDArcKikos thank you buddy enjoy the goat videos!

[@InstrumentalPianoWanderings]

I LOVE those quotes. *nervous laughter here*

[@williamfloyd4669]

Your honesty was so funny and refreshing. Thank you for sharing everything you learned.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for watching. Just trying to keep it real.

[@InstrumentalPianoWanderings]

THANK you for the upfront honesty and sharing your wins and mistakes!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

You’re welcome

[@michelep1130]

HI Josh. Sent over by Chad at Adler Family Farm. He sends his blessings. Great advice you gave...pros and cons. Great for beginners. Prayer sent up for you and the family.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank You we appreciate you watching

[@Jennifer-1724]

Just got two kids. I am glad I watched this first. We will learn from your mistakes and do it right the first time. Thank you had a good laugh.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Glad it helped. Always learning something new with goats. Thanks for watching

[@BBKERNSALLNhomestead]

It seems that you started just like most of us do, and learn as we go!!!!!!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes I did

[@carldewitz5239]

@@BoisDArcKikos I used to do the same with cattle thanks for you pain so I don't make the same mistake

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for watching

[@rachellebutler3369]

Great idea with the bottom wire clips! I used barbed on bottom because we have wild hogs. Definitely will have to get the clips!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes the hog clips work great. Thanks for watching!!

[@tzoninghard2425]

Water usually sits ontop of the concrete and rots out the poles here. We only use packed sand to set poles. Just dug up some old poles to reuse that my grandpa placed. Still looked new except for the rusted fence staples.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

We are in blackland and sometimes the concrete isn’t enough. Thanks for watching

[@NatFablife]

Now that’s creative the way you put your own flavor on it!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you

[@bigcountry4900]

Great information. Thanks for all these videos. Just bought my land, so fencing will be right around the corner.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks appreciate you watching. Great news on the land. Good luck with the fencing.

[@hawk270leadflinger9]

I learned something. Don’t buy cheap crap and try to save a nickel. Thank you for the advice.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes you are right spend the money it’s worth it in the end. Thanks for watching

[@gatoraviation9588]

I use 6 ft security and cattle panels with round pole post corners and T-post supports between. they still knock it down. I am adding an electric fence. hopefully, it will work. I viewed your electric fence video. and I am going that route. keeps my poultry and ducks in too. moving to my new farm in 2 weeks.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Electric fence will work just make sure you get a good charger. We use cyclopse.

[@malindabrowning9240]

I put up five strands of electric fence wire and my goats hop right through it. What am I doing wrong? I mean it shocks the piss out of me though

[@BoisDArcKikos]

What brand is it and how many joules? Have you tested the kw voltage?

[@mloghry1952]

I have been engineering goat fencing (in the thinking stage)... I appreciate your insights... I love using what I have available when I can... thanks

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Your welcome Thanks for watching

[@bransonred1]

He provided spot-on tips that I also learned when transitioning from cows to goats in 2012. One additional tip that I use is, if you have a farm and are serious about keeping your livestock IN (it amazes me how many farmers I know that have poor fence and do nothing about it...and their animals routinely escape...always when the owner is out of town lol) but I digress, a livestock farmer should always have panels on hand, several of them, for emergency fence repair or in areas that can only be corrected with a panel. My small farm was border and cross-fenced with field fence, which as he explained is just a long term pain in the rear when containing goats. The previous owner (a friend of mine) constantly had issues with goats getting caught in the fence. When he started working on his father-in-law's ranch in CO 3 months out of the year, 5 states and 34 hours away by truck, I would get a call about once a month from his wife to go remove a dead goat from the fence. So, my tip, I buy the 16'x48" goat panels from rural king and rip them in half long ways so I get two 16'x24" panels. They were $30.00 each, pre-Biden. They are now $60.00, so ripping them helps get more bang for your buck. I use a 4-1/2 inch angle grinder with a 1/8" cutoff wheel and it can be done quickly. This method is for repairs only (obviously). The other thing, you HAVE to use electric fence in combination with goat fence or your new, beautifully installed fence will be a stretched out mess in less than six months. I also installed in each pasture, a single, roughly 10-12 feet long piece of fence. Just two posts set in concrete with a steel top brace and cross tensioned with ratcheting tensioners. I have an abundance of old chain link fence so thats what I used but you can use anything including panels...just to provide them a place to rub their sides on. Some other things I have learned are I gave away a brand new $40.00 bucket of fence staples, I will NEVER use staples again. I use stainless steel, fence wire clamps that you can get from amazon. They're reusable, super easy to secure your fence with and way quicker when doing new fence installs or repairs...especially if you have the good old pressure treated post that get hard as steel with age and are very difficult to drive a staple in or if they go in they split the post.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

We are adding electric fencing this summer it will help tremendously. Thanks for the tips. Appreciate you watching

[@mr.mikesart7111]

Great information and insight. Thanks for showing your jury rigged areas.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks

[@ruggedcrossfarm]

Great video. We love electric fence for our boer goats.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank You

[@alwallster]

You have a beautiful homestead.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you. Appreciate you watching

[@PonderFarms]

Ever looked at high tension fence? We use 6 strands all hot and have had great success.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

We are thinking about adding a hot wire to ours. I use to use it before on some open area to graze and it worked great. Thanks for watching

[@wadepatton2433]

I'm putting in high tensile perimeter wire on fiberglass and wooden posts and keeping it hot. I've been studying.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

That will work. We are adding hot wire.

[@OwlCreekHomestead]

I have a lot of fence repair to complete before spring arrives. I went cheap on corner post and didnt H brace properly, I will pay for it this year in repairs.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

I have done the same. I know how you feel appreciate you watching

[@lukasschrag3086]

I Love Sheep and Goats I Love your Viedeos souht mutch

[@DelightedAcres]

Thanks for the information. Invest upfront and save time, money and frustration later.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Your welcome Thanks for watching

[@hillaryxoxo1643]

That's some beautiful land you have and you're also very good looking 👌 Thanks for the video. I've put a deposit down for a couple nigerian dwarfs so I'm wanting to get as much information for the type of fencing I should install. Very informative video 📹 👍 👏 👌 😀

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you I appreciate you watching Hope the videos help.

[@elgatol4203]

Learned something from your video, thanks

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank You we appreciate you watching

[@TallCFarms]

Very interesting. I'm getting my first goats in May, so I've been wondering about my fencing. I bought my place back in '06, and in '10 fenced the outer perimeter with hog fence and 2 strands of barbless wire (I absolutely refuse to use barbed - does nothing to stop predators and has HUGE vet bills when your animals rip open their necks reaching through to the "better" grass on the other side). In 2018, right before we moved up here, I did a cross fence of 5 ft woven horse wire fence, for the 10 acre pasture and the 2 smaller 1 acre chicken pen runs (though, those are 6 ft high). Our ground is sand, so the only thing that's going to keep predators from digging under is going to be either buried wire or hot wires. Anyway, my point/question - the large pen is 2 sided with the horse wire and 2 sided with the hog fence. From what you're saying, I'm going to need to look into getting all my hog fencing replaced with something better. :( I'm of two minds on concreteing posts in. I spent 30 years with horses in a dry lot and always used concrete on the posts. Then, after 5-7 years, the posts would rot at the ground level and they were a #$^(@ to get out to re-fence. As a single woman, I keep wanting to not do that anymore because it's so hard to replace when the time comes.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

I understand completely it was a long process fit me to get my place where it was goat proof.

[@TallCFarms]

@@BoisDArcKikos I live on a dead end road with good neighbors (and a National Forest out the back gate), so hopefully, I don't have too much trouble with this herd/tribe(?) as I learn. :)

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Our goats are on a dead end road too. Where are you located? Sounds like there might be predators?

[@TallCFarms]

@@BoisDArcKikos In between New Waverly & Coldspring, so Sam Houston National Forest. So far (!!), we haven't seen any. The neighbor's 800+ chicken farm and Great Pyranees have scared off most everything. And the crow flock has been keeping the hawks away from my birds. Unfortunately, my neighbors with the GP's just moved this month, so I'll be looking to get my own LGD's pretty soon. It's kinda crazy. I lost more chickens to predators (raccoons, fox, coyotes, dogs, hawks, etc) in the suburbs of Houston than I have since we moved out here in the country.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

I sold a guy down there that raises chickens on that forest a LGD a few yrs ago.

[@dustinash7867]

Best way to learn is by doing or seeing what others do and learning their their mistakes. Stay tuff makes great fencing for goats. 949 or 1348 is good. I stay away from cattle panels because goats can still get in them and we learned that the hard way. Utility panels if we need panels from now on.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes we have learned several lessons along the way. Stay Tuff is the way to go when building a goat fence. Thanks for watching

[@elizabethdale7464]

Can the goats bend down the goat fence and jump over it? I have Alpine goats, a mama, and her two kids. (pretty large breed of goat). My first fence was welded wire, and she would put their front hooves on it and bend it down. Then bounce off the bend and jump over. We straightened it up and added another fence on top to add height, and she doesn't jump over it anymore. I also built a 4 foot tall gate that she has no problem jumping over. We are looking into the cattle panel. However, I'm still concerned she is just going to leap over those like they're not even there.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

The stay tuff goat wire we use now the goats couldn’t do that to it. It’s pretty stout. When we used welded wire we put it onto another type of fence like field fence and that helps with that. Thanks for watching

[@thecrazykid5277]

Good video and great tips as well!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks Appreciate you watching

[@jimbuford4147]

Me again. I learned to not run fence if I can help it under low hanging branches or the goats will stand on the goat fencing and damage it. The cattle panels of today will hold a goat but are about 1/2 the weight they were when I first used them 30 years ago. What kind of fence do you have for the herd bucks? I use a hot wire on top but mine needs to be more substantial. Thanks

[@BoisDArcKikos]

We have stay Tuff goat fence for there pen. We need to add the hot wire too

[@irenemariebelanger3758]

Good advice. Lovely property

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you

[@gingerreid8569]

Good video! Fencing for all livestock is important...goats are notorious escape artists... if you are investing in livestock, you need to invest in good fencing to keep them in and help to keep predators out.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you

[@jimbuford4147]

I have found after many years that if you concrete in posts unless you bring the concrete a little higher than level on the post water will stand at the base of the post and will rot the treated post at the top level of the concrete. You are in essence building a pool and if the soil is heavy clay you make it even worse. With concrete fix it so the water will run away from the post.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Good tip. Thanks

[@cherylsmith8334]

Actually; if you put a shovel full of gravel at the bottom of the post and then add concrete you will allow for drainage when water does get in. If you have clay just get used to metal posts or replacing wood posts a lot lol.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

That’s a good tip. I didn’t know that. Thanks

[@jimbuford4147]

@@cherylsmith8334 My soil is basically clay but posts last many years even when I put in concrete but the gravel should be pea or sewer rock and not the limestone type I'm sure you know.

[@atubeviewer4942]

How high of goat wire? Obviously higher is always better but costs A LOT more so whats needed, 4', 5', 6'?

[@BoisDArcKikos]

We run a 48 in and add a barb wire at the top & bottom.

[@samuilvancia4521]

Excellent job. Thanks

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank You

[@weeo3]

Very informative! Thanks

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you for watching We appreciate it

[@jimbuford4147]

How does the Tuff fence work out for your bucks. I have never used. Can you do a vid on it? Thanks

[@BoisDArcKikos]

It works great its real stout. I will when we do another fence build. Thanks for watching

[@brandonhroza5876]

I tried hot wire with my goats at first but that became a pain to have to keep checking on. Cattle panels are the way to go in patching fences.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes I agree. We don’t run hot wire. Thanks for watching

[@idahomike100]

dang,i eas told by a local pro goat raiser to buy rectangular fencing that is 12" x 5" so if a goat sticks its head through it can turn its head sideways and pull its head back out. can a kid goat get its head stuck in a 4x4 square

[@BoisDArcKikos]

A young baby goat can get hung up in a 4x4 that has small horns Thanks for watching

[@jackfrosty4674]

cattle panels are the best. But now in 2022 at 30 to 34 a piece are very pricy for a distance. But good fence.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes cattle panels can help out a bunch I haven’t bought one in awhile. I bet they are high now.

[@eddieco]

thanks for the video. Helps a lot.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for watching

[@robertmoore1123]

Chain link fence works great for my pigs .

[@BoisDArcKikos]

I bet it does. Thanks for watching

[@brianhoppersr.3671]

I tried chain link fencing for my pigs,but didn't think I would need a bottom wire to stiffen it up.that was a costly mistake!!

[@robertmoore1123]

Brain yes I wire boards to the post and wire to keep them from going under . You would be shocked that a big pig can crawl under something that is not very high lol.

[@robertmoore1123]

Brain yes I wire boards to the post and wire to keep them from going under . You would be shocked that a big pig can crawl under something that is not very high lol.

[@pjadams1456]

How many acres do you have fenced?

[@BoisDArcKikos]

23 fenced at my place My uncle has 43

[@michaelbobbiharris2587]

Good video. Thanks for good info 👍🏽

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks appreciate you watching

[@firesalamander100]

So the 4" x 4" means quite a bit of extra wire - has anyone tried using just strand fence (so the wires are only going horizontally, no vertical strands) at a 3" interval? That could save on the total amount of wire and potentially still prevent goats from sticking their head into the slightly smaller gap compared to conventional 4x4 panels?

[@BoisDArcKikos]

That could work. Any new fence we build we use the stay Tuff goat wire it’s pretty good. Thanks for watching

[@diasporabeware8256]

Is the chain link a good/ strong fence for goat fencing?

[@BoisDArcKikos]

I would think so

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We are trying to find someone that knows how to install goat fencing and perimeter fencing. We have one side of our perimeter fence that needs to be redone and tightened up. Then we need to have a front gate with a goat fence so it will keep the goats inside and unwanted guests off the property.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yea that’s pretty much how my place was. I had some field fence on my place and I started cross fencing with goat wire. Make sure you get goat fence it will save you a headache later on. I promise. Thanks for watching

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@BoisDArcKikos Yea we were told by our mentor, Big Bear Homestead, to make sure we have the infrastructure and correct fencing for each livestock we get.

[@hdstarr1]

Can’t agree with you more! Especially with bucks. We have concreted posts that’s been head butted loose by them.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for watching

[@yoopermann7942]

i learned a long long time ago never buy cheap fencing for any kind of live stock you might raise, from chickens to horses and everything in between, i was taught that a fence should be elephant strong, giraffe high, and mouse tight according to my grand dad and great uncle, one more thing i foregot is it has to be child proof young`uns can slip through a fence real quick also!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

True

[@jesusa1328]

So are 4x4 squares good for goats so they dont get their heads stuck?

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes 4x4 works good for goats the only thing is the young baby goats can get their head stuck when the horns are growing.

[@kenpeabody3794]

@@BoisDArcKikos I have 4x4 fencing and Nigerian Dwarf goats, along with a couple Spanish does that are only about 75 lbs. One of the Spanish does would get her head stuck in 4x4 fence until she learned that was not fun. The Nigerians only don't get there heads stuck because they were dehorned before we got them. I have found that no matter how good the fence is, if I still have to check on the goats a couple times every day. The one fencing I have found that works for these smaller goats are hog panels (as opposed to cattle panels). Hog panels can be expensive for fencing acres of property, though.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes you are correct if there’s a will there’s a way for goats.

[@ThisIsMeTakingAction]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brianhoppersr.3671]

I am planning on buying goats and sheep for land clearing and orchard maintenance.in your opinion,would 2"x4"rectangular fencing 48" high be sufficient for this? I'm fencing a 1 acre lot

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes I think that would be good for it.

[@brianhoppersr.3671]

Thank you!

[@backcountrybrian3746]

How many goats are you running now and on how many acres? I'm enjoying your channel BTW!

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thank you we appreciate you watching We are running 120 head on 75 acres

[@mechanicmike2858]

Sometimes you just got to be creative in whatever projects your doing

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes sir

[@nathanrittenhouse3589]

How much land do you have for your Goats?

[@BoisDArcKikos]

We have 70 acres in all for our goats. Thanks for watching

[@nathanrittenhouse3589]

@@BoisDArcKikos thanks enjoyed watching your videos. It help a lot

[@BoisDArcKikos]

We appreciate it

[@holland69home-stead]

3/8 regarding bend over hammer in ground keeps everything out

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for the info. Appreciate you watching

[@jackfrosty4674]

use metal and round post. Need metal cause won't rot and use wood cause goat/cow cannot push over.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for the tips. Always trying to improve our existing fencing. Thanks for watching

[@anthonyspicer874]

👍

[@nancyinnevada2785]

YEP, I ALREADY MADE THAT MISTAKE !!!!!

[@JoyceUke634]

I would like to get goats for milk and cheese when I get older, I'm only 18 yrs old right now.

[@codyryan6866]

It’s expensive to have any kind of animal and keep them in the fence all type of fences r expensive

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Yes it is

[@sabrinadrabing595]

❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for watching

[@robertmoore1123]

I am using chain link . My boss gave me about 2000 feet of chain link for free.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Free is always good. Thanks for watching

[@altuve_1458]

I’m trying to keep my watch time in

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks I appreciate the support

[@jaathudson]

Corner and End post are 90% of a fence

[@BoisDArcKikos]

True

[@terenfro1975]

Your braces should have diagonals from top of end to bottom of first. That way the anchor puts the tension to the ground. You spend $1000 for a goat you’re putting in some of the crappiest fencing I’ve seen.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for watching

[@andrewsmith9980]

$1000 for a goat. Ok

[@gbs7144]

Your fist wide by your fist tall, can you come with me to the store? Or maybe tell us how wide your fist is.

[@gbs7144]

So your answer is no answer? Thanks, thumbs down 👎

[@BoisDArcKikos]

@gbs7144 Stay Tuff Goat wire 1348-12 works best for us.

[@cynthiawaite4410]

K&S Get Out

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Thanks for watching

[@rockyknollfarm6932]

What's going on gars? I'm out of here.

[@BoisDArcKikos]

Do what?

[@rockyknollfarm6932]

@@BoisDArcKikos I guess I don't dig the lingo. There are other channels where I can understand what they're saying so that's where I prefer to hang out.