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October 14, 2014 by: RidgetopFarm&Garden

Our Goat Fence

Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

This spring I brought home a new animal species to our little farm, 2 Nigerian Dwarf Goats. We didn’t have a fence for the goats, so Farmer John quickly got one built.

 

Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence | Nigerian Dwarf Goat

 

FENCE PLACEMENT

We had the perfect place for the goats right behind the chicken coops.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

He used string as a guide line.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

DIGGING POST HOLES

Farmer John dug each post hole by hand, using a post hole digger. After he was satisfied with the placement of each post, he filled the holes with cement.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

CREATING STRONG CORNERS

To make sure the fence held up well and the corners would not fall in, Farmer John connected 3 posts at each corner.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

He used a chainsaw to cut notches in each vertical post to hold the horizontal supports.

The horizontal posts have a few nails through them to hold them in place within the notches.

He then tied tension wire from both outer posts to the center post.

To make sure the wire bracing was good and tight he used a stick to twist the wire until it was firm.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

Our fence has 4 corners, each one looks similar to this with 3 vertical posts, 2 cross supports & diagonal tension wire.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

T-POSTS & FENCING

The corners have round, wooden posts. About every 8 feet between the corners are T posts. Four foot tall field fencing is secured to the outside of the posts.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

THE GATE

Farmer John used a similar method as the corners to secure the posts holding the gate.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

COMPLETED FENCE IN USE

The fence surrounds a field with lots of good eats for the goats…
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence

 

… However, they spend a lot of time reaching for goodies outside the fence.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Instaling our Goat Fence | Nigerian Dwarf Goat

 

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