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  • From: Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] goat fencing
  • Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:49:49 +1100

Most electric fences are powered by a small solar unit with rechargeable
batteries--not much bigger than a solar garden light. The fences only need a
low pulsing charge.

Robyn

On 19/3/07 10:18 PM, "Primal Parent" <primalparent@hotmail.com> wrote:

> on a somewhat related matter, could anyone recommend a book/site that covers
> keeping goats without electric fencing? it has to have been done (obviously
> before electricity) but after weeks of researching, we have found nothing. i
> would like to not have electricity on our future land for many reasons.
> cheers.
>
>
>> From: "mossmans" <mossmans@internode.on.net>
>> Reply-To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
>> To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Subject: Re: [permaculture] goat space
>> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:30:13 +1100
>>
>> Paul and Kirsten,
>>
>> We have about 1.5 acres of useable space, with a goat, alpaca and 3
>> miniatureish pigs. My biggest advice is to plan so that you have a shelter
>> in the middle, then run wire or electric fence out so you have small areas.
>> Then rotate them on the areas - this will reduce your worm burden, and
>> allow
>> each area to regenerate. They eat bark, your favourite fruit trees, and
>> often leave weeds you think they should eat.
>>
>> Remember goats need shelter, and you need somewhere to milk them - they
>> hate
>> getting wet and you will be able to compost the straw and manure for your
>> vege gardens.
>>
>> On that amount of land you will need to supplementary feed them especially
>> as you want to milk the goats and you need to give them food to produce
>> milk. And as we have had a drought only now with rain coming, feed is very
>> expensive.
>>
>> A milking goat is beautiful, I only have one, and only get 1 litre a day,
>> but she is due to be mated shortly and fingers crossed for a couple of
>> doelings.
>>
>> Have fun, read heaps, and ask a lot of questions
>>
>> Sue
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
>> [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Kirsten
>> Griffiths
>> Sent: Monday, 19 March 2007 1:05 PM
>> To: permaculture
>> Subject: Re: [permaculture] goat space
>>
>> Hi - I am looking at the same thing (got the two goats yesterday), and have
>> spent the evening looking at the Premier Fencing site, because we are
>> considering movable electric (solar) fencing. Is moving these goats around
>> an option for you? Premier is having sales on some of their goat fencing
>> right now.
>> Kirsten
>>
>> Paul Cereghino <paul.cereghino@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I am considering a pair of goats for milk. How much yard space would
>> you consider minimum:
>>
>> 1. for psychological health of a pair of goats
>> 2. to avoid desertification (mud pit)
>> 3. to avoid severe compaction
>>
>> Soil is silt loam and periodically wet in winter (in part why i'd like
>> to constrain the winter yard).
>>
>> Under the current plan I'd have around 0.2 acres (8,700 sq ft./800sq
>> m/0.08 ha) not including area for a modest shed that integrates with
>> garden compost and chickens and a double fenced perimeter hedge with
>> another 2000 sq ft devoted primarily to 'cut and heave' forage. The
>> alternative could include leasing land from a neighbor.
>>
>> Thanks for any advice...
>>
>> Paul Cereghino
>> Olympia, WA
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