A goat pen can be made of a variety of materials...wood, barbed wire, electric wire, cattle panels or chain-link. We chose chain-link because it is sturdy and can keep predators out. Coyotes are prevalent around here and there is a fear that with easy access they would love to take one of my little girls away for dinner. We're going to try our best to prevent this by building a pen made of 6' chain-link fencing.
Since my husband and I are anything but handy, we enlisted the help of my father to assist us in constructing the new goat home. First, we needed to stake out the future post sites. Next, we dug post holes, then we filled them with sand. Finally, we set posts in each hole and filled the hole with a cement/concrete mixture. After we used a builder's level to ensure our posts weren't leaning we let them sit (or rather stand) over night.
A goat pen can be made of a variety of materials...wood, barbed wire, electric wire, cattle panels or chain-link. We chose chain-link because it is sturdy and can keep predators out. Coyotes are prevalent around here and there is a fear that with easy access they would love to take one of my little girls away for dinner. We're going to try our best to prevent this by building a pen made of 6' chain-link fencing.
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