Certainly not cheap but very effective for dry-lot operations, long lasting, easy to maintain, and easy to run the herd back and forth to the milking parlor. In the absence of horizontal strands, goats have nothing to climb on. When installing fencing, it is necessary to brace the corner posts either by wires to stays on the outside or by posts placed diagonally on the inside, or embedding the corner post in enough concrete to keep it from moving as the result of the tension of the wire. 13 Gates Gates can be varied in size. Large aluminum or steel gates are good to use in areas where a vehicle such as a truck or tractor needs to pass through.
Smaller gates can be chainlink or woven wire.
In areas where there is snow in the winter, those smaller gates should be raised off the ground almost a foot to insure use while snow is on the ground. 14 Locking gates around goats, especially metal, can be a problem. They are intelligent and can figure out how to get out fast. The goats will push and work at a gate, trying to get out, if they can start the smallest of cracks. It is important that the gate be closed tightly and securely.