Pasture
Prerequisites for keeping goats on pasture
Fencing
- Height at least 1.2 m
- Electric fence with four strands (good conductivity), or five strands for kids
- Avoid electric netting, never use netting for kids (use strands and wires because horned animals do not get caught in them, and wild animals can pass them easily)
- For areas near the farm, connect to electricity from the house and install fixed posts and fixed wires
- For wire-netting fences and regular fixed fences, install an internal electric strand to prevent goats from climbing
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Preparation for grazing
- Slow transition from pen feeding to pasture grazing; add grass to regular feed or start with hourly grazing
- Divide the pasture, and allow at least 6 weeks for vegetation to recover between each grazing period
- Offer accessible shelter or shaded area, can be mobile or natural (trees)
- Ensure sufficient water supply
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