Tips for Training Goats to Electric Net Fences

Reader Contribution by Eric Reuter and Chert Hollow Farm
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Portable electric net fences make rotational grazing easier, offering many benefits to small-scale herds. Regular herd movement helps break parasite cycles, provides fresher sources of balanced forage, and helps the land recover once animals are removed from an area. Rotational grazing mimics the natural movement of wild animals, which do not restrict themselves to the same patch of ground year-round, though homesteaders generally prefer not to expose their domestic animals to the same predator threats as their wild cousins.

Electric net fences are a modern boon to this style of management, allowing easy and secure paddocks to be set up and moved regularly without fussing over permanent fences. These systems also come with quirks and hazards, however, which should be understood and respected for best results.

How Electric Net Fences Work

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