What type of fencing do Nigerian dwarves require?
Although some does will stay in an area with electric fencing, bucks need woven wire or livestock panels. Some breeders have had good luck with electric fencing, and some have not. It really depends on the goats. We have had some who would run through electric, and we have had some who are constantly testing it and know as soon as it isn’t working — they’ll be running around, stealing the chickens’ grain the minute the fence isn’t working! And we have some does that won’t go near the electric fence! If you have a doe that does not respect electric, she will teach her kids to go through it, so eventually you could wind up with a whole herd of goats that don’t respect electric fencing. I highly recommend livestock panels for bucks — the tallest you can find. Even then, some bucks are capable of jumping over four feet. We have learned that bucks will destroy woven wire if there is a doe on the other side. They will mash it down putting their feet on it and stretch it out by sticking the
