We had lots to do to get ready for the goats, although they are currently in the chicken coop (the chicks have moved out of the living room into the garage, in their brooder). Matt's working on the goat enclosure inside the barn. Giving recreation its due, he's already finished their jungle gym, above. :)
We expanded and then cross-fenced the enclosed area around the barn (ugh! I'm so sick of pounding posts!). But I'd also been eyeballing electric net fencing (you can see some in the background above) - primarily to keep predators away from the chickens. So we went for it and bought some fencing and solar-charged battery energizer.
So far we don't leave them alone with it - their heads are small enough to clear the net in some areas and there's more risk of them getting tangled up - but all of them have gotten the message once or twice to stay away from that stuff. Matt was more courageous than me at first - I would only test it with the voltmeter! - but finally I grabbed it, too. At 2,000 volts, it feels like a strong static shock (like when you drag your feet on the carpet then touch your sibling!) Closer to the energizer, at 4,000 volts, Matt said it was stronger and he wouldn't touch it on purpose again. It's not dangerous (relatively speaking), but enough to make you (and the goats) avoid it.
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