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We use one or two strands of electric wire (solar powered) for the cows.

I actually love sheep milk cheeses, so I could be persuaded! Also our land is extremely hilly. I do'nt know the angle, but our pasture is quite steep. The cows are navigating it pretty well, but it's probably somewhat more suited to sheep.

In any case, right now we have a heifer and are borrowing a bull to get things started for her, so we're committed to cows for the time being.

The goats: it's only 3 (well, four because we had a little one born this week 💕) so they each get their own stake and tether. It seems like a lot of work to me but it's in my husband's daily rhythm and he enjoys it.
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AU9913 1y ago

My land is hilly too, that's why I went with sheep when I moved here even though I wanted cows more.

Do the goats not get tangled in the brush on their tether?

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FiddleHodlHomestead 1y ago

occasionally they wrap themselves around their stake but it's not usually a big problem. The brush that they're in isn't that intense, though. It was probably bush-hogged just before we got the land about 2 years ago.