BCSojourner
Lil-Rokslider
I run 3-strand electric rope-have about 3.5 acres split between 2 pastures but I can only pasture them about 4-6 weeks as my pastures are not irrigated. The rest of the time I hay them. I have never had an issue with them in the fenced pasture. I keep them in relatively large corral areas throughout the winter as we typically have 2-3 feet of snow on the ground here throughout the winter (they stay pretty close to the barn). Probably average about $1,200 per year for hay for all 6 depending on current price. My 3 big packers graze off the grass and forbs in the high country most of September (they love the high altitude stuff). You might consider getting a couple of young llamas now so you can work with them. Takes a couple of seasons to get them in a packing and trail routine and they would be less expensive. They would bond pretty readily with your goats-some folks use them as guard animals.
