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The most important thing about alpaca fencing is to provide safety from predators. Any fence will confine alpacas; they do not challenge fences.
The important thing is to keep dogs, foxes and coyotes out of the pasture.
A standard 2" x 4" woven wire farm fence, four feet high is adequate.
You may want to add a barbed or hot wire at the top.
"New Zealand deer fence works well for alpacas. It can be purchased in heights of 5 or 6 feet and is made of woven wire with smaller predator proof construction at the bottom.
Nine to eleven wire electric fencing works well, but it is hard on the neighbor's children.
When fencing your pasture the terrain is a consideration.
The woven wire fences work better on flat ground and the single strand electric wires do better on steep or uneven terrain.
One tip that works well on all fences: lay a strand of barbed wire on the ground, attached to the posts, on the outside perimeter of the fence. This prevents predators from digging their way under the fence.
The smallest alpaca farm needs at least 4 separate pastures.
One immutable law of alpacas is that the herd size will grow.
More and smaller pastures are preferable to fewer large pastures.
I have 38 separate pastures on 50 acres.
Several of these pastures can be divided into 2 pastures.
Plan ahead, lay out your pastures so they can be cross fenced, you will want additional pastures as your herd grows.
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