canoetrpr
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I have two permanent paddocks which I subdivide into furthur sub-paddocks with a single strand of electric using step-in posts.
It has usually worked well but occasionally (once a week or so) calves have been getting out of the sub-paddock.
I'm wondering if others use the same kind of system for rotational grazing? Do you use one or two temporary strands for your sub-paddocks?
I put my step in posts and create my sub-paddocks once a season in the spring and they stay till fall. It would not cost more for me to get an extra strand in most cases but I can't afford extra reels. They are too darn expensive. Only one of my strands actually has a reel hooked to it as I need to add / release tension on that one. The rest go up in the exact same place every year so just have handles at the two ends.
It has usually worked well but occasionally (once a week or so) calves have been getting out of the sub-paddock.
I'm wondering if others use the same kind of system for rotational grazing? Do you use one or two temporary strands for your sub-paddocks?
I put my step in posts and create my sub-paddocks once a season in the spring and they stay till fall. It would not cost more for me to get an extra strand in most cases but I can't afford extra reels. They are too darn expensive. Only one of my strands actually has a reel hooked to it as I need to add / release tension on that one. The rest go up in the exact same place every year so just have handles at the two ends.