BWeir
Member
Hi, new to the board.
I'm am in the beginning phase of setting up a new farm to background calves on. The plan is to acquire them around 500lbs and sell at 800lbs. I am going to build pens to hold 100hd each. What kind of fencing if recommended for these lots? In my area here, all fencing is woven, barbed, or hi tensile, with occasional plank. I don't want barbed in this situation, but would be fine with woven if believed it would have sufficient strength.
My plan now is to drive steel pipe for line and corner posts, with the corners being larger. Our soil here does well with driven wood posts being put 3'-4' deep, so I figured steel would do well too. I've been seeing online that a lot of feedlots use cable or pipe fencing out in the midwest. Since no one around me use steel or cable fences, I have no idea how to figure the cost of such. The plan was to install myself.
I would appreciate any knowledge or information you can give me on the subject, including the best place to purchase pipe supplies.
I'm am in the beginning phase of setting up a new farm to background calves on. The plan is to acquire them around 500lbs and sell at 800lbs. I am going to build pens to hold 100hd each. What kind of fencing if recommended for these lots? In my area here, all fencing is woven, barbed, or hi tensile, with occasional plank. I don't want barbed in this situation, but would be fine with woven if believed it would have sufficient strength.
My plan now is to drive steel pipe for line and corner posts, with the corners being larger. Our soil here does well with driven wood posts being put 3'-4' deep, so I figured steel would do well too. I've been seeing online that a lot of feedlots use cable or pipe fencing out in the midwest. Since no one around me use steel or cable fences, I have no idea how to figure the cost of such. The plan was to install myself.
I would appreciate any knowledge or information you can give me on the subject, including the best place to purchase pipe supplies.