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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1795799" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p>RDFF> You should have a Fleet Farm in your area that you can access. Don't know what you use for fence material at the time.</p><p>If you can get there (FF) Get some 6 'x 9/16" fiber glass posts, make yourself a 1" pipe driver (or buy one) also a supply of 5/8 x5' posts</p><p>and whatever 1/2 " fibers you need. Some pigtail posts to use for bracing on the 9/16 are handy as well.</p><p>You may be way ahead of me on this but getting rid of steel step in or those PA plastic step ins that the plastic ears break off all the time</p><p>was one of the best things I ever did, grazing wise. You have to have TWO limit wires ahead or they won't know when or where to stop</p><p>and begin grazing. I like it when they know it's moving time and they all line up along the fence and wait for the wire to go by so they can</p><p>move ahead!. When I am strip grazing I use one side as a temporary lane with 2 or more spools so I can have an opening to whatever strip</p><p>I happen to be using. By doing that I can avoid having them on a pregrazed area. I like to use a 3 day system for a paddock with the</p><p>expectation the paddock size will change almost every time I use it. I expect to move them at least a 100 times through the summer.</p><p>I like a 36 to 40 day rest and would rather not use the same cycle. I usually try to have at least one area that remains ungrazed for the year.</p><p>The native prairie (of which I have very little) seems to do best if grazed in the 30 days following the solar equinox then left alone for the year.</p><p>I will use the steel spring clips on the 9/16 fibers or even the 5/8. Other than that I use the plastic screw ons. and hope the deer don't pop</p><p>too many off at a time. I like Powerflex fence out of Missouri for ideas on material for grazing. They advertise in Stockman Grass Farmer</p><p>which you may or may not receive at the time. Any of what I've said here may or may not apply in your situation. Do what works for you</p><p>LVR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1795799, member: 40072"] RDFF> You should have a Fleet Farm in your area that you can access. Don't know what you use for fence material at the time. If you can get there (FF) Get some 6 'x 9/16" fiber glass posts, make yourself a 1" pipe driver (or buy one) also a supply of 5/8 x5' posts and whatever 1/2 " fibers you need. Some pigtail posts to use for bracing on the 9/16 are handy as well. You may be way ahead of me on this but getting rid of steel step in or those PA plastic step ins that the plastic ears break off all the time was one of the best things I ever did, grazing wise. You have to have TWO limit wires ahead or they won't know when or where to stop and begin grazing. I like it when they know it's moving time and they all line up along the fence and wait for the wire to go by so they can move ahead!. When I am strip grazing I use one side as a temporary lane with 2 or more spools so I can have an opening to whatever strip I happen to be using. By doing that I can avoid having them on a pregrazed area. I like to use a 3 day system for a paddock with the expectation the paddock size will change almost every time I use it. I expect to move them at least a 100 times through the summer. I like a 36 to 40 day rest and would rather not use the same cycle. I usually try to have at least one area that remains ungrazed for the year. The native prairie (of which I have very little) seems to do best if grazed in the 30 days following the solar equinox then left alone for the year. I will use the steel spring clips on the 9/16 fibers or even the 5/8. Other than that I use the plastic screw ons. and hope the deer don't pop too many off at a time. I like Powerflex fence out of Missouri for ideas on material for grazing. They advertise in Stockman Grass Farmer which you may or may not receive at the time. Any of what I've said here may or may not apply in your situation. Do what works for you LVR [/QUOTE]
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