portable electric fencing-how many strands?

[pdubdo]

Assuming good charge and calm cattle on decent grass. Also, no other cattle on neighbor's fields. I'm planning on trying out a rotational grazing system on a weekly rotation. should I start w/ single strand or just assume I'll need to run a couple strands around 8-10 acre paddocks?

 

[dun]

Single strand 28-32 inches above the ground. Depends on if you have little calves in the mix. 28 inches for real young babies. That is assuming they are trained to hot wire. If they aren't, make small enclosure around a water point with only a 6-8 foot wide openeing and leave it set up for a couple of days. They will learn in that time and not have issues when you move them

 

[Workinonit Farm]

A single wire should be enough, provided that they are accustomed to a hot wire.

As for height, what dun said, 28" to 32" should do.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Will this be the ONLY fence keeping them on your property???

 

[pdubdo]

Will this be the ONLY fence keeping them on your property???

nope. Have good perimeter fences

 

[jedstivers]

I use two for everything. Inside and outside fences.
The little calves stay better.
One will work for what your talking about though.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I subdivide all my pastures with a single strand of electric poly-twine. Quick and easy to to put up and take down as needed.