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Thoughts on the design of permanent pasture fence
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<blockquote data-quote="tripleBfarms" data-source="post: 1028821" data-attributes="member: 14861"><p>I've got 155 acres fenced. All of it is not 7 strand, some is still 5 with a hot wire. Every spring when the grass starts growing, and every winter when it stops growing, their heads go through a 5 strand fence. They just keep pushing, trying to get to the grass outside the fence (roadside ditch), and before long, pop, i get a phone call about calves being in the road. I've tried an electric wire about 2' high to stop that, and it works as long as you can keep it hot. Put up a couple of additional strands down low, and they cant get their head through it. No more checking, and riding out the electric fence looking for the short. I've been adding wire to the 5 stand fences for a couple of years. Just do a section every year, spread out the cost, but start with the sections by a road for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tripleBfarms, post: 1028821, member: 14861"] I've got 155 acres fenced. All of it is not 7 strand, some is still 5 with a hot wire. Every spring when the grass starts growing, and every winter when it stops growing, their heads go through a 5 strand fence. They just keep pushing, trying to get to the grass outside the fence (roadside ditch), and before long, pop, i get a phone call about calves being in the road. I've tried an electric wire about 2' high to stop that, and it works as long as you can keep it hot. Put up a couple of additional strands down low, and they cant get their head through it. No more checking, and riding out the electric fence looking for the short. I've been adding wire to the 5 stand fences for a couple of years. Just do a section every year, spread out the cost, but start with the sections by a road for sure. [/QUOTE]
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