Well everyone, thanks for the suggestions and comments. I hate that the topic might have caused heated discussions. but as someone else said, differing opinions and experiences is what makes this forum so darn great.
AS FAR AS EXISTING FENCE:
There is 4 strand barb wire existing. I am planning on removing it, as it would not hold barbados anyway. And predator control is a concern. 8 acres (including this 4) of our place is fenced in Barb wire as noted above. The rest has no fencing. My neighbor to the East side has installed 10' poles (look like cut off telephone poles) all along the 2200' property line on about 250' centers. I figure I can attach smooth wire, along with a strand of electrified fence to those posts (with T-posts in between) when the time comes to fence it.
But back to the project at hand:
I am going to remove the existing fence, and clean the tree line. I guess I will put up a smooth electrified wire at the top instead of the barb wire !! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Purpose of animals:
Barbados - Sell well horned rams to hunting ranches, sell young lambs for mutton, PASTURE MOWERS, POISON IVY EATERS, CEDAR EATERS !!
Donkeys - protect other animals from predators, eat some grass, reproduce and sell babies for profit.
Horse(s) - Pleasure right now.. daughter (age 7) will ride some, but barrels and team roping will come soon enough.
I have every intention of buying a new roping horse in the next year. So I would like to put up a fence now that will be good for the future as well. This 4 acres is just to get animals contained. The fencing the other 26 acres will be a constant work in progress.
Thanks,
Daniel
AS FAR AS EXISTING FENCE:
There is 4 strand barb wire existing. I am planning on removing it, as it would not hold barbados anyway. And predator control is a concern. 8 acres (including this 4) of our place is fenced in Barb wire as noted above. The rest has no fencing. My neighbor to the East side has installed 10' poles (look like cut off telephone poles) all along the 2200' property line on about 250' centers. I figure I can attach smooth wire, along with a strand of electrified fence to those posts (with T-posts in between) when the time comes to fence it.
But back to the project at hand:
I am going to remove the existing fence, and clean the tree line. I guess I will put up a smooth electrified wire at the top instead of the barb wire !! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Purpose of animals:
Barbados - Sell well horned rams to hunting ranches, sell young lambs for mutton, PASTURE MOWERS, POISON IVY EATERS, CEDAR EATERS !!
Donkeys - protect other animals from predators, eat some grass, reproduce and sell babies for profit.
Horse(s) - Pleasure right now.. daughter (age 7) will ride some, but barrels and team roping will come soon enough.
I have every intention of buying a new roping horse in the next year. So I would like to put up a fence now that will be good for the future as well. This 4 acres is just to get animals contained. The fencing the other 26 acres will be a constant work in progress.
Thanks,
Daniel
