tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post3688793494198294528..comments2024-03-28T19:35:24.365-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Fixing fences frugallyPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-22071763742228082672013-02-11T21:17:57.800-08:002013-02-11T21:17:57.800-08:00I would have recommended vinyl or something but I&...I would have recommended vinyl or something but I'm not really sure how it measures up to pushing and prodding by cattle. Just by reading this post however I have a feeling that you have solved your problem. Else you'll really need help http://www.future-outdoors.com/index.php/product/fencing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176663972400734331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-1336919482423007842011-08-21T16:32:03.335-07:002011-08-21T16:32:03.335-07:00I have been fighting fencing wars all summer. Here...I have been fighting fencing wars all summer. Here in Colorado you have to build a fence on your property to keep ranchers cattle out! You are right about the expense, I just spent more than 2K to do a 1/2 mile. that does not count labor. Most of our "Free Range" ranchers here are drugstore cowboys. They could not fix a fence if they tried. They dress up, talk the talk, but are a failure when it comes to doing real work. They just want the $$ to feed cattle contracted by some out of state rancher. Good luck with the fence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-28156033939087390322011-04-16T19:18:45.511-07:002011-04-16T19:18:45.511-07:00Funny, we're mending our fence right now too.....Funny, we're mending our fence right now too...was supposed to be fixed by tomorrow for the new puppy. But we had a freak heatwave today and it was too hot (100+) to be out there in it. My hubby's out there now at 7:00 pm and still 85 degrees trying to get things done. No chasing livestock for us, but we don't want to lose the new baby either.<br /><br />Good luck Patrice!<br /><br />-NinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24793358333520754752011-04-16T17:20:22.888-07:002011-04-16T17:20:22.888-07:00we have those goofy adolescentt brat packs here in...we have those goofy adolescentt brat packs here in n.e. mississippi too...our solution has been hog wire and australian shepherds. but even with that we still sometimes have one fella who likes to wander..usually into my flower beds or up the road to the highway. good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-91376395528766762452011-04-16T16:51:39.130-07:002011-04-16T16:51:39.130-07:00This reminds me of what we say in our house: If i...This reminds me of what we say in our house: If it needs repair and you aren't sure which way is the best, try the $2-fix first, if that doesn't work move on to the $10-fix and so on. We've saved a lot of time and $$$ by trying the cheapest method first.<br />Andrea SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-86001206220620127752011-04-16T14:37:35.090-07:002011-04-16T14:37:35.090-07:00Bill's right about a cow pony, if you can ride...Bill's right about a cow pony, if you can ride at that level. <br />ATVs are another widely used method of wrangling herds large and small.<br />And I agree w/ teresa. Also, I saw a water glass thing a few weeks back. (h/t Granny Miller!) Good stuff to know. <br /><br />I've been thinking of running a few meat goats on our place, but in my heart I know want a milk cow.... posts like this really help remind me of how much work that would be. lol <br /><br />This post also gives me a perfect solution to a minor fence issue I have on my place involving barbed wire. Well done y'all! <br /><br />O/T: I saw Katie J. back in a recent comment. That was really good to see. <br /><br />Thanks Don and Patrice. This site is way cool. <br /><br />A.McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-78108622693486588272011-04-16T14:10:36.821-07:002011-04-16T14:10:36.821-07:00Good fences make good neighbors. Good neighbors b...Good fences make good neighbors. Good neighbors build good fences. Let's hope you're solved this problem, now and for years to come. <br /><br />Anonymous Patriot<br />USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-3775573675268851142011-04-16T08:43:04.364-07:002011-04-16T08:43:04.364-07:00That was a really nice gift to your husband, Patri...That was a really nice gift to your husband, Patrice. Many wives would nag the man to do it, setting a negative example for their daughters also. You are showing them a great example that a good wife is a partner and should not be a blushing flower-princess, but a real woman and a help-meet. I admire you more every time I read something like this - you are a good example for all of us.<br />Of note, here's an interesting way to preserve fresh eggs without refrigeration:<br />http://homesteadgardenandpantry.com/agrarian-life/self-reliance/preserving-eggs-with-water-glass/<br />teresa in maineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-41586504831422558902011-04-16T08:00:12.979-07:002011-04-16T08:00:12.979-07:00At some point might it make sense to get a cow pon...At some point might it make sense to get a cow pony to use in situations like you describe, and just in general work with cattle? I mean, you do have a small herd there. I hate seeing you hoofing it after cattle that are laughing at the sight of you chasing them.<br /><br />Bill SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-75922164143664652432011-04-16T07:31:19.519-07:002011-04-16T07:31:19.519-07:00Normally hot wires would be a good idea. However ...Normally hot wires would be a good idea. However we've had less than stellar success with them in the past. In order to put the wire low enough for the cattle to notice (remember, Dexter cows are small), the wires get shorted out by plants growing against them. Plus the deer are FOREVER getting tangled up and yanking the wires out. But I think - fingers crossed - our fence fix may be working.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-41411265346969178032011-04-16T07:24:17.592-07:002011-04-16T07:24:17.592-07:00I hate what you are going through with this and re...I hate what you are going through with this and really empathize. Some of our fences are 25 years old,saggy, and rusty, and some of the osage orange posts were put in by my great grandpa! We had some heifers get out and travel over a mile from home. <br /><br />Could you try one hot (electrified) wire on the inside of your barb wire? Maybe with a 4" extended insulator?richardhttp://www.homesteadgardenandpantry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-82210523304009585172011-04-16T05:26:24.292-07:002011-04-16T05:26:24.292-07:00I use wire between the strands - it still keeps th...I use wire between the strands - it still keeps the wires from spreading when the critter tries to separate them. Once your cattle get used to electric fences, they work great! New cattle though will attempt a number of breakthroughs with electric fences. A bull, if he has his mind to it, will defeat just about any fence.<br />Another good fence is Osage orange trees. I have never had a critter get through a wind break/fence of those!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-59943545570650058332011-04-16T04:55:55.155-07:002011-04-16T04:55:55.155-07:00keeping my fingers crossed for you that it does th...keeping my fingers crossed for you that it does the trick!<br />I hate chasing animals when they get the itch to do some "traveling"<br /><br />TinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-42468996252262333652011-04-16T04:55:44.219-07:002011-04-16T04:55:44.219-07:00HEY YALL TOP OT THE MORNIGN TO YA- WE HAVE A HOUDI...HEY YALL TOP OT THE MORNIGN TO YA- WE HAVE A HOUDINI INSPIRED LAB/DANE.. WE KNOW THE AGAONY OF FENCE JUMPING,CLIMBING,OR TUNNELING.. AFTER ERECTING A 6 FOOT CEMENTED IN,- STEEL WIRE FENCE AND SHES STILL CLIMBING OVER WHEN SHE WANTS WE JUST GAVE UP INFORMED ALL THE NEIGHBORS THAT SHES NOT DANGEROUS UNLESS YOU CONSIDER BEING LICKED TO DEATH DANGER..SHES ALL BLACK AND DOES LOOK A BIT INTIMIDATING... SHES GOT TO THE POINT SHELL GO PLAY ABOUT 1/2 HOUR THEN COME TO THE GATE AND BARK TILL WE LET HER BACK IN... GOOD LUCK WITH THAT FENCING.. AND LOAD UP ON THE DOGGIE BISCUITS.....GLOMovinon04https://www.blogger.com/profile/14207542388104371183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-38290945422749596962011-04-16T04:54:49.066-07:002011-04-16T04:54:49.066-07:00Good luck! I hope you can keep them in! :)Good luck! I hope you can keep them in! :)Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967096020860298287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-6857347640427171472011-04-16T01:58:44.537-07:002011-04-16T01:58:44.537-07:00This brings back memories, LOL....actually the dro...This brings back memories, LOL....actually the droppers/stays can bend too, so maybe the sticks are a better option....I went thru this with our "hand me down goat," there wasn't a fence in the world she couldn't get thru.......What eventually solved the problem was some rebar wired to the strands, in between the posts - the rebar were leftovers from local construction jobs (meaning: freebies) and some had to be cut to length....but the nice part about that was it could also be cut so some would actually go into the ground as well as be high enough to weave between the strands (very helpful on the hilly areas)....<br /><br />It took all summer (mostly due to limited amounts of rebar at a time) but it was worth it....the following year the goat died of old age, but at least the fencing lived on.......the only thing I had to do to it after that was to file one that had a ragged top - so a horse we were "babysitting" wouldn't get hurt while scratching her neck on the top of the rebar......<br /><br />At least when yours gets loose, they aren't destroying the neighbors garden/alfalfa bales/flower beds/garbage cans........naturegirlnoreply@blogger.com