Even the best built electric fences have problems from time to time.
Electric cattle fence installation.
Also maintenance costs on barbed wire fences can be substantial.
High tensile non electric wire fence.
However electric fencing looks very uniform and has a way of making a property look crisp and clean.
Which we all know that is my preference.
After consulting with you on which type of fence will work best for your property we will begin the fence installation process.
Then install at least 1 grounding post that s 6 feet or longer near the charger using a post hole digger.
Our fence installers have encountered many obstacles during that time.
What about barbed wire fencing.
Barbed wire in particular can injure cattle easily.
In an electric fencing system derynck reccomends fence post spacing 80 100 feet apart or about 50 posts per mile.
Gerrish prefers his fence post spacing closer together at 50 70 feet.
This fence installation is no longer dependent on good soil conditions and will carry the electricity back to the fence controller s ground system when livestock contact the hot and ground wires simultaneously.
He suggests using a stay a shorter post that sits on top of the ground and holds wires up if posts are spaced 100 ft.
Single wire electric fences also make it easy for cattle to graze underneath the electric fence to keep vegetation in check.
Since your electric fence installation functions as a psychological barrier not as a physical barrier once your cattle are trained you only need single wire electric fences to contain your cattle.
Unfortunately it s not ideal especially now that electric fencing is readily available and easy to install.
Trouble shooting your electric fence.
Posts are 20 feet apart.
How to fix it.
However i have friends that raise cattle and horses for a living.
I have only actually fenced in goats with electric fencing.
Years ago the most common cattle fencing was barbed wire.
Which animals will electric fencing work on.
To install an electric fence start by setting up an electric charger near an ac outlet or a solar charger in a sunny spot.