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midlam

03-26-2007 12:05:33




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I plan on putting up 4 strand hi tensile barb fence. what should the spacing be for cattle?
Foot from the ground and foot between wires?




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Matt Weltz

03-27-2007 15:30:10




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
We run 5 strands of barbed wire. Bottom strand is 12" off the ground and others are 10" apart. All post are 10' apart. Wood posts every 100'.



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Tpost

03-27-2007 06:25:08




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
I agree with several responses here. Ive built lots of fence. (hence my handle Tpost) Most is personal preference and the area your in.

I use at least 4" pipe for my corners cemented at least 4 foot in the ground.

Cement a 2" every 100'. and 10' apart on my T posts.

I never less than 5 wires. (use more if I can afford it)I put the first about 10" to 12" off the ground and eveny space the rest on up.

I run cattle, calfs, and steers and have had little trouble. You get one every now and then that could escape almost anything and I usually take them to the sale after several misshaps.

Again its mostly personal preference. Good luck.

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Hugh Mackay

03-27-2007 02:31:32




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
Midlam: I think this question could have many correct answers. Some breeds of livestock are much easier to fence than others. I lived on a heavy truck route, with close to 200 holsteins on pasture. 3 strands will hold them anyday as long as it has solid anchors and kept tight. I also quite agree there are some breeds, it will take 6 wires to hold them.

I think there is another factor as well, some soils just keep posts tighter than others.

I agree with Hal you get into steers the sky is the limit.

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TomTX

03-26-2007 21:07:06




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
I have been building/repairing fences for 55 years, and I would not build any fence with less than 6 barbwires. Steel T-posts on 10 foot spacing, 2 3/8 steel pipe in concrete every 60 feet. Tom



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kyhayman

03-26-2007 19:27:40




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
I use 1 foot off the ground and one foot between the wires, 4 wires of high tensile barb wire, steel posts 10' apart, and wood posts every 5th post for all my interior fencing to make 20-30 acre fields, then subdivide with electic to make 3-4 smaller fields in each.



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Sid

03-26-2007 18:23:59




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
What BCnT says. A four strand fence just says to my cows "Come on across". Unless a hot wire is involved.



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BCnT

03-26-2007 15:04:05




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
i been ranching all my life...go with a 5 wire fence...bottom wire 16'' off ground and 10'' there after...extra wire sure makes a difference...only cure for fence jumpers is a sledge hammer between eyes.



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El Toro

03-26-2007 12:34:22




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 Re: barb wire fence spacing in reply to midlam, 03-26-2007 12:05:33  
If you have steers you may have a problem with them jumping over the fence. My neighbor had that problem. He had a wooden fence and they jumped that fence like it wasn't there. The owner wasn't home and his wife called me and we walked up on the steers and they jumped back into their pasture. The owner put an elecrified barbed wire above the wooden fence. They wouldn't go near that fence after that. Later that year we had a severe thunderstorm and lightning killed 6 of those steers. You never forget that. Hal

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