How often do you replace or add barbed wire?

[HAY MAKER]

Thank you all I didn't expect to get this type of response! So it seems that more time is spent repairing than actually replacing. Sorry to keep on with the questions but this forum has been the best resource I have found yet for people who actually deal with fencing on a daily basis. So with that being said I have a few more:

1) How long does it usually take to repair a 10 ft section of fence (each strand)?

2) What tools are are the best to do the repairs (i.e. for the fence clips and splicing)?

3) What species of animal are you using the fence for?

Thanks again!

1) damn long time if there are yellow jackets around

2) meskins

3) there is only one species of animal in Texas worth fenceing .
good luck

Yer GOATS?

You caint fence a damn goat in,build you the tightest tallest fence you can then when you are done,throw a 5 gallon bucket of water on it,if water gets through so will goats.
good luck

 

[gcreekrch]

Agreed. I do have a little bunch of woolies as they are good money makers for us but I draw the line at goats.
The only way to fence them in is with lead. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Agreed. I do have a little bunch of woolies as they are good money makers for us but I draw the line at goats.
The only way to fence them in is with lead. :wink:

That reminds me- Kola e-mailed me some pictures the other day of their operations new venture- raising pedigreed seedstock Boer goats...
I guess with all the immigrants that eat goats- its the hot item now- altho she wasn't sure how all the local folks would take to their hallowed ground of registered angus being pastured by goats :shock: - but sounds like it could be another money maker for them...
She said they had one on the show circuit now that last year sold over 50 Grand in semen... :shock:

 

[gcreekrch]

Agreed. I do have a little bunch of woolies as they are good money makers for us but I draw the line at goats.
The only way to fence them in is with lead. :wink:

That reminds me- Kola e-mailed me some pictures the other day of their operations new venture- raising pedigreed seedstock Boer goats...
I guess with all the immigrants that eat goats- its the hot item now- altho she wasn't sure how all the local folks would take to their hallowed ground of registered angus being pastured by goats :shock: - but sounds like it could be another money maker for them...
She said they had one on the show circuit now that last year sold over 50 Grand in semen... :shock:

Thet have been gaining popularity for several years now. I wonder when the bubble will burst and they will go the way of the alpacas, buffalo, elk, ostridge, fallow deer, pot bellied pigs, emu, etc.

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

If any of you had ever eatin any cabrito.....ya might be tempted to keep a goat or two LOL It's perdy good stuff...if cooked right.

 

[gcreekrch]

My neighbors got some Boer goats this fall. I may be asking for a recipe sometime next summer. :roll:

 

[jrlevins]

How do most people fence in goats if barbed wire will not work? Why won't barbed wire work with goats? Do they tear through it or just go over it?