Cattle Fence Installation

Install the fence posts.

Cattle fence installation.

It requires only one or two strands of wire to hold in a cow. But a horse requires 3 4 strands of wire. With fence post installation of poles the fattest end goes in the ground. Today on the farm vlog we ll be helping out a neighbor with his fencing.

The fence technical guide of usda s nrcs is the standard that is often referenced in michigan. This guide for example says beef cattle fence can include. How deep should the hole be. Since fence posts tend to vary somewhat in length first measure off from the skinniest end the height of your netting and mark with a pencil.

An electric fence is a neat highly efficient way to keep livestock where they belong. With cattle for example corral fences need to be tougher and stable than pasture fences. I have friends that raise cattle and horses for a living. Non electric high tensile 5 strand min.

This is perhaps the toughest part of the entire process of installing the fence. Is a 12 page document. Pasture fencing for cattle require simple barbed wire or high tensile fences whereas for pigs goats and sheep pasture fencing requires page wire up to a 3 to 5 feet 0 9 to 1 5 m tall respectively. The remaining length is how deep your fence post installation needs to be.

We show you how to install an electric fence safely and effectively. This creates the safest possible electrical system for your fence installation.