Cost of fencing!

exercise is the antidote

I am looking into fencing our pLace an I 'm on a tight budget as I'm a student. We don't have sheep (only cattle)but I would like get some eventually, so would like to put up sheep wire... I plan on getting my own stakes from our forestry...what could I put on the stakes so they will last a few years?!cresote?!.how long should I cut them?
Also how much should fencing and other materials cost me?!doing around 25acres??

tomwaterford

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

Hey lads/lassis

I am finished college for the summer so am looking into fencing our hole place. Obviously I'm on a tight budget as I'm a student. We don't have sheep but I would like get some eventually, I plan on getting my own stakes from our forestry! what could I put on the stakes so they will last a few years?!.how long should I cut them?
Also how much should fencing and other materials cost me?!doing 25acres??

AFAIK....fencing is usally priced per metre

Mountain Mayo

We got 100 metre rolls of 7 box high tensile wire. About 120 euro a roll. We drove the stakes with a machine. Put barb wire in top. Nothin will get through it then

exercise is the antidote

Mountain Mayo wrote: »

We got 100 metre rolls of 7 box high tensile wire. About 120 euro a roll. We drove the stakes with a machine. Put barb wire in top. Nothin will get through it then

What made you choose barbed wire over electric fence??

IrishLad2012

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

I am looking into fencing our pLace an I 'm on a tight budget as I'm a student. We don't have sheep (only cattle)but I would like get some eventually, so would like to put up sheep wire... I plan on getting my own stakes from our forestry...what could I put on the stakes so they will last a few years?!cresote?!.how long should I cut them?
Also how much should fencing and other materials cost me?!doing around 25acres??

As previously stated, it is easier to give you a price if you know how many metres of fencing you have to get done. Stakes from the Forestry may save you money now but aren't as good as treated posts, you will end up replacing them in 4/5 years.

Also barbed wire on top of sheep wire is a lot cheaper than the cost of running an electric fence on top.

Nekarsulm

Mountain Mayo wrote: »

We got 100 metre rolls of 7 box high tensile wire. About 120 euro a roll. We drove the stakes with a machine. Put barb wire in top. Nothin will get through it then

Whatever you do, use the high tensile wire. Bit more awkward to handle and to twist ends etc., but you can strain it as tight as a drum and it will last. Put in lots of posts, about 5 yards apart maximum , unless you have lots of suitable stuff growing in the hedge to nail to. Get the posts driven by machine. When you have the digger-man there, get him to knock off any high points along the run of the wire, and fill any low spots. . Running high tensile wire up and down over high/low spots is not simple. If you have all the posts stood up in place, your digger-man will be able to make great speed. Buy a good set of Hayes strainers. A 10 foot length of same size chain with a hook on one end will allow you more reach to a suitable straining post or tree. Stuff we put up in 1989 is still good, if its done right, it will make life a lot easier.
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Mountain Mayo

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

What made you choose barbed wire over electric fence??

We have mayo mountain ewes and if you don't have that length of barb wire on top they'll go jumping

severeoversteer

how many strands of electric would you need to keep sheep in

I have one or two strands in most places on the farm for cattle but would adding a 3rd strand keep sheep in?

rangler1

severeoversteer wrote: »

how many strands of electric would you need to keep sheep in

I have one or two strands in most places on the farm for cattle but would adding a 3rd strand keep sheep in?

For ewes and lambs with cattle, we always needed four strands here.....have it all replaced with sheep wire now

jt65

rangler1 wrote: »

For ewes and lambs with cattle, we always needed four strands here.....have it all replaced with sheep wire now

it's a pain to keep it right especially around the ditches, a lot replaced with 3ft sheep wire and 2 strands of barbed on top

availed of the grant and vat refund

OP .. PDM stakes are the only ones I would bother with now but they are damned expensive

I would also favour the barbed wire over the electric

it's twice the work trying to re do

as you havent sheep just now I would try to hold back and maybe do a small bit at the time when funds allow

You can claim the VAT back

severeoversteer

the fields in question are surrounded by a river and deep drains on all four sides

there are 2 strands of electric already in place

there is no hedge to grow anywhere near the wires so that isint a problem

I was hoping that adding 2 more strands of high tensile electric would keep them in

the energiser is a 20 joule output which is fairly strong

can you still get 4 box sheep wire as that might fit under the existing top two strands?

rangler1

severeoversteer wrote: »

the fields in question are surrounded by a river and deep drains on all four sides

there are 2 strands of electric already in place

there is no hedge to grow anywhere near the wires so that isint a problem

I was hoping that adding 2 more strands of high tensile electric would keep them in

the energiser is a 20 joule output which is fairly strong

can you still get 4 box sheep wire as that might fit under the existing top two strands?

That works as well, have it in places here too, don't know if 2ft HT sheep wire is still available.......If you put up good strainers and pull it tight, you mightn't need too many stakes to upgrade your fences

Farrell

rangler1 wrote: »

That works as well, have it in places here too, don't know if 2ft HT sheep wire is still available.......If you put up good strainers and pull it tight, you mightn't need too many stakes to upgrade your fences

I used some this year, 2ft 50M medium tensile.
Generally have 1 row high tensile electric wire & 1 row white tape, generally works, except where ferns grow quickly & take current