cheap short fence to keep cattle out

El Kabong!

Hi,

I have a 5 acre "smallholding". I'm not doing much on it at the moment so amn't there all the time.
Yesterday I noticed hoof marks in the ground (my gate was locked) and some of my planted willow trees were knocked.

Recently the neighbouring farmer cleared his hedgerow, and it looks like the ditch is shallow enough in once place that a cow came across.

If I just get some wooden posts and string some non barbed wire across would that be enough to deter or would I need something stronger?

The specific section is only about 15 foot wide. I'm thinking 4 posts with 2 or 3 rows of wire.

Thanks.

Dunedin

El Kabong! wrote: »

Hi,



The specific section is only about 15 foot wide. I'm thinking 4 posts with 2 or 3 rows of wire.

Thanks.

3 row of barbed wire will do the job fine.

if it's on top of an existing, albeit a low ditch, 2 row should be fine.

The most important thing is to get the wire as tight as possible so start and end with good straining posts - if there are existing trees there already, they are ideal.

larthehar

Dunedin wrote: »

3 row of barbed wire will do the job fine.

if it's on top of an existing, albeit a low ditch, 2 row should be fine.

The most important thing is to get the wire as tight as possible so start and end with good straining posts - if there are existing trees there already, they are ideal.

I think he said non-barbed wire... plain wire won't do much as they will just knock it down if it isn't electicfied..
Personally i would put barbed in a section like that, 3 posts tops..

Who2

get on to the farmer and ask him to keep his cattle in, its not up to you to stop his animals.

Donegalforever

The onus is on the owner of the cattle not to let them trespass on your property.
Therefore that person should repair the fence.

Of course you may not want to fall out with your neighbour so you may have to take that into consideration.

webels

Of course it's up to the farmer but there's always one so and so beast will get out once in a while.

Barbed wire would be the quickest and cheapest. Any other needs a shock to keep them out.

alps

Some of the states in the US have a "fence out" policy. That means that it's up to you to fence your property to keep everything out.....