Livestock Fence

aFlabbyPanda

Hi All,

I'm looking at a site for a house that needs to be fenced off. As part of the deal either I or the farmer need to do it (and that's what we're haggling over). What exactly is livestock fencing and what can I start to research about it/suppliers, etc? Googling seems to suggest all types. There are currently cattle in the field if that helps.

Thanks

dmakc

Is this for life or until the house is built at which point a wall may take it's place?

aFlabbyPanda

That's a good question. I guess it depends on what qualifies as 'livestock fence'. If this is just concrete poles and wire running through them then yes I would put more up myself once the house is built as I've got dogs, etc that I need to keep in.

dmakc

Then I think over the long term you might be better off making it sheep/dog proof also with mesh from the ground up and a line of barbed wire to top it off. Takes away urgency of a wall / timber fence too which can also be erected inside original fence in future.

https://www.frsfencing.ie/contract-fencing/agricultural-equestrian/

I don't know the sites to go to but something like on show in that link. You can go concrete post also but be more expensive. There's always someone local who can erect it or in the farming co op who can point you in the right direction, maybe ask the farmer?

And if the farmer has no intention of going near sheep and your dog is mannerly you could get away with a few strands of barbed wire.

Dinzee Conlee

Decide if you want a wall now or not, if you do - build it on the boundary.

If not - put up a permanent fence. I would recommend concrete posts with chain link.
https://www.frsfencing.ie/product/concrete-post-chain-link-fencing/

Get the farmer to fence his side with electric fence to keep the cattle away from the chain link fence as over time they might only wreck it.