Fencing

john mayo 10

Planning on doing a bit of fencing shortly. 3 lines of barbed wire and one electric fence wire. Would it be best to put the electric fence wire at the top and the 3 lines of barbed below it?Running a bull with the cows this year so dont want him breaking out. What ye think

Genghis Cant

The strand of electric wire will stop cattle scratching at barbed wire and posts at the very least.

Say my name

How do you plan on controlling vegetation off the electric fence with the barbed underneath?

Just saying that as I can see a time when chemical control on fences might be curtailed or banned. And it might be easier to have it from day one simple for mechanical management.

My own thoughts are a single strand with a strong fencer and properly earthed should keep any animal under control even a bull.

I know that's not your question but..

ruwithme

john mayo 10 wrote: »

Planning on doing a bit of fencing shortly. 3 lines of barbed wire and one electric fence wire. Would it be best to put the electric fence wire at the top and the 3 lines of barbed below it?Running a bull with the cows this year so dont want him breaking out. What ye think

Good job lad. Keep the current in that fence and that bad boys going nowhere.

Cavanjack

One strand of electric fence would do the job. Usually run groups of bulls in fields with just an electric fence. A bull hates a shock

Bass Reeves

Single strand of electric fence will do.

Genghis Cant

Even though probably more than 60% of our fencing is a single strand electric I wouldn't like to depend on it for a mearning or adjoining any public place. Internal fencing , absolutely, but not on boundaries.
Where are you hoping to fence op?

dmakc

I like 2 strands of electric to secure calves too. One below knee and the other waist high

whelan2

We had awful problems with the bull with our sucklers breaking posts by scratching them. The fence had 4 strands of barbed with electric between the top 2 strands. We put those stays to keep the electric fence out about a foot on every second or 3rd post. Works for us. Bull wasn't long realising and keeps away now

john mayo 10

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Even though probably more than 60% of our fencing is a single strand electric I wouldn't like to depend on it for a mearning or adjoining any public place. Internal fencing , absolutely, but not on boundaries.
Where are you hoping to fence op?

Most of it is boundary fences so want to make sure is good

The11Duff

Electric fence running properly will keep the bull back. Saw it where my own bull couldn't get near the neighbour's cows when they were all bulling. The barbed wire will keep the calves where they need to be too, the electric wire wont because they go under it