Buck Fencing

hilarie

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This may be way out in left field for some people, and I'm sure many people don't have access to my "buried treasure." But there's a metal scrapyard right in my country town, and you wouldn't *believe* what I've scored there: stainless steel buckets, strainers, stainless spoons, and ALL my fencing. I look for cattle fence because it's stronger, but even if it's just goat fence, it's about 25% of the cost of retail (you pay by the pound depending on material) and I get my T-posts the same way. Ditto gates, which can be really expensive. OneFineAcre has it right: you're definitely going to have repairs - it's a downside - but for what I paid, I'm OK with it.
 

goatgurl

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oh hilarie I'm jealous of your scrapyard!! i stopped a guy at a scrapyard once and bought a big iron kettle off his trailer before he crossed the scales but they won't let you go in and look around. with the cost of fencing, etc you have a gold mine
 

hilarie

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goatgurl - I really do and I know it. A lot of scrapyards won't let you poke around inside - liability and all that. We've gone to great pains to ingratiate ourselves with them: stay out of their way, don't climb the piles of stuff, keep our eyes open. We bring a lot of stuff TO them too, which makes them money. I even bring them goat cheese now and then. They know now some of the things we want and will often set them aside for us.
 
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