hilarie
Loving the herd life
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.