Constructing a woven wire field fence - PICS

[Straw Hat Kikos]

The smaller the gauge number is the bigger the wire is. I really don't know what gauge mine is but I do know that is the 170$ 330' roll, which you mentioned there. That will easily contain sheep. It's not like their gonna break it. lol

I don't think we are saying you are going cheap, just a reminder. Some people will cut corners and the pay for it later. And I do highly recommend brace. You really can't have a strong fence without them. Oh and a post should be at least 3.5' in the ground so getting a 8' would be best. That way you can have it in 3.5' underground and 4.5' above. The fence will take up 4' of that and then you have 6" for barbed wire or whatever else you wan to put up there.

 

[SheepGirl]

Okay...well today we went fence shopping We got 4 rolls of field fence, a 25 lb pack of fence staples, 150 4"x8' posts, and six 6"x8' posts. We forgot to get a gate though But I told my mom gates were $40 cheaper at Southern States so we are just going to get our gate(s) there. We also already reserved the post pounder for next weekend, and my uncle took off work and he's bringing the whole family with him.

So my mom is going to 'lease' me the pasture so that's one more monthly bill I'll have to pay her (Plus she's making me pay for the entire fence...when I get a job.)

I'm so excited for next weekend (except for the part where I have to pay my mother haha)

 

[SheepGirl]

P.S. Thanks for all the help/suggestions/advice so far!!

 

[BrownSheep]

So you build and pay for a pasture. She makes you pay rent for it and then she'll have free run o it once you move away?...sigh I'm spoiled. I have a friend that ends up paying close to $600 a month to her parents.


If you dont already have one, or if I missed it, get a fence stretcher. The barb wire at the top is mainly used for horses and cattle. Not a 100% needed for your situation.

 

[SheepGirl]

haha yep And we didn't get a fence stretcher since they didn't have one in stock at TSC so we'll be going to Southern States and getting one.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Very neat!! Yes my gate I got from SS because was 40$ less too.

 

[bonbean01]

We went pretty much the route that Straw Hat Kiko posted...and I say YES to a fence stretcher...we don't have one and used ropes tied up and down and attached to the truck which I drove very slowly until I got the WHOOOOA...then attaching, and doing that again and again down the lines..big pain in the butt and we risked wrecking our pricey lovely new fencing...if we ever fence in more pasture, will be wanting a real fence stretcher for sure! It worked and I'm super happy with our pasture fence, but it took probably ten times longer than it should have doing it our "winging" it manner.

No barbed wire here...on the night time yard lock in, we have two electric wires on the outside of the fence for predators...plus a strong light that comes on at dusk and goes off at sunrise. During the day on the big pasture with field wire we have no electric. We have that bottom wire down as far and as secure as possible and we're pretty happy with it.

Fencing is expensive, but good fencing is so worth it! Hope it all goes well

 

[SheepGirl]

We had all 156 posts delivered today. We didn't have a tractor to get them off the trailer so my mom just hooked her car up to a tow strap and connected it to the bundle of posts and she drove away Took all of 20 minutes to get the 3 bundles + ~20 loose posts off. (But of course my nosey grandfather had to come out of his RV and tell us where to put them...which is the front of the yard rather than back, which is what we're fencing in - we didn't argue with him because you could tell the delivery guy thought it was awkward when he came out yelling at us...)

I will definitely be posting pics of us putting up the fence

 

[bonbean01]

Good luck and hope it all goes smoothly!!!

 

[SheepGirl]

Well today we got 90% of the brush cleared out (we still need to take some tree limbs and vines and move them into the big pile). We rented a bush hog (or something...don't know exactly what it is) and cleared out a little bit of it, cut down trees with a chainsaw that were too big for the bush hog to handle, and then later when my neighbor (the one with the pitbull) got home from work he came over with his Cat and cleared up twice as much as we did in half as much time

Our pile of brush though is like 15'x15' and it's taller than me, so it's gotta be at least 5'3" We took out A LOT! But my uncle & his family will be up here tonight, around 11 pm (it's a 6 hr drive for them--but hey, he volunteered to help haha), and my mom is bringing home my cousin who lives in Rockville, so he can help, too. But we get Papa John's Pizza for dinner so it's all good Especially since I didn't eat anything today except an oatmeal cookie and a small square slice of apple pie (both baked by my grandmother ). Papa John's Pizza actually tastes better IMO the next day when you put it in a toaster oven for 10 minutes to get the cheese gooey and the crust crispy

BUT ANYWAY... lol we did get a gate but it completely slipped my mind to get a fence stretcher. So we'll be going to Southern States tomorrow to get it or if not we'll go to TSC on Sunday.