Posted by NBAllen on April 17, 2008 at 07:49:11 from (198.246.171.200):
In Reply to: fence question posted by jbfarms on April 17, 2008 at 06:50:46:
It's a question of cost and $$ available. AND $$ in materials and time down-the-road for fence maintenance.
Greater spacing now means less mat'ls & quicker installation, but more maintenance as the cattle work on the fence.
Given the option I'd use nothing smaller than 5" diameter, treated posts. And spaced at ~8' - 10'
BUT...I'd also run a hot wire on the inside of the fence to keep the cattle from reaching through the fence, wallowing down the woven wire, and rubbing on the fence and the posts.
A couple years ago, I removed a woven wire fence for a neighbor - the fence was 10 or 15 years old, but the wire was very straight. The neighbor had an electrified strand of barbed wire 30" off the ground and another strand 10" above the top of the 48" woven wire.
Bottom line - the woven wire is the visual barrier, but the electrified wire keeps the critters in.
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