tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post437060356420951251..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: FencingBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-41785178249680915182012-03-13T10:55:11.173-07:002012-03-13T10:55:11.173-07:00The materials cost of the fence is higher - 8 feet...The materials cost of the fence is higher - 8 feet of board fence costs about $46, 8 feet of 5' tall woven wire fence costs $24.<br /><br />Once you add in the costs of the braces and concrete for the woven wire, it gets a little closer, too. These costs are for the typical 8' section in the middle of the fence. <br /><br /> If the woven wire fence is damaged it can't be easily repaired and retensioned.<br /><br /> The board fence is easy to repair.<br /><br /> I'm not fencing my entire property with the board fence; I'm making a 1 acre holding pen, basically. New cattle come in, go into this pen, get acclimated to the electric fence, and then go out on pasture; or we use this area as the sacrifice paddock in the non-growing season. <br /><br />Fence cost breakdown:<br />Board fence<br />8' 6x6, pressure treated, $23<br />5 8' 2x6 boards, $15<br />2 sacks concrete, $6<br />nails, paint, $2<br /><br />Woven wire fence<br />8' of 2x2 5' tall woven wire, $16<br />8' heavy t post, $8Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-16182026942420609102012-03-12T05:51:33.230-07:002012-03-12T05:51:33.230-07:00I am curious as to why you chose wooden fencing ov...I am curious as to why you chose wooden fencing over woven wire? It's quite a bit more expensive isn't it?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696998186958358519noreply@blogger.com