Cattle Panel for fencing - Page 1

I am having to add more fencing to make seperate areas for the dogs and am dismayed over the price of steel. Because I don't have a fortune to spend I am looking at cattle panels in some areas. I am surrounded on two sides by cattle on our acreage and have 5 strand barb wire on those areas. NO that does not keep the dogs  out of the cow field but I was able to add 5' field fencing on the top of the existing barbed wired and existing posts which has kept them out of that area. At $120.00 a  100' roll and not having to buy any posts it was costly but not crazy. Because the barbed wire is behind it they will not jump up and bend down the field fence which they WOULD do if that was all there was with no barb wire. Electric fencing is too hard maintanence wise and they find a way under over or some way with that as well too.

The cattle panels are super strong of course and run around $15-$20 for a 16' section. I have used it in the puppy pens but because the holes are so large ended up attaching a smaller(much cheaper) lighter gage fence on the interior going up 3' which also keeps out any adult dogs who may like to pole their heads through and get a hold of a puppy.

Just wondering if anyone has used the cattle panels and can offer any advice good or bad. Chain link fencing is torn up by a persistent dog and way too costly if it doesn't work anyway. I am talking about large yards not just a small kennel area.

I'm not sure what your wanting to fence.   Dogs in? cattle out? What?

Electric fencing is not hard to maintain and if you place it correctly nothing will get thru it.

Sometimes with hooved animals you have to run a ground wire right next to the hot wire, I had this problem with sheep.

Warning !!   a weed wacking electric fence with a close ground can kill a small animal such as a puppy.  Larger animals can get free.  

Cattle panels are more expensive than woven wire.   Cattle fencing comes with strands closer at the bottom for small animals and can be found in different sizes.  Steel posts are not cheep.  Digging post holes for wooden posts is really fun.

Lighter gauge fencing is cheeper and you can use a hot wire to keep animals from damaging it.

I kept wild Mouflon sheep in a three foot tall electric fence which worked well until something paniced them and they simply plowed thru it.  But it did keep out the coyotes and dogs.  You have to train animals to an electric fence also.

I dont like invisible fence for dogs because they can learn to run past it.

I dont know about your area but I can buy saw mill lumber cheep and build a wooden wall fence fairly cheep, privacy and control.  You still are stuck digging post holes tho.   Keep some Advil handy.... lol

Have you looked at utility wire?  We are going to use that to fence in my yard.... you can see it here... http://tinyurl.com/24jlo5 its ike 330ft for $150