Wow! I have had a lot of problem with fencing, we fell bamboos and dig in the posts, use barbed wire.
I want to save up a bit to get metal fence posts and either thin panelling or other mesh for our sheep. That way they can help keep our coffee fields clean.
Happy to learn from your experiences :)
howdy this evening ecoinstant, isn't it a little late for you? that bird is going to wake you up early remember?
what do you mean "we fell bamboos?" does that mean you cleared the forest of bamboos so the fence could go through?
Hahaha! Steemit seems slow tonight, is it for you too?
We have big guadua angustifolia construction bamboos that we use for fence posts, but they are heavy and take a lot of work to get into place.
sir@ecoinstant! oh ok, that makes sense, so they are great to use as posts but are tough to work with, pay out in the long run perhaps.
yes, it's almost stopped, it HAS stopped many times, it's taking 2 hours to do 30 minutes of work, taking 10 minutes to submit a comment! lol.
Yeah, I keep reloading over and over again and every 10 times it asks me for my password lol!
Could be a good night to use busy.org
But I think I'm off to sleep.
God Bless you Jonboy! (for putting up with me ;)
haha! no sir I think you're the one who's putting up with me!
I have been researching the electric for my goats, sheep fur maybe to think.
You have coffee fields!!??😳
Oh yeah! Technically they are coffee slopes, but our homestead is 1.1 miles above sea level in the Andes mountains.
Whats your latitude Sugarcreek? We are 4°N
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Is that north? Most people are north but I do ask because there are some australians. Though since you are in summer right now, I guess I can assume you are north :)
Fencing requires a lot of experimentation and (for us) infrastructure investment, so I am happy to see you have had success with solar before we try it.
Yes north!
Always get a charger rated for more than you need
I needed a charger powerful enough for horses but got one rated for bulls and coyote.
I needed one mile so this one is 25 miles.
I have one of the all in one charger with solar panel for 100 miles of fence. I had to take it down to replace the battery after a couple years. It's in storage. I like this setup better because it's easier to replace parts and parts are less expensive.
That is fantastic advice! So how many years have you been fencing the homestead? It sound like you have a whole lot of experience!
I've had horses of my own for 30 years I guess and used electric fence as long as I can remember.
We had permanent setup on my farm down south. We sold it and moved north. Living in a temporary situation while working on our land is what spurred the interest in the portable setup.