Feed pen ?

[narco1]

I'm about to build a feed pen using feedlot panels. The sizes are 16' X 48" or 16' x 34". My question is which panel should I use?

[Skinny]

Cattle or no cattle on the property?

[sgtau44]

We use 34" with cattle on property. No problems yet, no cattle or hogs in pens.

[narco1]

There is cattle that is the reason for the pen. My father feels the deer will hesitate at jumping or not jump at all if I use the 48" panels, but I figured I'd ask the fellow TBH brethern thier opinion

[Skinny]

I would use the 48" panel...deer should have no problem getting in and out. They may baulk at first, but they seem to figure it all out pretty quick.

[4R Daddy]

just put up the 34" at our place and we love em. Cows and hogs leave them alone, and the deer jump in with no problem.

[Killem all]

We use the 48" panel and cut them in half long ways. We then put the cut side down and raise them up about 15"-18". The deer go under or over it doesn't slow them down. We have cows on our place and this keeps them out and let's the material go further to built as big a pen as possible.

[Buckrider]

I used the goat wire that is about 42 inches tall and the roll is 100 feet long, cost about $50. I wrapped it around any trees that were available and t posted about every 8 feet in between trees. Worked great on keeping cows, donkeys, horses, hogs out! Never had a trail cam pic with one inside the pen.

[Johnny Dangerr]

We have gone through h%%% with cows. We have videos of a 400 pound cow sailing over 42 inch panels. When we raised them to 48 the nonsence stopped.

BTW make the pen round {very important} and we use at least 12 panels.....

[lanceodom]

go 48".. right now with all of the rain the cows arent interested in the feed pens.... but you get a drought and they will be over the 34" panels in a jiffy. you will realize this in a year or two when we have another scortcher.....

[DorothyNotKeegan]

Feed pen ?

I think mine are 36" high with 4" squares. I haven't had any problems with mine but I also don't have cows. I do however have a 350+ boar running around my spot. I used 12 20' panels.

[Smart]

If you have goats make it the 48" and then cut the top squares off in a place so the deer have an easier place to get in making it 42". I have a 48" one right now and the deer always come in and out at the two sections I cut unless something spooks them and they haul butt. I cut them with bolt cutters in strategic places so that I can see them coming to the crossings easier from my box bow blind..... I think the 48" are cheaper anyway. You could even cut the whole top layer off and make it 42".....it would take about 5-7 minutes on my 14 panels.

Seems the 34s with cows depends on the cows. On one hand you have cows like ours or thorthunder's that will jump them no problem ....especially in a dry year and then you have cows like Breezy's in South Texas that haven't jumped in a 34" pen in 20 some odd years.

[Russ81]

When we got pairs (momma's with calves) in the pasture we have no trouble, its when we got stockers that the mayhem starts with feed pens. 36"-42" panels work pretty good for keeping cows out, and the curve of a circle that a round pen is seems to throw the cows depth perception off, keeping them from trying it.