Feeder Fence Question...

[Rusto 23]

Been looking to add a fence around my feeder. We have cows and they love to make you get out of the stand to chase them off, then do it all over again every 20-40 minutes . The property is out past Rocksprings and t-post are out of the question. There is a reason it is not called Dirtsprings! Anyways, I found this and wanted to get some opinions/ideas about if it would work and what might be improved.

As always thanks in advance for your time and knowledge!

Rusto

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Feeder Fence Question...

We used a hammer drill with a 1 inch bit to drill and then drive t posts. It wasn’t fun but we got it done. Proposed method looks like it will work I guess it depends on how bad cows want in
Maybe make it out of drill stem instead of wood.

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[Mike D]

I can’t see that keeping cows out. We bought deer panel fencing from Rivera’s Custom Gates & Feeders out of Lometa. They are free standing panels that connect together. We had zero
Issues with cows or pigs getting in them.


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[AntlerCollector]

We used a hammer drill with a 1 inch bit to drill and then drive t posts. It wasn’t fun but we got it done. Proposed method looks like it will work I guess it depends on how bad cows want in
Maybe make it out of drill stem instead of wood.

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I did this ^^^^ as well. Drilled with a 1” bit into the rock then drive in t posts.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Personally, I'd do the pre-drill t-post pen with barbed wire instead of panels. I used 3 strand pens out west for many, many years and as long as the wire is fairly tight, it works great. The spacing is such that most deer will step through the fence rather than jump in the pen. They come and go much more calmly. With t post pre drilled, then driven, it's like having your posts concreted in place. Built in a rectangular pattern with 10 foot spacing on the t-posts and stays between the posts to maintain constant wire separation, you'd be much better off. The firmly placed t posts will allow you to stretch the wire plenty tight too with maybe only a deadman wire on each corner to further tighten the wire.

[kyle1974]

how do people get all those property boundary and cross fences up in that part of the world?

[Stuck]

If you build posts like above turn the posts around, you’re trying to keep them out, not in.

[cricman]

We used a hammer drill with a 1 inch bit to drill and then drive t posts. It wasn’t fun but we got it done. Proposed method looks like it will work I guess it depends on how bad cows want in
Maybe make it out of drill stem instead of wood.

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Or similarly, drive them with a demo hammer and driver bit. I drive mine with a 35 pound demo hammer run off of a small generator and a bit that I fabricated from a cut off chisel bit, plate steel and 2" EMT. It works like a champ in the rocky soil where I am at. It is similar looking to this:




but with a bigger opening to fit a standard t-post.


cricman

[Rusto 23]

how do people get all those property boundary and cross fences up in that part of the world?

They probably have to the money to hire people out there to do that. I am trying to get this done more of a diy avenue...

[Rusto 23]

If you build posts like above turn the posts around, you’re trying to keep them out, not in.

In the picture they have every other one facing the other way. Was thinking about stacking some rocks around the bases and maybe clearing the feeder space out.

[tex4k]

Build some rockbaskets out of field fence, put some of those rocks to work for you.