tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post4300930502378932395..comments2024-03-27T22:01:59.919-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Fencing the Buck BrowseLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-15884479627423421022011-07-24T08:29:41.895-04:002011-07-24T08:29:41.895-04:00Congratulations on tackling another leg of your pr...Congratulations on tackling another leg of your project.Cat Eye Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858322427127791100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-6587720909337488152011-07-24T01:07:27.696-04:002011-07-24T01:07:27.696-04:00Renee, I know they'll enjoy it, but I doubt th...Renee, I know they'll enjoy it, but I doubt they'll give us the credit for it!<br /><br />Lynda, that's an excellent goal. I hadn't thought about the timing on rotation, but 2 weeks sounds like a good starting point. I suspect the grasses will grow faster than the browse are though.<br /><br />Eleanor, it is a lot of work, but it feels good to get it done! We can't work on the fence every day, because of Dan's work schedule. The first one took months (took a break for winter) and we've been working on this one for a couple of weeks I reckon. Dan finished driving in all the t-posts today, and hopes to get the rest of the wire up Monday. Then it will be gates! And then the Billy Boys can have at it.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-41848798816609568132011-07-23T22:47:57.156-04:002011-07-23T22:47:57.156-04:00Wow! I am really impressed with all this work you...Wow! I am really impressed with all this work you are doing. This was a huge accomplishment. How long did it take you to put up the fence?Eleanor @ Planned Resiliencehttp://www.plannedresilience.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-83356296818573279422011-07-23T12:53:02.049-04:002011-07-23T12:53:02.049-04:00I too am always increasing my fencing. I save a bi...I too am always increasing my fencing. I save a bit of $$ and it goes right into more fencing. I want to be able to rotate animals every two weeks in 8 different parcels...at the moment I have 4. I love all the work you have done.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-65203463412155338302011-07-23T00:33:16.416-04:002011-07-23T00:33:16.416-04:00I hope the Billies appreciate all the hard work yo...I hope the Billies appreciate all the hard work you're doing for them.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-74751384572000833442011-07-22T21:12:02.946-04:002011-07-22T21:12:02.946-04:00Richard, never a dull moment with goats. :)
Nina,...Richard, never a dull moment with goats. :)<br /><br />Nina, ours eat bark too! We're hoping to be able to rotate frequently so that they don't kill off everything in the woods. I just hope it works out.<br /><br />Mama Pea, fences really do make the place look like a farm. :) I definitely feel safer with the fences. Not for my sake, but for theirs.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-77885650531183719792011-07-22T18:59:29.179-04:002011-07-22T18:59:29.179-04:00Having good fences makes having animals on the hom...Having good fences makes having animals on the homestead so, so, SO much easier. The animals stay happier, healthier and where they're supposed to be! But there's no doubt that getting up enough fencing is expensive and hard work. And as you've said, then there's the maintenance!! Good fences are lovely to behold, don't you think? They give off such a sense of security and orderliness. Yay for fences!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-53297253290037924562011-07-22T16:39:31.855-04:002011-07-22T16:39:31.855-04:00When we had goats, they not only ate every leaf on...When we had goats, they not only ate every leaf on every tree and shrub they could find, but then they started stripping and eating off all the bark from the trees and shrubs they could reach, killing a lot of them. If I'd known, I'd have fenced off the trunks, but that was then.. It's nice to have rotation space and grazing land.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-22648094219611945082011-07-22T16:11:35.428-04:002011-07-22T16:11:35.428-04:00those goats are a trip,lol. Richard from Amish Sto...those goats are a trip,lol. Richard from Amish Stories.trumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.com