In one of my previous posts
I mentioned taking down a section of our fencing so the neighbors could get a semi in to deliver a storage container .
Well, I had to go put it back up and my girl Punkin came to help! With a heat index of 104 I had to find a shady spot to park her.
I mowed the fence line, rounded up the bits and pieces, loaded up the posts and off we went.
It's not hard to do with the step in posts just time consuming.
We had to get our connections on to make it live when we hooked it to our solar powered fence charger and before the horses come into this field.
A lot of folks prefer the 1 inch electric tape fencing but I have found the 2 inch to work better in our situation. Besides the fact that I think it looks better it gives a better visual for the horses and a clear marking of the boundary. Another reason it works better for us is because the deer can see it better to!
The deer are always running into and knocking out sections of fence on all our neighbors fence lines. We have only had a deer knock out the fence once.
A hunter had shot her and when she went to jump the fence she fell on it.
The electric tape is super easy to repair when trees or limbs fall on it or like in the case of the deer you remove whatever is on the fence and tighten it. In seconds your done!
Our system is pretty simple. We have our DC fence charger and it's hooked to a marine grade battery. I keep it along with the connecting clamps under that blue tote out of the weather. Our 5 watt Solar panel is south facing and in sun until early evening when the sun goes over the hill.
The panel is hooked to the battery and keeps it charged.
Simple, affordable and effective. We've used this system almost 4 years!
It's great to have our pasture back. It's been pretty dry and we REALLY need to rotate the fields.
I moved some compost in prep for planting tomorrow. Over all a super busy day!
Thank you so much for stopping by the homestead
@SugarCreek
Original photos taken by me on my cheap cell phone