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    Bracing 'swerves' in fences.

    thanks. follow up question: I read somewhere not to use 4x4 square lumber for the horizontal members bc they're not as strong as the round posts. Is there any merit to that? I hope not bc the round posts are so hard to get with the mills closed these days. (i did use round posts for the...
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    Bracing 'swerves' in fences.

    Hello friends I am wrapping up putting the posts in for our shy quarter acre of grazing and forage area and am.starting to plan out the bracing. I understand h bracing and gate bracing but, due to hitting rock ledge in one case and operator error on the other I have two areas where the fence...
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    New member: chickens goats bees cats dog

    Hello friends We're new to livestock. So far we have a few hundred thousand bees, a coop with 9 chickens, a couple barn cats (who want absolutely nothing to do with us except for us to keep their bowls full) and were getting the fencing in place for an lgd this winter and goats this spring. We...
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