Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

What else is odd about that hen... is her leg color! I had never really looked at her legs. She is a Leghorn cross... with that dark wash over the top of the legs... I would guess crossed with Black Am, but she has zero face fuzz.

Odd. Other dark leg male is my Spitz, but clearly no Crest on that leghorn.

 

[Mini Horses]

Glad she is ok. Yep, the horse wire is expensive. Have it here on many pastures. Couldn't afford everywhere but, night pens are that or heavier. Fortunately, my area has few dogs -- except deer beagles! They are basically kept penned until set out to chase the deer. Not always a good life for them.

There is major crop farming on most open land. Only a few of us with animals. Mostly a couple riding horses, many of whom are never ridden This is pretty much a bunch of old retirees. Kids grow up & leave. Been here 20 years & many were here before me -- so

 

[RollingAcres]

Glad the hen is ok and none died.

 

[Rammy]

The first time I fenced in my yard, I used the cheap welded wire. After 5 years, had to replace it due to rusting and damage from the dogs. I got the good woven wire next time. Its been ten years and no rust, no damage and its held up great. Yeah, it cost alot more, but I waited for it to go on sale so it wasnt too much on the wallet. Took me about a year, but replaced all the bad wire. Will never use welded wire again.

 

[greybeard]

The first time I fenced in my yard, I used the cheap welded wire. After 5 years, had to replace it due to rusting and damage from the dogs. I got the good woven wire next time. Its been ten years and no rust, no damage and its held up great. Yeah, it cost alot more, but I waited for it to go on sale so it wasnt too much on the wallet. Took me about a year, but replaced all the bad wire. Will never use welded wire again.

You did the right thing.
Welded wire is temporary wire, for gardens or flowerbeds or maybe around excavations to keep people from falling in a hole. It has no place around any kind of livestock or poultry or even full sized dogs.

 

[Bruce]

But the nicer stuff runs just over 200 bucks for 100 feet.

Because of how much it costs to get stuff up to AK? We can get 330' of 4' woven wire for $180 at TSC. 100' of 2x4 welded wire is $72.

 

[Rammy]

You live and learn. If I had known how crappy welded wire was, I never would of bought it. Also, at the time, didnt have alot of money to spend on a fence. Years later, when I could, and had to, I went with the better wire. It was worth it.

 

[Alaskan]

Because of how much it costs to get stuff up to AK? We can get 330' of 4' woven wire for $180 at TSC. 100' of 2x4 welded wire is $72.

Yeah... shipping drives up the cost of everything, and that wire is heavy stuff.

Most stuff labeled "goat fence" is welded wire. not sure how it is supposed to hold up to goats.

And in hindsight.... I do wish I had done my nice chicken yard in quality wire.

 

[RollingAcres]

You live and learn. If I had known how crappy welded wire was, I never would of bought it. Also, at the time, didnt have alot of money to spend on a fence. Years later, when I could, and had to, I went with the better wire. It was worth it.

For us it's what we could financially afford at the time...then plan on "upgrading" things later on when we have more money.

 

[greybeard]

For us it's what we could financially afford at the time...then plan on "upgrading" things later on when we have more money.

When you become richer, but after your body is poorer?
Always a trade off, but imo, even if you had to borrow the $$ (and I detest debt) one is better off doing so while they are young enough to physically and more easily build the fence.
Read the trials and tribulations of some of the folks here at BYH that started late in life, & had to come up with both the $$ and the physical strength/energy to build fences.
There will be plenty of other things later on that also require $$