maritown
Overrun with beasties
Hello everyone!
We recently bought a property and want to fence in four 1-acre pastures. We want them connected in sets of two with an aisle in between, so each set of 2 pastures shares one fence line.
Since this property is out of state from our current farm, I'm trying to get fencing up so that we can simply move the goats over when we move.
I am interested in woven wire fencing. It's what we have now, it works great for both our goats and our potbellies. So, I contacted a livestock fencing contractor to get a quote.
Anyway, when I saw it I almost had a heart attack. Just over $25,000.
I'm sorry, what!?
Is it just me or is that absolutely insane? Is that seriously what fencing costs? Woven wire cost $1500. Even with labor costs, gates, posts...can it really be that much, or is this guy just way overpriced? At this point I'd rather try to install it myself, with no experience LOL.
We recently bought a property and want to fence in four 1-acre pastures. We want them connected in sets of two with an aisle in between, so each set of 2 pastures shares one fence line.
Since this property is out of state from our current farm, I'm trying to get fencing up so that we can simply move the goats over when we move.
I am interested in woven wire fencing. It's what we have now, it works great for both our goats and our potbellies. So, I contacted a livestock fencing contractor to get a quote.
Anyway, when I saw it I almost had a heart attack. Just over $25,000.
I'm sorry, what!?
Is it just me or is that absolutely insane? Is that seriously what fencing costs? Woven wire cost $1500. Even with labor costs, gates, posts...can it really be that much, or is this guy just way overpriced? At this point I'd rather try to install it myself, with no experience LOL.