Below are a couple of useful links to Australian web sites on the subject of rural fencing. The pdf article featured in the NSW Dept of Environment has some very interesting information about fencing techniques prior to, and after the advent of steel wire. (plain and barbed) via: Fencing for beginners | Department of Agriculture and Food http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/r...edglossaryofAustralianruralfenceterms2009.pdf
No fencing for myself, though have put up a lot as a kid. Barbed wire with wooden posts and solid board fencing. Did decorate some with electric though it was only select sections. I like the look of amazement on people's faces when their livestock go through their "impenetrable" fences. One guy put up cattle panel to form a corral and chutes. Single panel with U-nails on the outside. Half grown bull got a little squirrelly and pushed right through. He had a funny face. Lol. Once saw a Beefmaster do a flat footed clearing of a six foot fence. That was almost as amazing as seeing the same Beefmaster turn a ranch boss into Superman.
Nice resource @chelloveck. how about adding pdf to resources so if the Internet changes we still have it? is that something you can do? Using plants for fencing is a good strategy. In the desert SW ocotillo fencing is good for small areas some cattle ranches use it in southern Arizona I've seen something similar to the picture below done with hawthorn and mock orange Mock orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some folks make the mistake of making it too easy for rogues to fence jump...sets a bad example for the rest of the herd. It's cheaper to turn a fence jumper into hamburger mince, or give it a high priority to the sale yard than constantly repairing and re-mustering escaped stock. Under no circumstances let the fence jumpers breed, Goats are notorious escapees. @Ganado I'll have a crack at it. It's a handy resource....plenty of diagrams and images, particularly wire joining knots etc
