First fence we put up on rocky ground crossing a creek no less...taught us that we had no idea what hard work was until then. :) you still have a smile on your face - good job.
Evan, I know it is late but for future fencing there is a long bar that has a blade on one end and a round cap on the other end. It is about seven feet long. It is heavy and would do an excellent job of packing dirt around the wooden post. Better than using a wooden stick. You may already have this bar. Hope this helps.
Man on all those little corners and short runs, I personally would've stapled a hog/cattle panel and used bolt cutters to fit. Bless you for showing the 2-way gate latch - I will definitely be using those!
Awesome job sir, you and your wife are an inspiration to us arm chair farmers. Thanks for sharing the mistakes as I am sure after it is over, you had a good chuckle.
Farming is hard, can’t even begin to imagine how hard starting a farm is. Keep up the hard work, don’t let mistakes get you down, we all make more mistakes than we’ll admit to, but we don’t post them on the internet.
Did a great job and also learned a lot of ways not to do it. Like the saying goes not enough time to do it right but always enough time to do it over. Great content 👍
Short fence runs are pains! Dad and I did Mom’s half-acre garden and he figured we could have done a couple quarter mile runs in the same time. One thing that might help in those is a short clamp/stretcher or a Goldenrod stretcher. You have to play with them to see how to best use each of those. Another idea is to shorten the wrap-around ends to just enough to wrap 3x around itself. Fewer verticals to remove - maybe even none if the spacing works. Good rule of thumb on choosing panels for really short runs too. I admire your willingness to admit mistakes!
I've had one hour projects stretch out into weeks -- especially when working on old tractors! I know exactly what you are talking about, and some days it is so much worse than others -- but you gotta just keep plugging away at it! I have fencing an gate work to do as well this summer, and hope it goes smooth. Keep up the good work, the place is looking nice!
Some days are just like that! I just go do something else for a little while and then come back to the problem, I think out the steps to the problem while accomplishing just something!!! Barbwire is great to use, but it does grab everything!! LOL I have some to repair and another section to stretch again, every few years. I am mowing one garden to get ready to till it, meanwhile the rider mower has a flat, like off the wheel flat, aired up two tires and charging so I can load it and take it to have the carb cleaned. I am enjoying these nice days, but sure going to be sore soon!!! LOL
A short piece of three sixteenths inch chain around the post and gate end with a hook with a spring clip works great. It can be an end on the chain or even a caribener.
Nice work ! Whatever color you decide to go with for the barn, it might be a lot easier on you to find a semi-transparent stain that can be sprayed with a pump sprayer every 5yrs. Nothing is worse than scraping & painting every 5-7yrs.
Reality TV on the Farm! Now I know others have days like I do. You and your wife are survivors in real life. Glad it worked out! Looking back you're glad you got it done. Hope your wife's back is doing o.k..
hi instead of buying the stock mesh what about galvanized rio not sure how prices go as I am in Australia love what you are doing and would have done something similar if i was able but finances were not good enough at the time and was not home as long hours took up to much time to do what you are doing also you are very lucky to have a great woman to work along side you to a mutual goal good luck to you both Paul
I have made many cow pens. That small corner would have been better and stronger if you would have used 2" X 6" to fill in that corner and if you would put on with solid faster it would not mater which side it is on. They make welded 16 ft. cattle panels that would be a lot better than wire. For big pens I found 16 ft cattle panels with a 2" X 6" on top. That will make it high enough and make it stay straugt. Darrell
I probably would have put some panels in that corner between the gates. Don't have to stretch it! (Edit: I posted this before I saw you use panels on the front :D)
Paint the barn with solid color stain....absorbs into wood for protection until you can do something else with exterior later....and easy to touch up if some spots get dirty.
Pigs would be the best investment on the farm you could feed them your scraps from the garden they will till the areas that you need in the forest I was suggest getting pigs and the bacon taste good
Yeah I film some of it with my phone. And the glass separated around the camera causing foggy footage. I just got a new phone, so future videos will look better. But there is a few clips from the old phone that haven't posted yet.
your end post should never turn if brased right and steel wire wraped tight from top of end post to bottom of 2nd last over yourcross post, it cant turn. ad you need the same at every hinged gate post or it will slowly lean over from the weight of the gate, high tensil haevy gage wireis the main holding power
Your goats might eat the pine trees like Norway spruce I think. I know mine eat the tree till it died but I didn’t like the spot they were I; anyways so I didn’t care but you may want to put fence around them if you want to keep them they may not even be interested in the tree who knows. Anyways just wanted to let you know
Well, at least it got done ahead of time; sorry to hear you had problems with it. I think there may be a problem with your camera, it looks like you have some kind of hazy fog hanging around for most of the last few videos. I am not sure if the lens has some oil on it or if the camera is going kaput on you; just an fyi, but I reckon you have seen it. How many more weeks left to your shutdown?
The glass on my phone separated from the camera causing a foggy picture. I have had it almost 5 years, so it was time to replace it anyway. My new phone has a way better camera.
Okay , since that section of the fence was so frustrating for you , we are not even going to point out your other little mishap you did'nt mention . haha
First let me say thank you for all your videos and teachings. They have helped this newbie homesteader quite a bit. I do have a question. Are the wire tensioners on the hinge side of the gate wrapped backwards? i would think the wire tensioners would be on top of the pole that holds the gate and bottom of the other pole ? ( video marker 4min 56 sec) on the left side of screen. and please correct me if i'm wrong because i will be running fence in the next few months and i dont want to do it wrong. Any help would be appreciated. my thought process behind it is the weight of the gate and gravity will tend to pull it down on non-hinged side of the gate. Which will pull the top of the hinged side out. so would you want the wire tensioner on top there and bottom of the support post? Thanks so much again for all you video. Beautiful home btw. Thomas
He's commented before in the videos about using his phone sometimes. Other videos you can tell its a go-pro from the shadow. Probably just recording with whats nearby.
Considering a guardian animal for the livestock? Donkeys or llama or a pup. Have you surveyed or talked to fish and wildlife folks or extension to get a population or nuisance level? These guys ruclips.net/video/P6np2wZjf2w/видео.html have the dwarf goats although they are urban enough to mitigate yote troubles. I am surprised how tiny the newborns are. BOL & thanks for sharing
Great video and great channel, looks like you camera foggy up quick, just wanted to mention it, won’t keep me from watching. Thanks for sharing with us all. John 😎👍
Country View Acres thanks for the quick reply, sorry to hear about your phone, sucks when stuff breaks! Good luck with the channel! Can’t wait to see what you do this spring and summer. 👍😎
Really enjoy watching your videos and am looking forward to seeing the improvements to the barn. However, at the risk of being called out as a “Safety Sally”, I feel there’s a couple of things you teally need to be aware of before getting seriously injured. First, research how to properly cut down a tree so it falls the direction you want it to.....safely.....and you dont end up having to manually push it. Second.......NEVER......never have on loose, bulky clothing when working with an auger, especially a PTO driven auger. Seeing both you and your wife kicking your legs towards a running auger while wearing baggy overalls was downright scary. Research a few farming incidents involving augers.....and be sure to click on “images”.....and you will never do that again. And it happens so fast, especially at times when youre frustrated, tired, etc....and just want to hurry up and get it done. I dont mean to sound like I’m criticizing, but I would feel horrible if I didnt make you aware and something happened to either of you.
At least that tree will not fall on your barn... Your honesty is a goldmine for people just starting out.
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Adding your mistakes are a blessing. Keep on keeping on. All the best to you and your wife
I like that you review your mistakes/errors. We all learn from them.
First fence we put up on rocky ground crossing a creek no less...taught us that we had no idea what hard work was until then. :) you still have a smile on your face - good job.
Diligence, tenacity, and perseverance. What a team. Great job on the fence.
Evan, I know it is late but for future fencing there is a long bar that has a blade on one end and a round cap on the other end. It is about seven feet long. It is heavy and would do an excellent job of packing dirt around the wooden post. Better than using a wooden stick. You may already have this bar. Hope this helps.
Man on all those little corners and short runs, I personally would've stapled a hog/cattle panel and used bolt cutters to fit. Bless you for showing the 2-way gate latch - I will definitely be using those!
Thats funny you mentioned the gate latch. I have a new video that should post in an hour, that that a 2 way gate latch install in the video.
Its all looking so good, and with you both working full time I am amazed at all you have accomplished this last 2 years.
Awesome job sir, you and your wife are an inspiration to us arm chair farmers.
Thanks for sharing the mistakes as I am sure after it is over, you had a good chuckle.
Farming is hard, can’t even begin to imagine how hard starting a farm is. Keep up the hard work, don’t let mistakes get you down, we all make more mistakes than we’ll admit to, but we don’t post them on the internet.
Fencing looks great. Patience is a virtue, sometimes things don’t work the way you envisage.
Glad your wife didn’t hurt her back
My friend always try stuff you have not done before. That’s how we learn and grow. Do it as smart as you can but always try new things!
teamwork is key. It is smart to use cattle panels with goats - they do not wreck when they stand on them like field fencing will.
Did a great job and also learned a lot of ways not to do it. Like the saying goes not enough time to do it right but always enough time to do it over. Great content 👍
Very excellent video on fencing and gates good insights on what to keep in mind! Thanks for your frustrations! Lolololol
Short fence runs are pains! Dad and I did Mom’s half-acre garden and he figured we could have done a couple quarter mile runs in the same time. One thing that might help in those is a short clamp/stretcher or a Goldenrod stretcher. You have to play with them to see how to best use each of those. Another idea is to shorten the wrap-around ends to just enough to wrap 3x around itself. Fewer verticals to remove - maybe even none if the spacing works. Good rule of thumb on choosing panels for really short runs too.
I admire your willingness to admit mistakes!
Murphy’s Law took over! Y’all did a beautiful job😊❤️
Great job y'all can't wait to see her goat's
See just got her first goats 2 days ago. I should have a video up next weekend.
Awesome news
I've had one hour projects stretch out into weeks -- especially when working on old tractors! I know exactly what you are talking about, and some days it is so much worse than others -- but you gotta just keep plugging away at it! I have fencing an gate work to do as well this summer, and hope it goes smooth. Keep up the good work, the place is looking nice!
Some days are just like that! I just go do something else for a little while and then come back to the problem, I think out the steps to the problem while accomplishing just something!!! Barbwire is great to use, but it does grab everything!! LOL I have some to repair and another section to stretch again, every few years. I am mowing one garden to get ready to till it, meanwhile the rider mower has a flat, like off the wheel flat, aired up two tires and charging so I can load it and take it to have the carb cleaned. I am enjoying these nice days, but sure going to be sore soon!!! LOL
You should also put about 2” of gravel in the bottom of each post hole before you drop the post in. Helps with drainage.
A short piece of three sixteenths inch chain around the post and gate end with a hook with a spring clip works great. It can be an end on the chain or even a caribener.
that auger attachment works awesome for the fencing posts
Looks good!
Wish my soil was like that 1 shovel of dirt and small rocks to football size everywhere fun for fencing.
damn what a day.....surprised you didn’t just throw in the towel😳😆
I would like to add a heavy chain latch is the best. Believe me any auto latch a cow will figure out how to open it. Darrell
I think we are related - I always do the wrong thing first, farm life is a blast though.
Nice work ! Whatever color you decide to go with for the barn, it might be a lot easier on you to find a semi-transparent stain that can be sprayed with a pump sprayer every 5yrs. Nothing is worse than scraping & painting every 5-7yrs.
Great video! Keep up the good work.
The barn yard looks awesome! Looks like your camera lens is foggy in one of your cameras, but you probably know that. Great project! TY
Reality TV on the Farm! Now I know others have days like I do. You and your wife are survivors in real life. Glad it worked out! Looking back you're glad you got it done. Hope your wife's back is doing o.k..
You have come a long way ! 👍🤠
Sounds like my kind of days
Sorry for the snags. But all's well that ends well. :) Everything's looking good!
hi instead of buying the stock mesh what about galvanized rio not sure how prices go as I am in Australia love what you are doing and would have done something similar if i was able but finances were not good enough at the time and was not home as long hours took up to much time to do what you are doing also you are very lucky to have a great woman to work along side you to a mutual goal good luck to you both Paul
Fence looks good. I'm pretty sure nothing with farming goes according to plan haha.
Panels are always better in pressure areas ( corners ) than field fence.
I have made many cow pens. That small corner would have been better and stronger if you would have used 2" X 6" to fill in that corner and if you would put on with solid faster it would not mater which side it is on. They make welded 16 ft. cattle panels that would be a lot better than wire. For big pens I found 16 ft cattle panels with a 2" X 6" on top. That will make it high enough and make it stay straugt. Darrell
barn red paint with white trim. fencing is always a bear to do
I probably would have put some panels in that corner between the gates. Don't have to stretch it! (Edit: I posted this before I saw you use panels on the front :D)
Paint the barn with solid color stain....absorbs into wood for protection until you can do something else with exterior later....and easy to touch up if some spots get dirty.
Pigs would be the best investment on the farm you could feed them your scraps from the garden they will till the areas that you need in the forest I was suggest getting pigs and the bacon taste good
bonjour , wow i have 28 inch of snow here :(
Foggy out or camera issues, Love your Videos keep up the good work!
Yeah I film some of it with my phone. And the glass separated around the camera causing foggy footage. I just got a new phone, so future videos will look better. But there is a few clips from the old phone that haven't posted yet.
your end post should never turn if brased right and steel wire wraped tight from top of end post to bottom of 2nd last over yourcross post, it cant turn. ad you need the same at every hinged gate post or it will slowly lean over from the weight of the gate, high tensil haevy gage wireis the main holding power
The fencing kind looks like concrete wire mesh used for concrete reinforcement
Your goats might eat the pine trees like Norway spruce I think. I know mine eat the tree till it died but I didn’t like the spot they were I; anyways so I didn’t care but you may want to put fence around them if you want to keep them they may not even be interested in the tree who knows. Anyways just wanted to let you know
🐐🐐🐐🐐👍👍👍😀
Man you learned almost a life time of short cuts while installing this fence.
Just a bad day. Two steps forwards for step backwards.
Well, at least it got done ahead of time; sorry to hear you had problems with it. I think there may be a problem with your camera, it looks like you have some kind of hazy fog hanging around for most of the last few videos. I am not sure if the lens has some oil on it or if the camera is going kaput on you; just an fyi, but I reckon you have seen it. How many more weeks left to your shutdown?
The glass on my phone separated from the camera causing a foggy picture. I have had it almost 5 years, so it was time to replace it anyway. My new phone has a way better camera.
2 to 3 weeks left till I am back on my normal 4 days a week.
Remember, any plan is only valid until first contact with the enemy.
Okay , since that section of the fence was so frustrating for you , we are not even going to point out your other little mishap you did'nt mention . haha
First let me say thank you for all your videos and teachings. They have helped this newbie homesteader quite a bit. I do have a question. Are the wire tensioners on the hinge side of the gate wrapped backwards? i would think the wire tensioners would be on top of the pole that holds the gate and bottom of the other pole ? ( video marker 4min 56 sec) on the left side of screen. and please correct me if i'm wrong because i will be running fence in the next few months and i dont want to do it wrong. Any help would be appreciated. my thought process behind it is the weight of the gate and gravity will tend to pull it down on non-hinged side of the gate. Which will pull the top of the hinged side out. so would you want the wire tensioner on top there and bottom of the support post? Thanks so much again for all you video. Beautiful home btw. Thomas
The wire tensioner is setup to counter act the pulling of the fence wire. Not setup for the to counter act the weight of the gate.
@@CountryViewAcres thank you for the info. That makes sense.
Sounds like a rough go on this one. Was it a Monday? Lol I have had days like that too my friend.
An old guy told me one time to slow down, you'll go faster...
When you're carrying the camera, do you have it in a plastic bag? or something?
He's commented before in the videos about using his phone sometimes. Other videos you can tell its a go-pro from the shadow. Probably just recording with whats nearby.
Anyone else get tricked into thinking there was a Mathologer video playing in another tab? Just me?
I always try short cuts, almost never pays off...😉
Considering a guardian animal for the livestock?
Donkeys or llama or a pup. Have you surveyed or talked to fish and wildlife folks or extension to get a population or nuisance level?
These guys ruclips.net/video/P6np2wZjf2w/видео.html
have the dwarf goats although they are urban enough to mitigate yote troubles.
I am surprised how tiny the newborns are.
BOL & thanks for sharing
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Great video and great channel, looks like you camera foggy up quick, just wanted to mention it, won’t keep me from watching. Thanks for sharing with us all. John 😎👍
The glass on phone separated causing a foggy picture. I bought a new phone now. So new footage will look better.
Country View Acres thanks for the quick reply, sorry to hear about your phone, sucks when stuff breaks! Good luck with the channel! Can’t wait to see what you do this spring and summer. 👍😎
Really enjoy watching your videos and am looking forward to seeing the improvements to the barn. However, at the risk of being called out as a “Safety Sally”, I feel there’s a couple of things you teally need to be aware of before getting seriously injured. First, research how to properly cut down a tree so it falls the direction you want it to.....safely.....and you dont end up having to manually push it. Second.......NEVER......never have on loose, bulky clothing when working with an auger, especially a PTO driven auger. Seeing both you and your wife kicking your legs towards a running auger while wearing baggy overalls was downright scary. Research a few farming incidents involving augers.....and be sure to click on “images”.....and you will never do that again. And it happens so fast, especially at times when youre frustrated, tired, etc....and just want to hurry up and get it done. I dont mean to sound like I’m criticizing, but I would feel horrible if I didnt make you aware and something happened to either of you.
You need to chill and slow down to get things done
Installing the fence on the wrong side of the post (not once but twice) should tell you something. Stop and think before you act.
Lose the stupid music