texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics537,021
Posts9,719,488
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Feeder Pen #7394122 01/03/19 03:11 AM
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 10,404
D
DQ Kid Online Content OP
THF Celebrity
OP Online Content
THF Celebrity
D
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 10,404
Can a feeder pen be constructed well with 300' of welded wire, 12 Ga. 36-42" high, strung tight and attached to t-posts every 5-6' in a circle? No cows, just deer and pigs??? What size diameter would 300' provide?

Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394125 01/03/19 03:14 AM
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 10,404
D
DQ Kid Online Content OP
THF Celebrity
OP Online Content
THF Celebrity
D
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 10,404
Originally Posted by DQ Kid
Can a feeder pen be constructed well with 300' of welded wire, 12 Ga. 36-42" high, strung tight and attached to t-posts every 5-6' in a circle? No cows, just deer and pigs??? What size diameter would 300' provide?

Got the diameter, 95' give or take or a little over 32 yards, about right size....So about 50-60 t-posts...

Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394127 01/03/19 03:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
S
stxranchman Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
S
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
It would be roughly 75' across it. Smaller pigs can still get into through the stagings. I know this from when I used cattle panels and had smaller pigs getting in through the 6"x8" spacings.


Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?[Linked Image]
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: stxranchman] #7394137 01/03/19 03:26 AM
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 10,404
D
DQ Kid Online Content OP
THF Celebrity
OP Online Content
THF Celebrity
D
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 10,404
Originally Posted by stxranchman
It would be roughly 75' across it. Smaller pigs can still get into through the stagings. I know this from when I used cattle panels and had smaller pigs getting in through the 6"x8" spacings.

Yeah, they get through my 6"x8" as well, the babies, but not usual from what my cameras show me when the adults can't. Can I get it tight enough, strong enough to keep the adult pigs out ranch??

Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394142 01/03/19 03:33 AM
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
S
stxranchman Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
S
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
Originally Posted by DQ Kid
Originally Posted by stxranchman
It would be roughly 75' across it. Smaller pigs can still get into through the stagings. I know this from when I used cattle panels and had smaller pigs getting in through the 6"x8" spacings.

Yeah, they get through my 6"x8" as well, the babies, but not usual from what my cameras show me when the adults can't. Can I get it tight enough, strong enough to keep the adult pigs out ranch??

Yes, but the ones I have seen were built square in South Texas out of the 2x4 welded wire 36" tall. They had a barb on the top and bottom also with T-post every 5' or so that were cut level with top of wire. I was reading it as using the concrete remesh for slabs not the 2x4 welded wire. It would be much faster and easier to build out of cattle or hog panels in a round circle that would be much stronger. Use less T-post.


Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?[Linked Image]
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394410 01/03/19 02:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 15,612
Q
QuitShootinYoungBucks Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
Q
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 15,612
I'm not sure how you're going to string it tight if your frame is a circle.


[Linked Image]

https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394523 01/03/19 04:03 PM
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 4,091
CharlieCTx Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 4,091
Originally Posted by DQ Kid
Can a feeder pen be constructed well with 300' of welded wire, 12 Ga. 36-42" high, strung tight and attached to t-posts every 5-6' in a circle? No cows, just deer and pigs??? What size diameter would 300' provide?


Sounds like alot of work with unpredictable results. Go to J&N in Graham and get some of their hog panels. It doesn't keep the little shotes out, so if you want them out too, there's several other wire fence designs you could wire tie down low.


Kel-Tec RFB + Griffin Sportsman Ultra Light 300 + Pulsar Apex XQ-50
M&P-10 + AAC Cyclone
Remy 700 + Leupold VX3 3.5x10x50 CDS
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394588 01/03/19 04:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,225
R
Rustler Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
R
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,225
As much as I like and as much business as I do with J&N, I'd pick up hog panels & T posts from tractor supply and save $$.

Unless you have posts in the ground deep & sturdy enough to use as actual tension posts welded wire/ field fencing will loosen, sag & fail a lot faster than you think.
You'll do all this & in 2 - 3 years you'll have a bigger mess on your hands.
There is no way to get welded wire/ field fence tight enough using only T posts as tension posts.
Anything that comes in a roll has to be stretched & tensioned properly.

An example; I use 4" steel pipe driven to yield / usually 4' - almost 5' in ground - 2 7/8" pipe brace over to another 4" welded to make H brace for tension, sure you can use 2 3/8 pounded to yield or set in concrete for tension posts. That is for barbwire or field fence, I don't like building fence so I choose a method that will outlast me.

With as much rain & ground moisture as Young has lately T posts will be easy to drive. 10 panels is bare minimum, more is better, I usually use 14 - 16.
Over lap each panel one square, T post in center of overlap so as to tie overlap of two panels to T post, then T posts every 8' ish / in middle between.
Cut one panel in half to make a gate leaving the horizontal wires as long as possible, leave 2 at top, 2 in middle & 2 on bottom to bend around T post to make gate hinge, cut the rest off flush.

Hog panel feeder pens really are very simple, fast & easy to make especially when the ground is soft from the rains.

Welded wire / field fence is a great choice if you do it right, hard to make anything but a square or rectangle, must have deep sturdy wood or steel posts for tension & bracing.

Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394691 01/03/19 06:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,471
4
4Weight Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
4
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,471
Why would you want to drive 50-60 T posts ?? I use 9-10 hog panels with 16-18 T posts. Much easier work and will last. I would not cut corners here DQ.

Last edited by 4Weight; 01/03/19 06:38 PM.
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394709 01/03/19 06:56 PM
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 15,850
J
Jimbo1 Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
J
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 15,850
12 hog panels. If there's cattle, go ahead and put a t-post at the end and in the middle of each panel. With soft ground you can be done in a couple of hours. If aggressive cattle, run a string of barb wire too. Better, so they never get in in the first place!


FJB - Lets Go Brandon
BBB - Bring Back Better
Awake - Not Woke!
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7394731 01/03/19 07:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
E
Erathkid Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
E
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
Originally Posted by Jimbo1
12 hog panels. If there's cattle, go ahead and put a t-post at the end and in the middle of each panel. With soft ground you can be done in a couple of hours. If aggressive cattle, run a string of barb wire too. Better, so they never get in in the first place!

Yep. X2 on the top strand of barb wire. Once a cow jumps in and gets a taste of the corn, they sometimes get addicted to that stuff. I've had it happen. Sold the cows. Neighbor had a large bull jump the wire and it ripped his 'dingus' off. OUCH!


Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7395021 01/04/19 12:32 AM
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 482
D
Deersteaks Offline
Bird Dog
Offline
Bird Dog
D
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 482
Are you only placing a corn feeder in it or a protein feeder as well? Bucks do need extra room to feel comfortable but...if you are only using a corn feeder, 8 panels will give you a 40 diameter pen which should be more than adequate for what you want! If you can afford going bigger, then great. Luck!

Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7395217 01/04/19 04:19 AM
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 4,682
K
krmitchell Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
K
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 4,682
Use the hog panels, easier and much more sturdy.

Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7395247 01/04/19 05:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 17,712
T
Txduckman Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
T
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 17,712
Our does run in groups of 5 or less. They don't ever get along with other groups. Matriarch runs the ship in each group. We don't have deer density to justify huge pens like that. I have more activity at my 7 panel pen than 11 because it is in a better area. It is 7 because that is all that will fit there at 120 yards. It is a deer highway for our area with creeks on two sides of it 20 and 100 yards away. We have 6, 7, 8 and 11 panels pens. The 6 panel see the best bucks early in Sept and Oct and then they move during rut. In November, every buck runs the does off. Since we penned them, our 4 non penned feeders don't produce much and don't have much hogs during the season. Probably need to move a few after 15 years. What is your goal?

Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7395498 01/04/19 03:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 19,296
P
pokerj2 Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
P
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 19,296
I am running 3k lbs of corn a month on my ranch. The cows do not bother it. No feeder pens necessary.


President of American Entitlements LLC
Health insurance agency focusing in all ages from ACA plans all the way through Medicare.
Office is based in Wylie, TX
We have local agents in both Texas and Louisiana
469-814-0289
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: DQ Kid] #7397815 01/07/19 04:46 PM
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,518
Reloder28 Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,518
Buy the cattle panels framed in square tubing, no T Posts needed.


[b][/b]
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: pokerj2] #7397817 01/07/19 04:47 PM
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,518
Reloder28 Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,518
Originally Posted by pokerj2
I am running 3k lbs of corn a month on my ranch. The cows do not bother it. No feeder pens necessary.


I can send you 6200+ pictures of cows, for 1 month, surrounding my unpenned feeder at every feeding.


[b][/b]
Re: Feeder Pen [Re: pokerj2] #7397885 01/07/19 05:53 PM
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,464
N
ndhunter Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
N
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,464
Originally Posted by pokerj2
I am running 3k lbs of corn a month on my ranch. The cows do not bother it. No feeder pens necessary.


What about pigs?

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3