Fencing is the invisible backbone of the homestead. Keep animals in, keep predators out, keep the garden safe from the chickens — fences do all of it. But the wrong fence is worse than no fence at all: expensive, hard to repair, and useless against whatever it's supposed to contain.
This category covers fencing for specific animals and purposes, with an eye on install effort, cost, and longevity.
Future fencing articles will cover:
- Woven wire vs. electric — what to use for which animal
- Goat fencing (and why standard field fence fails)
- Fencing for poultry — hardware cloth vs. chicken wire
- Cattle panels and portable options for rotational grazing
- Gates: placement, hardware, and what makes life easier
- Deer fencing for gardens that actually keeps them out
- Fence posts, spacing, and what corners need
Plan your fencing around your animals and your plans, not the other way around. Good fencing takes a weekend to install but years to appreciate.