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Sticker shock! Chain link fence.
August 21, 2018, 06:45 AM
PHPaulSticker shock! Chain link fence.
SWMBO wanted to expand the chicken yard. In order to have some hope of keeping the foxes out, it would have to be chain link.
I ran the numbers on 400 feet of 5 foot high chain link fence. Just materials, do all the work myself. One "double six" gate to get the tractor in and out.
Go ahead, take a wild guess...
Hint: Ain't gonna happen.
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August 21, 2018, 06:57 AM
BassamaticI have no idea what it is going for these days but I priced some out about 10 years ago and came to the same conclusion as you did.
.....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. August 21, 2018, 07:06 AM
95flhrI looked at doing something similar, after I hit $3,000 in materials cost, and still did not have everything I needed in the shopping list, I decided we really didn't a fence.
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August 21, 2018, 07:09 AM
smlsigJust a quick look on the Lowes website it looks like it would be about $1600-2000 plus the cost of the gate and concrete depending on how often you have posts...
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August 21, 2018, 07:19 AM
Woodman$6,000
August 21, 2018, 07:26 AM
Sig2340$2,912.54, including gate and tax. Does not include delivery to job site.
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August 21, 2018, 07:54 AM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
$2,912.54, including gate and tax. Does not include delivery to job site.
What did I win?
I came up with $28xx before taxes and lug it home my damn self. Not counting the couple of hundred dollars worth of stuff you always forget until you have the fence 90% done.
No concrete, that just gives the frost something to get ahold of and push the posts out of the ground. I moonlighted for a fencing contractor when I was stationed in Charleston, he always just drove the posts into the ground. No hole digging, no concrete unless it was a very tall fence and then only on gate posts.
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August 21, 2018, 08:01 AM
Warhorsequote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
$2,912.54, including gate and tax. Does not include delivery to job site.
What did I win?
I came up with $28xx before taxes and lug it home my damn self. Not counting the couple of hundred dollars worth of stuff you always forget until you have the fence 90% done.
No concrete, that just gives the frost something to get ahold of and push the posts out of the ground. I moonlighted for a fencing contractor when I was stationed in Charleston, he always just drove the posts into the ground. No hole digging, no concrete unless it was a very tall fence and then only on gate posts.
The fence posts should be below the frost line, anchored in concrete, or so I thought.
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August 21, 2018, 08:25 AM
Woodmanquote:
Originally posted by Warhorse:
The fence posts should be below the frost line, anchored in concrete, or so I thought.
In Maine? Who has time to dig seven feet x 800 posts.
August 21, 2018, 08:45 AM
Warhorsequote:
Originally posted by Woodman:
quote:
Originally posted by Warhorse:
The fence posts should be below the frost line, anchored in concrete, or so I thought.
In Maine? Who has time to dig seven feet x 800 posts.
I guess it just depends on where you live, and if you need to follow local codes. Putting up a barbed wire fence on a ranch would prolly be different.
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August 21, 2018, 12:08 PM
bendablethe chickens would love you though
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August 21, 2018, 01:19 PM
Sgt NeutronMy neighbor has his five acres enclosed with a 6" chain link fence. 10 years ago it was ~ $14,000 installed. His three dogs have the run of the 5 acres. They're happy.
August 21, 2018, 01:39 PM
old rugged crosswhy Chain link. Make a nice fence out of a quality Red Fence with T-posts. Probably half the cost or less. You are trying to keep chickens safe, not keep a rhino in.
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August 21, 2018, 01:43 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
why Chain link. Make a nice fence out of a quality Red Fence with T-posts. Probably half the cost or less. You are trying to keep chickens safe, not keep a rhino in.
A fox will slip through a page wire fence without even slowing down.
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August 21, 2018, 01:55 PM
old rugged crossThere are a lot of different configurations that one won't. A cl is not the only option. You could wire chicken wire to the inside of it for next to nothing cost wise.
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August 21, 2018, 01:59 PM
46and2T-posts, welded wire fence, and bailing wire will get it done for cheaper, IME.
August 21, 2018, 01:59 PM
onegeek400’ of fence?!?! How many chickens do you have?
August 21, 2018, 02:24 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by onegeek:
400’ of fence?!?! How many chickens do you have?
Sigh...
Roughly 3 dozen. Haven't counted lately and have lost a few to old age.
This is my wife's idea. They are currently in a 50x60 area and are perfectly happy, but we used to allow them to free-range when we had sheep, a dog and a guard llama to keep predators away. Now she feels bad about them being "penned up". The fact that millions of chickens have lived that way for a couple of hundred years has no bearing on the subject in her mind.
It's the old "pick your battles" thing.
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August 21, 2018, 03:50 PM
doublesharp$2400 is what 120 ft of 3 ft 8 ga. black vinyl coated chain link installed cost me.
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August 21, 2018, 04:11 PM
slyguyI'm thinking some strategically placed motion lights and a suppressed rifle would be cheaper and more fun than the fence.