Building a Bigger Pig Pen. Setting up Electric fence.

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Today we are building a bigger pig pen for our 2 feeder pigs. We are building a 3 wire electric fence. To build the electric fence I am using t-posts and lock jaw insulators. We are also using 2 hog panels to have a place without electric fence to feed the pigs. When we are done the pigs will have a nice wooded area to call home.
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@jaywest4102 4 жыл бұрын

Whenever I’m out mending fence I’m amazed at how much work the original settlers did mostly by hand

@cathiwim 4 жыл бұрын

jay west and some homesteaders still do! Not everyone has access to tractors, excavators, etc!

@bishopmakings9205 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great channel I think it's the best channel on KZfaq, learning and farm wise. 😎

@CentralNH 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn't know that Husqvarna made a riding brush hog mower. Looks good.

@patrickbear7261 4 жыл бұрын

The pigs will be happier when they learn they have all that room. 🐽👍🏻🐽👍🏻

@billclaussen5255 4 жыл бұрын

It seems as though pigs hate change. lol Good job!!! Thanks...Peace!!! Bill

@bobjoncas2814 4 жыл бұрын

..GOOD ONE, gotta keep that bacon on the hoof, happy and well fed.. ..lol..keep safe..

@wileycoyotesr8623 4 жыл бұрын

Green grass, sunshine, shade, and loving dogs. You and Rebecca have a lovely setting.

@sharonanspach2734 4 жыл бұрын

your pigs will definitely enjoy the added space

@jgivens1227 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, I love pigs. When my daddy was alive, we always had pigs. He passed away in 1975, miss him so much. Thank you for posting. Please take care and be safe. Joice

@philgriswold2133 4 жыл бұрын

There is no doubt that you guys are not afraid of hard work. It's amazing how all of these small projects are tying the place together. Buy the reusable fence insulators was a great long-term move.

@batpherlangkharkrang7976 4 жыл бұрын

Hi...... Evan, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐩🐖🐈🌱🐐🎥👍👍👍

@patriciabeyer7824 4 жыл бұрын

The pigs should like it. 👍

@waynekoenig5686 4 жыл бұрын

When pulling ground rods, give them a couple of taps down with a maul first. It breaks the bond between the soil and the rod and they pull much easier.

@philswords6390 3 жыл бұрын

Using a pipe wrench with straight jaws also makes a good handle from pulling straight up after tapping post down a few inches to loosen.

@joesnausageface8414 2 жыл бұрын

And use a bucket under that t post for better leverage when using one to pull the grounding rod out.

@maggiesue4825 4 жыл бұрын

Your pigs should enjoy that larger space, even though they don't know it yet. Daddy and I used to rescue box turtles all the time when I was growing up. He called them terapins!

@kingkong7617 4 жыл бұрын

Evan, you had good help today with Rebecca plus two four legged helpers, so you had plenty of help and the new pig pen looks really good and they can spread out.

@rssabasketball6729 3 жыл бұрын

Lol thats a great dog

@wayneyoung8408 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job i really like those spring clips

@mimicolvin3200 4 жыл бұрын

As always I love watching you and Rebecca. You both do an amazing job. Those pigs are gonna enjoy the larger space once they realize they have it.haha! I’ll keep watching and learning. Thanks for the videos. Be safe and take care.

@masonsaylor5549 4 жыл бұрын

You should do a farm and equipment tour, Tractors, hay equipment, four wheelers, trucks trailers etc.

@master6676 3 жыл бұрын

My clay dried and couldnt get my rods out by hand. A short piece of chain slid one link over the rod and pulled it easily. Love those littke chain pieces.

@ndtschau 3 жыл бұрын

The pigs act like: "Who cares about more space? We want food!!!"😉 Nice work and video!👍🏻😊

@silkedavid8876 4 жыл бұрын

Those are some clever products. I guess they were invented by someone frustrated with fixings like you described. Hopefully the pigs will do a good job clearing the area. It's just 2 of them!

@donmacdonald7758 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, free grazing the pigs, good idea.

@wendipasa7109 3 жыл бұрын

Prayers and blessings

@danielheartsill4269 4 жыл бұрын

For your electric fence wire Google Western Union splice. A very strong splice both pulling strength and electrical connection.

@JourneyWithUs13 11 ай бұрын

❤Thanks for the video 📹

@angiethompson5684 4 жыл бұрын

I love your videos 😍. I don't watch TV anymore except for Yellowstone on Sunday nights and anxiously wait for your next one to post. I've went back and watched from when you first bought the place up to current a couple of times. The place looks amazing, you and Rebekah should be proud. Love you guys!😊. Still waiting for a donkey. Lol.

@georgetucker336 3 жыл бұрын

Nice fence work. Your helper did the light work.

@yasminghani2073 3 жыл бұрын

Well Done

@wendipasa7109 3 жыл бұрын

Look forward to y'all next video I will claim my homestead next prayers that it is now coming to me

@DonTXPgr 4 жыл бұрын

I like those clips that hold fence to t-posts. Pretty cool and I add that to my future ranch if I find one ☝🏼. Great job

@evegreenification 2 жыл бұрын

I use cinder blocks to step over my hog panels. One on either side.

@helenwhitmire3101 4 жыл бұрын

The dog just loves you 😊

@petercollins6527 4 жыл бұрын

When pulling out ground rods and T post, dont forget you've got a tractor with a loader..... :)

@olddawgdreaming5715 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Evan and Rebecca, glad to see someone else who uses the mower for a brush hog 🤗👍👍. Looks good and the pigs will have a time when they find their boundaries, it will take a little while but they will get it done. Thanks for sharing with us.

@INFINITYSWAGGER1 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@jasmineharris9105 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@bethstuart7448 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Can't wait to show hubby those metal t post clips. He hates using the others. Thanks for sharing.

@thomasraynoha1732 3 жыл бұрын

Love watching your farm life.

@markeholbrook 4 жыл бұрын

The best splice is the western union splice, you can look it up. it's easy to make.

@robertnelson8479 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job on the new fence. Love the dogs too!

@lorenmeyer5290 4 жыл бұрын

Great video guys love watching the pigs! Look forward to your next video god bless!

@williamlillibridge6055 4 жыл бұрын

Looking good.

@2001joefox 4 жыл бұрын

Those spring steel t-bar wire holders look great! I bet it saves quite a bit of time on fencing. Ever thought of a larger zero turn lawn mower for Rebekah?

@CountryViewAcres 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we have. Maybe one day. Rebekah mows about 5 to 7 hours a week. We need something to speed it up.

@petercollins6527 4 жыл бұрын

Lockjaw products!! Great idea. Amazon has them , fairly reasonable. I will surely get some.

@karencary3312 4 жыл бұрын

Great job!!!

@houndsmanone4563 4 жыл бұрын

Kinda funny watching mamma at 1:35 waiting patiently for you to move. You guys did a lot of good clearing out there. Those lock jaw insulators will do nicely. I still have the older style yellow plastic insulators. Full-watch. 👍🏽🙂.

@springhollerfarm8668 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, we just got a couple pigs a few days ago and were working on the fence like that. Mine are small and in fence training now. The bigger area is coming in a few weeks. I love the rebar posts, they are so much easier to use for electric.

@petedavis8701 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, we’ve got a Brown Labrador , and like your dogs he believes that if I’m in the garden doing anything that’s his territory and Im only there to play with him, bringing me sticks and balls to throw, if ever I’m kneeling that’s time for a roll about as well 😀. Gotta love them!

@Javier-Escobar 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias por su video y trabajo.

@johnzink3309 Жыл бұрын

Thx

@webbsuperiorbelties5800 4 жыл бұрын

I also just bought some Lock Jawz insulators this summer. We'll be moving my cows to our new place in two weeks, I got the fence all up and running now. The insulators are very easy to use and quite secure. I am definitely curious to see how long they hold up. Keep up the good work, you guys are definitely an inspiration to myself and many others!

@Bex-rg8pj 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@workhardlivefree3818 4 жыл бұрын

Those hog panel clips seem to work awesome! Your dogs are sure growing.

@CountryViewAcres 4 жыл бұрын

The Fence clips were hard to get on where the panels were overlapped. otherwise they worked fine.

@andyteohockguan2235 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and God bless

@vinnypinatelli221 4 жыл бұрын

Great video

@terrycastor8299 4 жыл бұрын

My dad once built a pig pen in our woods with electric fence. When it came time to move them out, he had to catch each pig and lift it over the line where the electric fence had been. No way those piggies were interested in getting zapped again!

@robertpayne2717 3 жыл бұрын

Those hog panels are 34 inch not 24 but, you can step over them. Other thing I noticed was you said the bottom wire would be 6 inches high pigs will Root and will potentially push enough dirt up to the lower wire and it will ground it out pigs are smart Remember ARNOLD from the Green Acres Television show My dad bought some feeders and turned them out in the roasting ear patch when I was 5 or 6 years old and the first thing they did was ground out the electric fence

@swigwhileyoudig..46 4 жыл бұрын

Gud blog ur dog being next too u lol wat uf doing dad .......

@lesdecker5622 3 жыл бұрын

On your pond bridge you could drive wood poles into the bottom for bridge supports.

@redneckokie9348 3 жыл бұрын

Brian Before you put rock down set the barn poles then rock it you don’t get dirt in rock on top

@robertkoelzer8854 3 жыл бұрын

The T posts make great ground rods. If you are using them, you don't need ground rods.

@rockeerockey6941 4 жыл бұрын

That spool to spool "simple connection" will cause RFI OR Radio Frequency Interference, that may cause tv (even sat & cable) & other communications devices for you & even your neighbors

@user-bc7ms5ky3i 9 ай бұрын

Worst insulators I have ever used, started breaking after 1 year. Great idea just need to be more protective from uv rays and stronger.

@johnsadler8637 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! Couple observations, for what they’re worth. Those older wire t-post ties are actually reusable- just unwrap. We do that always. Easier if you don’t over wrap the first time. Might have to do some creative re-forming with pliers. That said, I like those spring steel types. Much easier and don’t need tools to install and remove. The plastic t-post clips are well designed. This is the first I’ve seen of those. On your post driver ... everyone finds their most efficient method, but I let the downward movement be mostly by gravity. You use it like a hammer, exerting force to lift and also to drop. That wears me out fast. 😏 Your pooch really wanted to help. I understand some breeds are much happier if they can work. Maybe a small pack for carrying a water jug? I dunno, just a thought.

@billkroczyk3749 Жыл бұрын

Been building fences for years the only problem with dementia letters is if you get a break your whole line is down and as far as your connection a little bit of water gets in there and it'll short it out yes it'll still have a little juice but with pigs trust me you don't want anything like that you want to take that 12 inches of wire and use it

@RichBurris2 4 жыл бұрын

My 2 Scotties are about as much help as your 2 shepherds.

@evelyndole4618 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought an old farmstead and everywhere I walk I find junk and old wire. What were these farmers thinking 🤔 did they think it would just go away?

@ronaldlee2376 4 жыл бұрын

You will understand their methods as time goes by.

@CountryViewAcres 4 жыл бұрын

Back then they didn't have trash pickup. If they couldn't burn it, they saved for later or threw it in a pile.

@margaretpervier8357 4 жыл бұрын

❤️😊

@donniechapman5922 4 жыл бұрын

I understand the Huscavarna , I had a Cub Cadet and glad the old boys gone

@iwantosavemoney 9 ай бұрын

I set up wire a hot wire we use old garden hose as a insulator.

@arnoldromppai5395 4 жыл бұрын

for many years i only use one wire, even with the boar, you need a wood pellet gate that never has power on it, to move them out when you need to, dropping a hot wire to movethem can take weeks even with feed to get them to cross, have the time my charger is off, your 3 inch high wire will bea problem because the pigs will push up a huge dirt pile all a long the fence line, shorting out your fence every day, as the build that edge hill

@quienvive675 Жыл бұрын

🐷⚡️👍 🐷⚡️👍 🐷⚡️👍

@sc928porsche8 4 жыл бұрын

where is your back brace ???

@CentralNH 4 жыл бұрын

Funny every video I watch fence post go in easy. I seem to always find rock and ledge .....is there a secret?

@CountryViewAcres 4 жыл бұрын

We hit concrete foundations in the ground, but It didn't make it in the video. But everywhere else the fence went in fine.

@1995jug 4 жыл бұрын

I used to raise hogs loved it but they can be a pain in the butt.

@ArtGardenFoodExpressions 4 жыл бұрын

They will grow bigger having more room to move about.

@janiegrissom6344 3 жыл бұрын

Trying to play catch up & just seeing this now. Had to laugh after you pushed your dog out of the way & it still kept trying to back up to you for attention.😂🤣 Hope the fence works out. Do the pigs have a water hole to cool off in, or take a mud bath? Just curious, I notice some other farms say they need that BC they get over heated easily. I'm going to look for some of those spring fasteners. I was thinking of using cow panels in my garden next yr for plant supports.🤔

@ftwtexasstephens9629 4 жыл бұрын

I can see that the electric fence will keep the pigs in, but will it stop predators from jumping the fence?

@amysnipes4245 3 жыл бұрын

When you did a vertical zig zag to join the three lines, did you do the same on the other side of hog panels?

@thompson114mt Жыл бұрын

How far apart do you put the smaller posts, in between the t posts

@skrtskit1521 4 жыл бұрын

💖🐱‍👤

@momma2one205 3 жыл бұрын

What gauge wire did you use? Any link or certain brand?

@tommygirl5071 Жыл бұрын

What energizer did you use?

@cityslickers8166 3 жыл бұрын

What do you do with pigs when winter comes? I want pigs but not sure if they need to be brought in the winter?

@mojorizn72 3 жыл бұрын

Aint much a tree can’t do. Bend steel? Check!

@stormieblancahrd9558 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need a ground rod every 10 feet?

@lotus.... 4 жыл бұрын

Does electric fence work if it snows and the snow gets higher than the bottom wire?

@Gmanboobies 4 жыл бұрын

lotus by the time it snows the pigs will already be bacon and ham.

@lotus.... 4 жыл бұрын

@@Gmanboobies Yes, I realize that but I was just wondering about the snow lol. I was wondering what people who kept a breeding pair around throughout the winter up north did when it snows? Put them in the barn for the winter or leave them outside with the electric fence in the snow?

@kelvinjoulepamintuan8302 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy that thing bro?Im from Phillippines

@fn6553 Жыл бұрын

Is the pigs bothered by snakes or bee hives? Pigs kill snake in your experience?

@treykerr1868 2 жыл бұрын

How large an area is this? I am looking to do this for some pigs and sheep.

@CountryViewAcres 2 жыл бұрын

I have been running 2 pigs in about 1/4 to 1/2 acre of wooded area.

@treykerr1868 2 жыл бұрын

@@CountryViewAcres perfect. What do you think about using poly wire instead of galvanized or aluminum wire for ease later putting up, taking down, and working with the lockjawz insulators? Better to use the actual wire?

@CountryViewAcres 2 жыл бұрын

If you are going to take it down I think poly wire would do fine. I have left mine up now for 3 years.

@markb1487 3 жыл бұрын

This is a weird video, you almost did an identical video a year ago to the day, same thing,, Yet this video has had 20000 views,, and the other a year ago only 19000 views,, Strange times we live in..