Simple Gates for the Small Farm or Homestead

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Simple Gates for the Small Farm or Homestead - The FHC Show, ep 44

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Ай бұрын

Farms and homesteads have always had at their disposal a variety of fence styles to accommodate the raising and care of animals and crops. And a variety of fence styles utilize an even greater variety of gate styles for entering and exiting fenced areas. Though expensive and complicated gate options exist, simple yet practical ideas can make for very usable gate structures. On this edition of The Farm Hand’s Companion Show, Pa Mac describes several types of gates and their usefulness for the small farm or homestead.
For further information on the topic of small farm fencing, see Pa Mac’s other videos on the subject:
Building Old-fashioned Fences: studio.youtube...
Build an Old-fashioned Fence for the Garden: • Build an Old-fashioned...
Chicken Yard Fencing: • Chicken Yard Fencing &...
Building a Split Rail Fence: • Building a Split Rail ...
Training Hogs to an Electric Fence: • Training and Farrowing...
Building a Rock and Wire Post: • Building a Rock and Wi...
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Also visit www.farmhandsco... to find articles, posts, photographs, and encouragement for today's self-sufficient farm or homestead. (And be sure to check out the General Store for books (like Pa Mac's "Building an Old-fashioned Pole Barn") or DVD's by Pa Mac at www.farmhandsco...)

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@MadPirateShin Ай бұрын

That self-closin gate is nice.

@Dave-ty2qp Ай бұрын

Thank you for bring old memories of living in a farming community were like in the 1940's, and 50's. I remember the variety of gates and fences used on different properties. Everyone had a different, but usable idea utalizing the material and knowledge available..

@douglasvantassel8098 Ай бұрын

Great episode. Thank you for making these.

@peelingoffthelayers Күн бұрын

Thank you and best wishes.

@lorishirron7326 Ай бұрын

Daddy has always been very creative with our farm gates and doors to pens/coops. We used pieces of old tires for hinges quite a bit! Well! My break is over. Time to get back to my chicken coop cleanup and reinforcement. ( I had to get new chicks and I'm getting the old coop ready for my new babies) Have a good day Gary!😊

@jamesgarrison6859 Ай бұрын

So many helpful ideas thank you. I greatly enjoyed this video.

@troutslayer-yv3dx 19 күн бұрын

as always...perfect. Thanks

@MarkWYoung-ky4uc Ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial Pa and the beauty of these are that they can be made with scrap stuff often found laying around the farm.

@beckyrakestraw1781 Ай бұрын

Had the privilege to go to the mercantile last weekend and met your daughter. Love this channel. Keep it up paw Mac!

@olddawgdreaming5715 Ай бұрын

Necessity is the Mother of inventions and trying to keep your farm animals in where they belong and out of where you don't want them in has created every one of those gates and fences from products most generally on hand around you property where and when you need them. Brings back the days of old and some farms that are making do with what they have at hand. Thanks for sharing with us Pa Mac. We do appreciate your channel. Fred.

@davidmalinowski7930 Ай бұрын

Good stuff

@zhalosky Ай бұрын

I needed this.

@zhalosky Ай бұрын

Still need it today

@elizabethjohnson475 Ай бұрын

I love your videos!!!

@Join.The.Partee Ай бұрын

I always love watching your videos! ❤❤❤ They are the gateway to happiness! 😂

@TheSouthernLady777 Ай бұрын

You can also do a wire loop at the top of the pole to hold the gate pole closed on the barbed wire gate. That's how ours was in East Tennessee, instead of the chain and nail.

@farmhandscompanion Ай бұрын

Quite true, SouthernLady777. Thanks for the good word!

@indrajitR 15 күн бұрын

excellent

@dianesmith8183 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the useful & practical info. Simple is good😊

@stevenl8420 Ай бұрын

Hey pa mac I’m curious to know about the drying time of corn after it’s picked. How long should I wait before running it through a corn shucker for the kernels to grind them into mill? Also I’d love to see more videos about the history of growing of crops, beans, wheat ect. I love your videos and look forward to new ones all the time.

@stevenolan7972 Ай бұрын

My grandpa would put up wire gaps so tight you had to use a 3-4 foot lever to open and close it

@deborahdanhauer8525 Ай бұрын

I remember ours being so tight or stiff that I simply couldn’t shut some of them lol. Those were the fences you crawled through lol❤️🐝🤗

@donnamcgrath1704 Ай бұрын

How are the double sided gates made! I have a lot coming and going in my barn yard.

@sethmoking Ай бұрын

Came for the video, stayed for the audio.

@farmhandscompanion Ай бұрын

I appreciate that, Seth

@GypsyBrokenwings Ай бұрын

I wish the last one worked on goats!

@donnamcgrath1704 Ай бұрын

Did you try the double sided gate for goats?

@jnwarren1977 Ай бұрын

Does the zig-zag pass thru opening in the fence at the end of the video have a name? My great-grandparents had two of those in the fence to their pasture, always wondered what they were called.

@farmhandscompanion Ай бұрын

There could be a different colloquial name for any given region, but the name I've seen is a "zigzag stile"

@dadawesome784 Ай бұрын

4:08 The biggest problem with gates isn’t that they sag over time. The biggest problem with gates is folks leaving them open.

@farmhandscompanion Ай бұрын

Well now that you mention it, and upon honest reflection...I stand COMPLETELY corrected. Thanks for watchin', dadawesome784

@naturewatcher7596 Ай бұрын

Not sure how the last one works - maybe the passage should be narrower then the livestock, but you should be quite skinny then.

@farmhandscompanion Ай бұрын

Well, true-to be honest, it won't work as well if you're as big as a cow.

@yearounder Ай бұрын

Great video and info, but wow, that buzzin music was super annoying. I had to mute it. Please don't use that again.

@naturewatcher7596 Ай бұрын

For what animals the flimsy not well secured gates could work? Chickens? They'll just fly over it. Dogs, cows and goats just push them away.

@EthanPDobbins Ай бұрын

Well fed ones. Animals that are kept fed well generally don't ever have the chance to learn that fences are just a suggestion.

@naturewatcher7596 Ай бұрын

@@EthanPDobbins The goats and cows just love to lean on fences and rub their sides on them, so the fence should be strong enough to withstand it.