Electric stakes.

buffalo_soldier

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Location

cumbria

• Dec 28, 2020

• #1

Quick count up and it seems my supplies are running low.

Lack of farm sales and whatnot means I'm going to need to speak to the bank manager to see if I can buy new.

Long winded but my question is are the pig tailed ones still the type to buy?
Just thinking as it may have been a decade, possibly 2 since I've needed to buy any. So there may be an alternative.

 

jondear

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Location

Devon

• Dec 28, 2020

• #2

Buy some kiwi kit white topped ones a really push the boat out.They are quite good.

 

Kiwi Pete

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Owaka, New Zealand

• Dec 28, 2020

• #3

Yes, depending on your type of ground.
Really hard ground you're sometimes better with heavier duty pigtails with a decent foot but the 7mm ones are heavy in a bunch of 15 or more!

I like a bit of a range, from lightweight to heavy (in case of corners or dips, they hold better) and put a few of each in each "fence set" - because I am a fussy barsteward. Generally white plastic lasts better than coloured

Some of the plastic treadin type are OK but some are shite as well, from clips snapping (cheap plastic) to the spike breaking (shite galv) after a bit of use, UV down here kills plastics quick enough.

 

Beef farmer

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North cornish coast. It's always windy here

• Dec 28, 2020

• #4

Glad to see your getting ready for turn out. Better forecast than us thats for sure.

 

buffalo_soldier

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Location

cumbria

• Dec 28, 2020

• #5

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Turnout be here before you know it.

 

Headless chicken

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Location

West Wales

• Dec 28, 2020

• #6

We’ve been kiwikit plastic for years as we never had a quad bike so they were easier to carry. Pushed the boat out and went pigtails last year. No complaints

 

Headless chicken

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Location

West Wales

• Dec 28, 2020

• #7

Beef farmer said:

Glad to see your getting ready for turn out. Better forecast than us thats for sure.

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looking dry from early in the new year with us and some excellent grass growth so suspect we’ll be looking to be out for a few hours by the 10th if we can keep the rain away.

 

Beef farmer

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North cornish coast. It's always windy here

• Dec 28, 2020

• #8

Headless chicken said:

looking dry from early in the new year with us and some excellent grass growth so suspect we’ll be looking to be out for a few hours by the 10th if we can keep the rain away.

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Your cows are out already.

buffalo_soldier said:

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Turnout be here before you know it.

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I like the live stakes. Will find a link

 

Headless chicken

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Location

West Wales

• Dec 28, 2020

• #9

Beef farmer said:

Your cows are out already.


I like the live stakes. Will find a link

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it will make the transition even easier for them then!
On a serious note we had a gate open incident today and there was only a minimal escape considering it was open for the best part of 5 hours which tells me they’re not quite ready yet to be let out.

 

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som farmer

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Livestock Farmer

Location

somerset

• Dec 31, 2020

• #10

agri part uk, their pigtail stakes are the same as kiwi kit, but rather cheaper, £1.60 +v off hand, haven't bought any since spring. Voss, on ebay worth looking at, we bought some cheap metal ones, £1.20, but 'funny' tops, rather spindly, but hold in ground extremely well, good for semi permanent.