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Spent a lot of money on tractor tire repairs, even had a Dr visit to deal with an infection from a thorn in my shoulder.
But with that said, They are a beautiful wood when milled but do have a tendency to split and crack with worked.
I am working some right now to make my posts for my barn. Oh and to deal with the tires, I had them all foam filled

I have a friend back home that makes his own charcoal for use in his foundry.
There are a few of us in the area who have one man saw mill operations and he would utilize our slabs of scrap. branches and anything else he could get his hands on.
His set up was fairly simple
A 55gal drum with a removable lid. The lid had the 2 bung holes in it. I believe they are a 2.5 and a 1 in plug.
With the lid attached, the 1 in bung on the up side of the drum, a  1n pipe. it would come out of the bung, down and then under the drum. The section under the drum traveled the full length of the drum. This section of pipe had small holes drilled in it aprox every 3 to 4 in ant a off center angle. The drub would be filled with the chunks of green wood, then closed up and set on a brick work. He then built a enclosure around the barrel also with bricks. leaving space in the front to tend the fire that was to be built under the barrel. As the barrel was heated up, the gas would be cooked off and escape out the 1 in pipe and would then be ignited by the fire. It sounded like a jet on afterburner. when the fire coming out of the pipe subsided, the external fire was extinguished and the barrel was left to cool off. Opening the next day revealed about a 30 % loss of mass but none the less a barrel full of usable charcoal.

When I am home next, I will try to get some photos

I will be raising goats. Mostly Kinkos with a few Spanish reds mixed in. I was wondering if anyone uses electric fence for goats.
As whily as they are, does it work?
what have ya got?
Is it worth it?

Oh there will be a few mules in the fold as well as some hogs. they wont all be in the same paddocks but they will be following each other around.

Check out a brand called Stay Tuff. I dont know if it is avalable in your area, it is actually cheaper than the typical 2x4, designed better and since it is stronger, you need fewer posts. Now I am sure there are other better and maybe even cheaper but this is what I have been able to find.
P.S. 45 acres perimiter fence with cross fence to create 2 to 4 acre padocks is going to run about 16k  but like someone else said, do the perimitor first, then you can deal with the cross fenceing later

Sue
I graduated from Elgin a long time ago. Lived in LaGrand and Cove for a while.
Currently residing out in SWMO and getting ready to build a cordwood home. I miss the NW
Oh and will be in John Day for Christmas this year
What do you ride?

with the thicknes of the hide and the mental thinknes most pigs show, at times a bit of a stronger stance is required, Call it tough love.

I had a sow that preferred the neighbors yard to her pasture. That cost me a lot of money and issues with the locals. That little trick was done once, she remembered and never got close to the fence again.

I have a friend who owns a 300 acre rotational goat / sheep farm in SWMO. He got his hands on a old wagen frame. On this he built a chicken house. 6x14 ft. Nesting boxes and a 55 gal watering system. Trick is, they have to go inside to drink. So what he does is pulls this trailer around behind the herd and let them set on a pasture for a week or so. They have their own Achbach  for security and about dusk each night you can watch them all head for the house. My buddy will then do his evening checks and will close up the trailer. In just over 2 years, have only lost 2 out of  20 some odd birds.

throw a bucket of water over them, then run them into the fence. This will ensure a good contact with the wire and improve there respect for the boundry.

I too set up 3 hives about 5 years ago. I have yet to do a single thing with them. I lost one hive due to its placeement on a dam 17 in of rain in 24hrs caused a bit of an issue there.
Since then, the one lost has become hme to a swarm. I have dobled down twice and as of today I have 6 healthy hives. I check on them twice a year and when ever I am mowing in that area of the property. one of these days, I just might useing the honey.
Bees get in your blood. My son is 8 this year. 2 years ago I was heading out to cut some cedars and saw my son sitting about 5 ft from one of the hives. He had his are outstreached with a bunch of wild flowers in his little fist and his arm was covered in bees. When I asked him what he was doing, he remarked that he was just feeding the bees