Best Type of portable electric livestock fencing for the middle of nowhere

Hi there,

Im looking for a best brand or company that has an electric portable solar fencing system that is interchangeable. I have some overgrown areas on my property that I am trying to start soil production for, some for farming, some for grazing, some for gardening, etc. Currently my property is in the middle of nowhere and to run electricity out to where I would like to start this set up is about ... 500+ feet away from the nearest plug in. So the set up needs to be completely solar. I would like the fencing to be "adaptive" or multi-faceted, meaning I can use it for sheep & goats, make some changes to use it for chickens, or make it larger for cattle.
I'm starting first with Pigs & Sheep from another farm about 20 mins away, I'm "renting" their livestock in exchange for them doing some clearing and giving me their manure to use for the pasture, while they get free food for a couple days.

My idea is that I can back up a trailer to the area I need grazed, have a portable electric fence to keep them contained, and release them. I would be nearby during the day to watch over them and make sure there are no predators (were in the US southwest desert, not many big predators where we are, but just to be safe) and to insure there is no escaping. And then at night or evening, I would load them back onto the trailer and take them to some more permanent corrals we have leftover from our last time owning sheep. Then in the morning i would load them back up and take them to pasture, where i've moved the fencing to ensure I'm getting all the area grazed. I understand this is a bit more work intensive, but it's the only way I can get smaller grazers on our property without having to permanently having sheep because I'm not there to take care of them during the week while I'm at school.

Any help would be great. Thank you.

Hi Gabby,
I'm not an electric fence expert. In fact, I've only personally used one kind. The Electronet from Premiere 1. You can buy a solar charger/battery with the movable fence. They have different styles of fence that can connect to the charger, but I'm sure there would be some overlap in fencing types. I've been told the solar power source is not as good as plugging it in, but as long as it can get sun to recharge the battery... it did fine to keep dogs, foxes, and raccoons off my chickens. I would check them out.

I have no affiliation, I just think they make good fences.

https://www.premier1supplies.com/c/fencing/

They make solar powered fencers with a built in solar panel.

You can buy them for under $200 but if you look at the numbers they only have a 0.1 joule output.

Most low end 120volt fencers have 1 joule output(10x higher than a solar fencer).   And the high quality fencers will be up to 41 joules(410x higher than the solar fencer).

A good middle of the road option would be to buy a 12 volt fencer and connect it to your own deep cycle battery and a large solar panel.  They are often in the 1 to 10 joule range(10x to 100x a solar fencer)

I have experience with fencers to keep bear out of a bee yard.  A cheap solar fencer doesn't get the job done.  A bigger 12 volt fencer usually does.

I want to also point out that 500 feet isn't really that long to run power to a fence.  I have a couple pastures that are 3/4 of a mile from the fencer.

I have a single wire fence that run from the fencer to the back property line.  I simply tap into it wherever necessary based on which pasture I want to keep animals in.

It prevents me from having to deal with batteries and solar panels.  I don't have to walk the fence to know if there is a problem.  I can simply look at the fencer and see if it is ticking and the red light isn't flashing because the fence is grounded out somewhere.

Hey Gabby, we love our portable electric fencing. We have used it for chickens and goats over the past 4 years.

the best advice I can offer is the same advice given to me, buy the largest solar energizer you can afford. The larger the energizer the more rolls of portable fence can be hooked to it.

I have purchased everything through premier one. Their customer service has helped us trouble shoot any issues. They will even help you select the right fence kit to get yah started. They have a very helpful youtube channel too.

I recommend purchasing a few extra grounding rods to ensure the fence stays hot. if the soil is dry you may have to water where the grounding rods are. We don't have that problem here, but from your photo it seems you may live in a drier climate.

happy clearing and growing.