Stock Fencing

Stock fence is a great product and is widely used for sheep and cattle fencing. Stock fencing is also available in a dog fence height of 1.2m with tightly spaced horizontal line wires. Stock fence is normally erected on timber stakes driven into the ground with straining posts set at corners, end and changes of direction. The stock fence normally comes in 50m rolls and is fixed to the timber fence posts using fencing staples. To tension stock fence a wire straining device is normally employed see the fencing tools section of this website.

Stock fencing

Stockfence is a woven wire mesh netting used for keeping livestock secure. It is used in both agricultural and domestic fencing situations. Stockfencing is usually fixed to round or half-round fencing stakes and supported at ends, corners and changes of direction on larger straining posts, which are often strutted at 45 degrees for additional strength. It comes in a range of sizes which have different heightd and different mesh configurations to suit different live stock types and budgets. The most common form of stockfencing is C8/80/15, this product is usually for general purpose fencing and because of the volume sold this is a competitively priced product. Other specialist forms of stockfencing are designed especially to suit sheep, pigs, cattle, deer and horses.