tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post1980130089706840790..comments2024-01-03T02:13:54.620-07:00Comments on Living a Dream: Panel DiscussionDreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-63268266976302937722014-05-23T04:38:19.282-06:002014-05-23T04:38:19.282-06:00I favor using the woven wire also. For the reasons...I favor using the woven wire also. For the reasons Bill gives, and also because it has more "give." I have used a woven wire round pen for many years, and still do. Five or six years ago we built a second <a href="http://www.ranchsupply.com/1-5-8-inch-18-gauge-all-around-60-foot-round-pen.html" rel="nofollow">round pen panels</a> with cattle panels in a different field. It looked very spiffy. The first time we used it was at a clinic, where an out-of-control novice dog ran one of the sheep into a panel. Its neck broke and it had to be put down (fortunately, one of the clinic attendees was a vet). If that sheep had been run into wire fencing I'm sure the damage would have been minimal John Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492497517229632930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-54465600265515605672011-09-07T21:28:35.021-06:002011-09-07T21:28:35.021-06:00I was reading the disclaimer in my head with voice...I was reading the disclaimer in my head with voice-over voice and everything... then it got even better!Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648037666735227722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-703816133705391862011-07-28T09:27:33.019-06:002011-07-28T09:27:33.019-06:00About those bent and twisted panels- lay them on t...About those bent and twisted panels- lay them on the ground and drive the tractor over them, that's how we fix 'em! Works good. Sometimes you have to get a little creative and lay 2X4s under certain areas to improve the straightness, but it does work. If you don't have a tractor, a pickup truck works too.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-85737034813038680782011-07-28T04:23:13.077-06:002011-07-28T04:23:13.077-06:00I LOVE panels! Though they are mostly used strictl...I LOVE panels! Though they are mostly used strictly for round pens in our area because they are a lot more expensive than fencing. I agree that those wooden fences (particularly the white ones) are a beautiful sight, but I sure would hate to have to maintain it all ;o)<br /><br />I wish we had more of the panels ourselves, but as a poverty-stricken non profit they are currently beyond our budget (wanna share? *laugh*).Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608579972739041880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-67607498685977258542011-07-27T16:32:36.930-06:002011-07-27T16:32:36.930-06:00Pippin and Doc are lovin' the new furniture ar...Pippin and Doc are lovin' the new furniture arrangement!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-36744968429769016992011-07-27T12:19:15.433-06:002011-07-27T12:19:15.433-06:00I love my panels. I call them my "emergency ...I love my panels. I call them my "emergency fencing". When the teenagers stole a golf cart and drove it through my pasture fence at 2am, there were my panels to the rescue! Rather then trying to fix 300 feet of tension fencing, we just slapped up 2 panels until the sun came up!<br /><br />And yeah, Ctrl+scroll wheel was the only way I could even read the full disclaimer... and it was SO worth it!Pinzgauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495290957160973155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-80025277811008996222011-07-27T11:58:04.355-06:002011-07-27T11:58:04.355-06:00I like the disclaimer, too! :-)
Anything safe and...I like the disclaimer, too! :-)<br /><br />Anything safe and tested which works for the owner and keeps the horses healthy, as in your paddock choices, works for me!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482659005625818604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-40890123457934430102011-07-27T11:06:19.143-06:002011-07-27T11:06:19.143-06:00Glad y'all liked the disclaimer.
@Shirley: I ...Glad y'all liked the disclaimer.<br /><br />@Shirley: I have adopted a similar technique... I end up with a bruise on the outside of my upper arm, but it is worth it!<br /><br />@Gail: I can imagine that even the heaviest gauge panels wouldn't hold a bull. We have a few that are crumpled... not by our boys, but by the horses of the previous owner. The deal when we bought them was we had to take all of them... even the ruined ones.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-60282831360000440012011-07-27T09:13:00.801-06:002011-07-27T09:13:00.801-06:00I love panels! I've used them for many years, ...I love panels! I've used them for many years, and have a way of moving them that I can do with my bad back: go to the middle of the panel, put your back to it, put your arms through the top space, reach down as far as you can to grab the bars below(usually the third space), bend your knees and lift. There is no real strain on arms or back as all the weight is balanced.<br />Beamers pen and the mare pen are all made out of panels, and my round pen is panels. The only thing I have to say about safety is to choose panels that don't have rounded corners at the top because a critter can get a foot hung up in the V that it creates.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-79050869410681512412011-07-27T07:37:51.155-06:002011-07-27T07:37:51.155-06:00Ha ha, great disclaimer. Glad I have good reading ...Ha ha, great disclaimer. Glad I have good reading glasses.<br /><br />Good post on fence panels. They are convenient, and like you said, rather fashionable in our part of the country. And come in a lovely variety of color choices.<br /><br />Pippin and Doc sure took care of their paddock grass in a hurry. They are eattin' machines.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-677742629634745472011-07-27T06:26:27.944-06:002011-07-27T06:26:27.944-06:00That disclaimer cracked me up. We don't see m...That disclaimer cracked me up. We don't see many panels around here. Maybe it would be a good idea if we did.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692541935507155362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-80928707089395110982011-07-27T04:58:51.571-06:002011-07-27T04:58:51.571-06:00Your disclaimer is the cat's meow.
Panels are...Your disclaimer is the cat's meow.<br /><br />Panels are truly handy around here, portable cattle chutes, working corrals, round pens...hubby tried to steal those but, so far, they remain as a round pen.<br /><br />We have discovered through our years of playing with panels, the style we have, even when doubled, will not with stand the assault of a 3/4 ton bull determined to leave the area...they tend to crumple like tin foil under that weight. Otherwise, I love these babies!!!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-84088739978012925672011-07-27T00:10:52.001-06:002011-07-27T00:10:52.001-06:00roflmbo! The disclaimer cracked me up...especially...roflmbo! The disclaimer cracked me up...especially the last sentence. LOL!<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.com