Ep. 58 - Barbed Wire Installation | How Easy? | Blackacre Ranch

Today is the day to install the bekaert fencing Gaucho 4 point high tensile barbed wire in our small handling facility we are building. We are running 7 strands to a height about 6 feet to hold our Bison which are coming in less than a month. Barbed wire installation is fairly simple if you stay out of the barbed wire. First you double wrap it around one of the corner posts and anchor it with a double barbed staple. Wrap the tail around the wire. Run the wire to the other end and stretch the barbed wire with a come-along and a wire puller tool. Use the corner post to anchor the come-along to. Finally wrap the wire to the corner post and then staple the wire to wood posts or clip it to t-posts.

Here on Blackacre Ranch we are weekend ranchers living in the big city during the week and ranching on the partially off grid property on the weekend. We are a family with 6 kids. Our goals are to homestead the property, grow healthy food, and build good character along the way. We are new to homesteading and don't know much about it, but we are willing to share our struggles and journey as we learn how to homestead together. Think of this as homesteading for beginners where we are the beginners.

We found the cost of an urban farm too expensive and went rural to find enough acreage to do what we wanted. We wanted larger animals such as bison and highland cattle. We are game for other animals with one requirement, they have to be sufficient enough to be handled only once a week. We found an old camp property that was run down and are remodeling or fixing it up to be a working and profitable ranch.

Now we can play with guns, blow stuff up, build what we want, and do what interests us. We are located in East Texas. Come with us as we enjoy the ranch life, even if only one day a week.

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