T-Post Fence Inspiration

[paintedChix]

Wow! I've never seen those before. I bet they could be adapted for hog wire.
They're pretty proud of them! $$$

You can use PVC pipe to cover them as well. Don't have the color option though. They can be painted.

 

[paintedChix]

T posts are a great solution, I just don't know how you would disguise them.
We have a neighbor who painted his brown, it actually looks pretty good.
The hardest part is going to be making sturdy corners (and depending on distance stretch panels) to get your wire tight.
I know there are hardware kits that allow you to use t posts to build the corners, I've never used them so can't comment on how sturdy they are.

The Wedge-Loc system

https://wedgeloc.com/index.html

It worked great for us until a full size horse hit one section of fence full tilt. She bounced off the 6 lines of high tensile wire uninjured. But at least 3 of the corner t-posts went airborne, straight out of the ground like missiles. I didn't ever think we'd get that fence repaired!! So many interconnected fence lines w/ damaged parts!

I imagine the system would work well for chickens. In fact, since you brought this memory back, I'll use it for my corners on a fenced garden. The garden will be bordered by 4 different coops that chickens will take turns in the garden area... Hmmm. Fresh ideas.

 

[mamob]

Hello.

I’m planning to install a T-post fence to keep our chickens somewhat contained, while also keeping other animals out. I’m unsure about the best approach for the corner posts. I’ve seen examples both with and without them. The planned fenced area is either 20' x 40' with posts spaced every 10' (leaving me 6 spare posts) or 24' x 48' with posts 8' apart. My question is about the corners. Should I use a Wedge-Loc system, which I believe requires 3 T-posts per corner, one vertical and two diagonals, or go with wooden posts set in concrete for each corner? The fence doesn’t need to be extremely tight, just firm enough so it doesn’t look like it’s sagging. Thanks!

 

[perkolator]

Hello.

I’m planning to install a T-post fence to keep our chickens somewhat contained, while also keeping other animals out. I’m unsure about the best approach for the corner posts. I’ve seen examples both with and without them. The planned fenced area is either 20' x 40' with posts spaced every 10' (leaving me 6 spare posts) or 24' x 48' with posts 8' apart. My question is about the corners. Should I use a Wedge-Loc system, which I believe requires 3 T-posts per corner, one vertical and two diagonals, or go with wooden posts set in concrete for each corner? The fence doesn’t need to be extremely tight, just firm enough so it doesn’t look like it’s sagging. Thanks!

I did what you're asking, ~10ft spacing and then 3-post corners. If I had the Wedge-Loc hardware, I'd probably have used it, but I just copied what was done by previous owners on other t-post fence corners, and used metal wire to secure the corners. Seems to be working fine, just doesn't look fancy like those brackets.

IMG_3866.jpg

• perkolator
• Jun 29, 2022

Improving a chicken run with hardware cloth perimeter and overhead chicken wire to keep the...

 

[mamob]

I did what you're asking, ~10ft spacing and then 3-post corners. If I had the Wedge-Loc hardware, I'd probably have used it, but I just copied what was done by previous owners on other t-post fence corners, and used metal wire to secure the corners. Seems to be working fine, just doesn't look fancy like those brackets.

IMG_3866.jpg

• perkolator
• Jun 29, 2022

Improving a chicken run with hardware cloth perimeter and overhead chicken wire to keep the...

thank so much for your suggestion