Ranch Fencing in Burnet, TX for Cattle, Goats and Sheep

Cattle, goats and sheep test a fence in different ways, so the right design starts with what you are running. Cattle lean and push, which makes strong bracing and tight wire the priority. Sheep and goats look for gaps near the ground and between strands, so the spacing of the wire matters more than the height alone.

For a cattle pasture, a barbed wire or high tensile fence with well-braced corners is the usual choice. For sheep and smaller stock, woven wire with tight spacing near the bottom keeps animals from slipping underneath. Mixed operations can combine wire types on the same line.

That flexibility matters here. Beef cattle, goats and hay are the county's chief agricultural products, so many Burnet County properties run more than one kind of animal and need a fence that works for all of them.

Barbed wire remains the standard for cattle pasture across Central Texas because it covers long distances economically. A good barbed wire fence depends less on the wire than on what holds it: corner assemblies and H-braces that keep the strands tight for years, and line posts spaced for the lay of the land.

Our barbed wire fence installation covers new perimeter fences, cross fences and replacement of worn runs. The number of strands, the post spacing and the post type (steel T-posts, pipe or wood) are chosen around your livestock and your ground.

Granite and limestone sit close to the surface across much of the county, so setting posts and braces is the hard part of the job. Anchoring every corner properly keeps a new fence from going slack.

Goats are the hardest livestock to keep fenced. They climb, squeeze through gaps and test every weak spot. Goat fencing that works is usually woven wire or welded panels with small openings, set tight to the ground, often with a top strand so animals cannot climb or lean over it.

Sheep need the same attention at ground level, where a low gap under the wire is an open door for ewes and lambs. Goats and sheep have long been part of ranching in Burnet County, and plenty of local operations still run them alongside cattle.

Gates, corners and low spots are where small stock escape most often, so every dip, draw and gate opening gets extra attention to keep the bottom of the fence close to the ground. A fence that holds sheep and goats at the low spots will hold them everywhere else.