What exactly is a cross fence?

Cross fences are built inside a large fenced-in area dedicated to either grazing livestock or growing forage. These fence lines divide the large area, already enclosed with a perimeter fence, into smaller pastures. A cross fence can be electric, permanent, or a combination of the two. The electric fence, using either one or two strands of wire, is easier and less expensive to build. Less bracing is required. A permanent fence, which is usually made with three or four strands of barbed wire, requires bracing to maintain proper tension. The type of fence chosen depends on the livestock it will contain. If the fence needs to separate cattle, a permanent fence is recommended. An electric fence is appropriate for sheep, calves or yearlings.

Q: What is the purpose of a cross fence?

A: To separate areas contained within a perimeter fence.

Q: When is a cross fence used?

A: Most often in grazing areas for rotating livestock to prevent over-grazing or uneven grazing.

Q: What are the benefits and advantages of using a cross fence?

A:Protecting paddocks: bald or over-grazed areas can become subject to weeds and noxious plants, while excessive growth in under-grazed areas become less palatable and less nutritious.

Q:What are some other uses?

A:Separating livestock by sex, age, and breeding status or for other reasons. Keeping livestock away from crops or treatment of areas, such as the application of fertilizers.

Recently, we came across a quote by Ray Kroc that reflected our business operations here at Secure, and we?d like to take a moment to share it with you, ?If you work just for money, you?ll never make it, but if you love what you?re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.? At your Melbourne fence company, quality fences, decks, and happy customers are the foundational building blocks for our success.

We are so honored to have Black Tie Digital Marketing build our new website. We would like to thank Scott and his team for their hard work and dedication to make our vision come alive. We look forward to continuing our business with the Black Tie team.

As your fence contractor in Central Florida, we are enjoying a very busy holiday season. We have so much to be thankful for as winter nears and we just wanted to take a moment to share our gratitude with you, along withsome of our plans for next year.

Each and every one of our projects would not be possible without our customers opening their homes to our crew and trusting us to provide a quality fence.Being a small business owner is a hugeresponsibility and we truly rely on positive word of mouth tohelp us grow and in turn, be able to give back to the community that?s given us so much. We have been fortunate to have the opportunity to provide free fences for some of our local churches and baseball teams in this community. Our goal for next year is to be able to donate our services to entities in this community and provide free fences to organizations who are not able to afford new fences fora safe environment for kids in the community to be able to play sports and have safe areas to play and have fun. We are looking for organizations that may need work at there organization to help keep our youth safe and secure.

This month our spotlight shines on the Philadelphia Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo, America's first zoo and host to 1.2 million annual visitors now features the internationally ground-breaking and very captivating Zoo 360.

Zoo 360 is a campus-wide network of exploration trails--for animals! Featuringelevated trails surrounded withsee-through hexagonal wire meshthat allow animals to roam above, across, and around the park. Animals are able to explore, circle through and around visitors, who can see them through tunnels of galvanized mesh, creating more interest and exercise for the animals and revolutionizing the experience for visitors. This allows animals to be observed in action and doing more of what they would do in the wild. Rather than existing in stationary exhibits--animals can wander, be more active, are less bored, which:

• enhances their quality of life
• lets them travel longer distances
• allows them to explore a variety of environments
• links habitats, where appropriate

Some examples of these roving exhibits:

• Treetop Trail--smaller primates can visibly walk or swing through tops of trees.
• Gorilla Treeway--higher places to observe and explore with an extensive area to move about.
• Big Cat Crossing--tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, pumas, and others are able to prowl about and get some exercise.
• Meerkat Maze--an underground world where Meerkats can do what they do--running, digging, popping their heads out of their burrows and observing the scene above.

Here is a video that will give you a look at the latest developments at the Philadelphia Zoo.

And these smart folks at the zoo know that stainless steel mesh resists rust, corrosion, and stands up to harsh chemicals. They also use rust resistant vinyl coated mesh which resists destructive elements such as acid rain and guards against abrasion while the black coating works as an invisibility cloak, creating an undistracted view--much better than green and not as prone to glare as the galvanized grey. And the happy answer here is less maintenance because the galvanization is reinforced with highly bonded PVC which extends the life of the fence indefinitely.

Now, thinking about the animals' experience...

Inside those walls of mesh--an animal's environment can be enhanced through the provision of:

• trees with various levels for perching
• vines
• a variety of ground, soil and rock modifications
• nesting and den possibilities
• programs of positive reinforcement that stimulate cognitive abilities
• familiar and unfamiliar scents
• recordings of sounds that would be heard in the wild
• food that is hidden, buried or scattered so that an effort must be made to attain it as in the wild
• toys that would be of particular interest to a given species
• programs where you can sponsor a specific animal and also make contributions for toys etc.

Progress is being made and the Philadelphia Zoo is evidence of that. We here at Louis Page applaud all this innovation and fine work!