For barbed wire fences, T-posts can be spaced 6-12 feet apart depending on the weight of the fence & the ground softness.

How many strands of barbed wire for cattle?

For cattle, 3-6 strands of barbed wire are sufficient at an interval of 1 foot.

Can you put barbed wire on a residential fence?

Generally, it’s not legal & recommended to use barbed wire fences in residential areas. As per rules & regulations in the US, if you have to install barbed wire in a residential area, it must be 6 feet higher than the ground to prevent accidental damage.

However, you must check your local rules & regulations before installing barbed wire fences.

How to electrify a barbed wire fence?

Electrifying barbed wire fences is not legal as they are already quite dangerous. Instead of electrifying a barbed wire fence, it’s better to install metal wires offset to barbed wires & electrify them with a fence charger(energizer).

This will keep the animals from heading toward barbed wires & getting injured.

What are barbed wire fence stays?

Barbed wire fence stays is a simple but useful tool for keeping fence strands in place and preventing animals from pushing fence strands & escaping.

Barbed wire fence stays are made of two twisted(spiral) steel wires available in different lengths according to your fence height.

It simply catches all the fence strands and keeps them from excessive movement due to animals trying to escape or due to wind.

Conclusion
The most important thing for installing barbed fence wires is to drive t-posts as much as possible because barbed wires are quite heavy.

Another important thing is to tighten barbed fence wires as they are quite heavy & difficult to strain with hands.

To terminate barbed fence wires making a termination knot is the best DIY option as it doesn’t require any tool, however, you must be physically strong.