Yes, this species of bamboo is Henon (Phyllostachys Henonis).

Yes! The species is Henon, which is often nicknamed "Big Grey."

I'm looking for that Gilligan's Island experience

For this fence, we used metal T-Posts under the vertical cane uprights to hold them in place. Large livestock would probably be able to push this one over. Alternatively, if you used cedar posts tamped into the ground, that would strengthen it, but it still wouldn't be strong enough for large livestock, as they would probably figure out where to push to make the bamboo move and flex overtime. This version is indeed great for chickens, though. 😊

It took a few hours. Splitting the bamboo took about an hour, and constructing the uprights and weaving the splits took another hour.

We grew and harvested the bamboo and split it using a 4-splitter kikuwari tool. The bamboo was free, and we bought the tool on Amazon.

So? 😳

The Dad split all the bamboo and installed the uprights. It was a team effort.