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TillieB
Farmgirl in Training
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Marjorie
Berwick
ME
USA
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 Posted - May 10 2007 : 6:14:07 PM
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I'm looking for some feedback on using the semi-permanent electric netting for my sheep and llama. It's a small flock and I want to move them around in my woods. I know the netting has to have a clean grass/weed free line for optimal performance. I would also be using the battery/solar operated energizer. Okay I'll admit it I love it when the Premier Fencing and Kencove Fencing catalogs show up in the mail
Thanks girls,
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Sarah Blue
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
Sierra Mountains
California
USA
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Posted - May 10 2007 : 8:55:59 PM
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Marjorie, I can't speak from experience yet, but I've been wanting the electric tape myself. We currently use the regular old school wire. The netting's a little different, huh? We want to divide up some pastures and it's just too hard and labor intensive to put up permanent fencing. I'm thinking of going with the solar charger myself, but I spoke with a gal who works at the feed store who uses a battery powered charger. She keeps horses in the back country and uses the tape style fencing. She says her charger can hook up to either a car type battery or regular D size batteries. She uses the regular batteries and sets her fence to low voltage. She says she hasn't had to change them going on two years now.
I'll be interested in hearing what other people have to say...
Sarah
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TillieB
Farmgirl in Training
25 Posts
Marjorie
Berwick
ME
USA
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Posted - May 12 2007 : 5:33:01 PM
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Sarah,
I ordered the netting. It's different than the horse tape, but same electric idea. I did not get the solar charger because I have a lot of shade. They told me the battery should last all season. It will be fun to get the flock in the woods and let them do some pruning.
Take care,
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
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Posted - May 12 2007 : 8:04:06 PM
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I'm looking into getting it for our goats. One of the older ranchers recommends it as a way to keep the goats from climbing the woven wire fencing. (Use it on the inside of the fence line to keep the goats back from the fence altogether.)
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - May 14 2007 : 04:26:07 AM
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Our neighbor down the road has this for her flock of 25 hens. It works great and thus far there have been no predator problems.
I have touched the mesh before and it will give anyhting a pretty good start.
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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
766 Posts
Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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Posted - May 14 2007 : 09:11:51 AM
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I've got some friends who use it with chickens. Keeps dogs/coyotes and the like out, but doesn't stop hawks or eagles.
As for livestock; it works great, but there are risks. Animals can get tangled in it, doing permanant damage and even causing death. I've got a friend who's ewe got tangled in it and had some issues from the shock going through her (it could have been up to two hours.) Another friend just purchased the netting, but said she won't leave her sheep in it unless she's home and they're somewhere visable from the house. A friend of her's lost a lamb that was tangled in the netting.
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TillieB
Farmgirl in Training
25 Posts
Marjorie
Berwick
ME
USA
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Posted - May 15 2007 : 5:39:20 PM
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| Thanks you! That is great advice. I think I will only use it when I'm home. I've talked to some other sheep farmers and they love this fence. I'll post a review after I try it for awhile. |
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Electric Fence Netting
