I use 5 & 6 wire high tensile electric fence with alternating ground wires on the fence. The fence does keep out predators, and it keeps the sheep inside the fence. However I have had no success in keeping rams seperated from ewes, or lambs seperated from their mothers with the 5 wire electric fence. They just run through it with no concern about getting shocked. Maybe it would work if you used 8 wires spaced 6" apart with t-posts every 8-10 feet. Carr
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christine Handley Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:53 PM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [blackbelly] Any luck with electric fencing? We run 5 strands high tensile. All hot. High power fencer. By the way, if they 'jump thru ' the fence , they are not 'grounded ' and don't get any shock. Just like a bird can sit on the wire. Chris. H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "helen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Any luck with electric fencing? > We have electric fencing .... 5 strands of it. And all very hot. But we > also > have 3 escape artists who wait until between pulses and jump right through > the fence. They get a shock now and then but they don't seem to mind it. > All > 3 going through at the same time seemed to sort of distribute the shock or > something. But, they all stay in the pasture since we had the coyote > problems. I guess something good comes out of bad after all. By the way to > everyone out there ...We have had 6 new babies since our fiasco. > Helen > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
