This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <han...@ai.sri.com>
Kelly Trirogoff <rtrirog...@hotmail.com> wrote: Winter has been relatively mild this year in Qualicum, BC, Canada... [...] I come to you all with a question regarding electric fencing...We have had our fence in place for 3 years, and I have never been satisfied with it...Where we live it is rocky and sandy...We were never able to get the grounding poles in the full 10 feet. [...] I am concerned about the charge for the electric fence...Is there another way that the fence can be grounded so the charge can go further...Also the fence is only at it's strongest when the ground is very wet...as it dries out it gets weaker and weaker. [...] I know I am kind of rambling, but this stuff is greek to me, so if I don't fully understand it [...] Or does anyone have a good site I can look at...I tried looking up "simple horse fencing" and easy fencing instructions...
Contact: Premier 1 2031 300th St Washington, IA 52353 1-800-282-6631 or 319-653-7622 www.premier1supplies.com i...@premier1supplies.com Ask them to send you a copy of their catalog, "Fences that Work---from folks who use them...every day!" It covers the fencing requirements for various species (horses, cattle, sheep, chickens) and how to keep predators out (from pasture or garden). Interspersed around the info on their products are very good tutorials on how electric fencing works, various ways (with detailed illustrations) to construct fences, troubleshooting, etc. Their products are very high quality---not cheap, but they last. And, the company has always been helpful on the phone when I had questions. As others have mentioned, in your situation, it is important to keep the ground moist, especially around the ground rods (Premier recommends at least 3 rods). And, you'll probably want to use a "positive/negative" fence, where only half of the wires are "hot", and the intervening ones are "grounded". That way, the animal gets shocked when he simultaneously touches a hot and a grounded wire, rather than depending on hoof-to-ground-to-grounding-rod to "complete the circuit" and deliver the shock. Marsha Jo Hannah Murphy must have been a horseman-- han...@ai.sri.com anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
