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[j and H]

whats best, wire rope or tape..

[adrian007]

The farm I stay on during the week has electric wire net and the sheep seem fine

[j and H]

I've seen the wire netting on small paddocks and it does look good, i will need about a 600 mt run, most other forums are coming back with wire...

[shepie]

Wire will keep commercial sheep in but the likes of Shetlands etc will run through 3strands
We use flexi net
600 m will be £600 it lasts about 5 years !!
If you are grazing various fields it will pay to use it , you may need two lots to keep them moving though

[j and H]

Hi shepie, i have this idea of putting in wooden corner posts, then using the plastic posts to infill the centres, then plant a few more wooden posts, so i can move the wire to create new paddocks,

we will be keeping PDs 

[shepie]

Sounds ok , good corners connections and fencer earth are important
You can do it fine without corner posts though , they come with ropes and pegs to do the corners

[Greenbeast]

J and h, this is our plan also!

Were putting pigs behind wire, with wooden corners and plastic in between

[j and H]

i'm hoping to do a video when we do ours, just as a learning reference for us, 

hear what you're saying sheps..i'm just being a Tart about the corner posts..  lol but we do want the place looking smart, especially when we start getting visits

 

greenbeast, i have more than likely done mine the expensive way, stock fenced, then run electric wire in side…we will at this stage only be rearing wieners…no doubt this will change when experience has been gained..

[Greenbeast]

in fact that's what we have started on. but the long term plan is to just use electric, reason we've started with a stock fenced pen is that our perimeter is completely unfenced currently

[j and H]

we have barbed on the top field, which i will stock fence, the bottom is a mixture of stock and barbed, and again, i want to stock fence the whole lot, 

one of our neighbours has a lurcher, who keeps coming through a break in the fence, so i will stock fence that bit next and add electric fencing..i just don't want other peoples dogs coming on, especially when we get the livestock…..plus they have 9 acres of woodland , so no need for his dogs to come on to ours

[Greenbeast]

Yeah we have 6 dogs (including a lurcher), and we're keen for them not to stray on to other's land (and eat their sheep)

[j and H]

according to my neighbour, his boy has brought down a few deer, he has always said, if he touched any livestock, he would pay…its not really the point, i would rather think my livestock could live a nice peaceful life…..without me getting the riffle out to protect them ….so i will fence up and add electric, hoping this will deter the dogs….one of us has got to be responsible, 

[Greenbeast]

We intend to be responsible, it's infuriating that some dog owners aren't.

My g/f says one of ours has had a sheep (before i came on the scene) and so she is extremely paranoid now

[Cornish Gems]

one of our neighbours has a lurcher, who keeps coming through a break in the fence, so i will stock fence that bit next and add electric fencing..i just don't want other peoples dogs coming on, especially when we get the livestock…..plus they have 9 acres of woodland , so no need for his dogs to come on to ours

Report it to the Police.

[j and H]

To be honest, we get on well…and i would sooner have the neighbours on side….stock fencing and electric will solve the issue

[Groundhog]

we have barbed on the top field, which i will stock fence, the bottom is a mixture of stock and barbed, and again, i want to stock fence the whole lot, 

one of our neighbours has a lurcher, who keeps coming through a break in the fence, so i will stock fence that bit next and add electric fencing..i just don't want other peoples dogs coming on, especially when we get the livestock…..plus they have 9 acres of woodland , so no need for his dogs to come on to ours

Maybe on that stretch use dog netting its higher or equine thats what we fence off the footpaths with

[j and H]

Maybe on that stretch use dog netting its higher or equine thats what we fence off the footpaths with

been looking at 6ft deer  fencing, steel not plastic and run 2 strands of electric on the inside ..i know it may be overkill but better safe than sorry, and yes , it would be only on that stretch…300mts, we do get deer coming from his woods , so its justified , not that i would need to explain to him