I finally saw it as some list-members described: a full grown coyote run up to
my 4.5 foot tall fence and just scale it. It was last night after a previous
night coyote attack that killed my two beloved miniature Pygmy goats and harmed
my toe other pygmys. The sheep were unscathed. I know
I put a 4 pvc pipe on the top of the fence. Makes it nearly impossible to
scale as they have no traction to grab the top of the fence. I can further
elaborate if anyone is interested.
Jann
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On May 4, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Michael Smith mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com wrote:
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Our fence is 48 Bekaert high tensile field fence, with a row of barbed wire
3-4 above that.
On the same posts (on perimeter fencing) we run a hot wire 7 from the ground,
powered by a high quality fence energizer. We have bungy gates at each gate.
In the last 3-4 years, we've only lost two
We only have seven acres and we have three guardian dogs. One for ewes, one
for rams, and a third for a breeding group or sheep isolated for whatever
reason. We are the only farm in our neighborhood who has not lost livestock
to predators (we have cougar, coyote, bobcat, and eagles), and all our
We have two guardian dogs, who bark at predators randomly throughout
every night. So far, so good; We have not lost any stock. We also have
lots of fences with electric strand toppers.
But the costs involved in all of these protective measures begs the
question: How are we ever going to
Recover your immense costs? Probably never.
Isn't it a labor of love?
Especially for us, with the cost of hay. We hope that some day we break even.
But our son says it keeps us young, so there are health benefits.
That being said, we have free ranging chickens, guineas, and also raise dairy
