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 lambs (since we added the hot perimeter wire). We often hear the coyotes contact the wire while trying to go under the fence. We have a pile of coyotes (sometimes literally). Two years ago, I killed over 70 on my quarter section alone. Doug Noyes > On May 4, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Michael Smith <mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 lessons in > shepherding are hard-earned and I had been thinking about coyotes considering > last years June attack. This year I thought I was being safer. Had the > animals in the central pasture--which has no holes in the fence, the dog was > in the pasture next door. I had been letting her in with the ewes and goats > at night, but stopped doing it, since I have two ewes in a paddock that are > ready to lamb and I was trying to "not stress them out too much". > > That was a mistake. > > So, after cleaning up the mess yesterday and figuring out one goat has a limp > and the other has a partially paralyzed tongue, I decided to move Sheila, our > dog's home, permanently with the ewes and goats. > > I have one of those 1000 candle LED flashlights (which, while costing around > $80-100, I highly recommend--they go forever and look like daylight ) and > went out around 10pm as I had also at 9:00 and 9:30. This time, I was just in > time to hear Sheila growl and see a fully grown coyote lope up to the fence > and use just a few steps to scale it and hop over. > > Will simply making the fence straight and higher help? Or I was thinking of > doing something like prison fencing where the fence angles at a 45 degree up > higher and makes it so a climbing coyote would be almost upside down at the > top. > > http://wolfdogproject.com/fence/leanin2.jpg > > Seems easier and safer than an electrical system along the top edge, which I > am thinking the coyotes might not mind a shock, if there's a good meal > > Having the dog in there will certainly help, and I plan to try to lock the > animals in the smaller gated paddocks at night and also, amend their paddock > fencing so they go to the roof. Basically a box, for sleeping in. > > The other question, can people with a single burro or llama actually claim > they have never sustained an attack after getting the larger animal? > > -MIchael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > 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
