Re: [Blackbelly] fencing

2015-07-16 Thread Rick Krach
Carol, any kind of electric fence can only work inside of steel fencing, so as to keep animals in specific places. Any panicking sheep will go through  electric fences in a second!  None of the serious sheep raisers I know will use electric only. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA  Message: 1 Date:

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 11, Issue 36

2015-07-16 Thread Eileen Breedlove
We tried wire. My sheep learned to step on the wires to push them down and then hunch through. My guardian dogs didn't even slow down, and I think that's what gave the sheep the idea. Electric netting does work. Eileen -Original Message- From: Blackbelly