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

2015-07-17 Thread Joanne Vaughn
My answer to this question is It depends... What is on the inside of the fence and what is on the outside of the fence? For example, 5 stranded poly wire works fine for us as long as there is plenty of graze inside the fence and the boys and girls are separated by distances. Rams will take down

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