Sir, thank you so much for sharing this information! Can you please do a quick video showing exactly your corner post rig? Been a fan of yours for years! really great you are making this videos!
Hey Greg. Im learning lots from all your videos. I was wondering if you could make a video about how you plan your breeding season. How you breed in one heard and your thoughts on inbred livestock. General management over all. Keep living the dream !
Learning a lot #gregjudy from your #greenpastures Hoping to use these idea's so we can get our goats out of our #aluminumgoattractor & into small cell's to graze our old house foundations on our #homesteading area! #naturalgramma RevHank and Laura Reid
Thank you Greg. Starting a five strand HT perimeter fence project next week using Timeless posts. Was thinking 7" (neutral), 15" (hot), 22" (neutral), 32" (hot), 42" (hot). Would love to hear your thoughts on that. Starting with sheep, but likely will run a few head of cattle at some point as well.
are they jumping the fence when they start to run out of forage or are they just jumping the fence for fun? if they are jumping the fence for fun then get rid of them but if they are jumping the fence because they are hungry then you need to give them more forage.
My theory is that since the jumping ring leader is smaller and doesn't need as much food she gets bored and wants to go for a walk then the others see her and follow because you know sheep..
Your sheep are doing exactly what my new two young ewes are doing... how do we try to prevent it? They are eating low while there is high grass all around. You said in a more recent speech I saw on Diego Footer's channel to not have animals eat below their knees or it creates more parasite problems. I have my sheep in high grass and when I go observe they're in the low grass eating or eating low in the high grass anyways. Are they going to be okay?
Has this setup controlled predators for you? I’ve found that keeping land shrimp in the pasture is fairly easy. Keeping K9s out, however, is not always so simple. Curious if this is your main perimeter fence or simply a pasture division fence. Thanks for the video!
This fence will not keep out a determined predator. However if the hapless predator gets through the fence, he has bigger problems waiting for him. We have very effective guardian dogs that are more than happy to make his life miserable.
On the perimeter do you still have only 4 wires? Right now we just have barbed wire and plan to put in high tensile electric on the perimeter, and I thought I recall from your book you put in 5 wire on the perimeter. Would you still recommend 5 wire or just keep it at 4? (For cows, goats, and future sheep)
I'm doing 4 on my first perimeter just like this, because that makes it more affordable and because I have no plans for cattle on this parcel of land. If I need more I can add on later. Methinks that happy animals are only ever going to challenge fencing when hormonal things are going on--and that's when you want more than a single fence of any height between those breeders.
Greg, I have a question. Most of my perimeter fence is woven wire but about a 1/3 of it is 2 strands of electric and that kept them in from August until early December but now they jump over or under or through.... i've added a third strand but to no avail.... any tricks to re-train them?
Having the same issue! Looks like lamb is back on the menu….! Just kidding. We just started out, 8 sheep. What are we supposed to do, cull our whole flock? Yikes!
Although there is some truth to the statement about overbuilding fence I can assure you that statement only rings true if you have proper amount of pasture and you have that pasture stocked with livestock at the correct rate. If that pasture gets overgrazed the first place animals go is that good green grass outside that pasture and they WILL put that fence to the test. I would never use the fence he’s showing us for an perimeter fence. Would be great for interior paddock fences though. Liability is dependent on state fencing laws. If your livestock gets out and is hit in the road like my neighbor you end up getting sued for $96,000 like he did if your fence doesn’t meet your states fencing guidelines. I am a huge fan of overkill when it comes to fence. I don’t need sued and neither do you. And I don’t want anyone hurt or killed while hitting my livestock because I skimped on the fencing. That’s a moral issue.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher yeah. I’ve always rotated my animals for last 50 years every 21 days to new paddocks. That’s key to a healthy pasture. My farm is on a highway so my perimeter fences are overkill. I sleep better that way. Lol
Glad I don't have to deal with wolves and lions. Biggest predators I deal with are black bears and coyotes. But this isn't meant to be a predator fence FYI...
Never been around a hot wire huh? No. it's very high voltage with practically zero amps behind it. It "gets your attention" but there's no lasting damage. There's also no current drain at the meter, so long as the fence isn't shorted to ground.
Sir, thank you so much for sharing this information! Can you please do a quick video showing exactly your corner post rig? Been a fan of yours for years! really great you are making this videos!
👍 I wanna buy land. Such great information! I knew nothing. The sheep are just gorgeous. They look so healthy
"Everybody overbuilds their fence." I see you looking at me as you say that Greg, lol.
Exactly what i have been looking for. Thanks
Hey Greg. Im learning lots from all your videos. I was wondering if you could make a video about how you plan your breeding season. How you breed in one heard and your thoughts on inbred livestock. General management over all. Keep living the dream !
Are you going to pay for his time and expertise
Learning a lot #gregjudy from your #greenpastures
Hoping to use these idea's so we can get our goats out of our #aluminumgoattractor & into small cell's to graze our old house foundations on our #homesteading area!
#naturalgramma
RevHank and Laura Reid
amazing sheep farm.. 👍👍
I also have a brother's sheep.. the same in the shepherd too.from Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🤝🤝
Appreciate the info
Thank you Greg. Starting a five strand HT perimeter fence project next week using Timeless posts. Was thinking 7" (neutral), 15" (hot), 22" (neutral), 32" (hot), 42" (hot). Would love to hear your thoughts on that. Starting with sheep, but likely will run a few head of cattle at some point as well.
I've got some serious culling to do this year. I've got sheep that will easily jump a 36inch fence!
are they jumping the fence when they start to run out of forage or are they just jumping the fence for fun? if they are jumping the fence for fun then get rid of them but if they are jumping the fence because they are hungry then you need to give them more forage.
My theory is that since the jumping ring leader is smaller and doesn't need as much food she gets bored and wants to go for a walk then the others see her and follow because you know sheep..
oo jeez.. I hope I never have a leader whos an escape artist then XD.
lol the goats…. They have wings
Well, who knew? Great info.
Mob grazing with giraffes, that would be interesting
John Marsing this made me giggle when I first read it. 😆
Could you show your corner post?
7, 13, 19, 30. 25' post spacing. Are they all hot, or are some grounds?
How high is your single wire @ the creek?
Your sheep are doing exactly what my new two young ewes are doing... how do we try to prevent it? They are eating low while there is high grass all around. You said in a more recent speech I saw on Diego Footer's channel to not have animals eat below their knees or it creates more parasite problems. I have my sheep in high grass and when I go observe they're in the low grass eating or eating low in the high grass anyways. Are they going to be okay?
Move them every two days, it certainly helps keeping them on new fresh pasture.
Did the solution work for you
which electric fence charger do you use?
Stafix and Cyclops are my favorites
Has this setup controlled predators for you? I’ve found that keeping land shrimp in the pasture is fairly easy. Keeping K9s out, however, is not always so simple. Curious if this is your main perimeter fence or simply a pasture division fence. Thanks for the video!
This fence will not keep out a determined predator. However if the hapless predator gets through the fence, he has bigger problems waiting for him. We have very effective guardian dogs that are more than happy to make his life miserable.
Which wire or wires are electrified?
On the perimeter do you still have only 4 wires? Right now we just have barbed wire and plan to put in high tensile electric on the perimeter, and I thought I recall from your book you put in 5 wire on the perimeter. Would you still recommend 5 wire or just keep it at 4? (For cows, goats, and future sheep)
I'm doing 4 on my first perimeter just like this, because that makes it more affordable and because I have no plans for cattle on this parcel of land. If I need more I can add on later. Methinks that happy animals are only ever going to challenge fencing when hormonal things are going on--and that's when you want more than a single fence of any height between those breeders.
Would this work for goats as well?
Greg, I have a question. Most of my perimeter fence is woven wire but about a 1/3 of it is 2 strands of electric and that kept them in from August until early December but now they jump over or under or through.... i've added a third strand but to no avail.... any tricks to re-train them?
Having the same issue! Looks like lamb is back on the menu….!
Just kidding. We just started out, 8 sheep. What are we supposed to do, cull our whole flock? Yikes!
Are all wires hot?
Nick Hill yes
Is that just a twist tie with low tensile wire on that little fibreglass rod?
Yes, that's how I've seen him do it. Two twists, HT wire must be free to slide.
Although there is some truth to the statement about overbuilding fence I can assure you that statement only rings true if you have proper amount of pasture and you have that pasture stocked with livestock at the correct rate. If that pasture gets overgrazed the first place animals go is that good green grass outside that pasture and they WILL put that fence to the test. I would never use the fence he’s showing us for an perimeter fence. Would be great for interior paddock fences though. Liability is dependent on state fencing laws. If your livestock gets out and is hit in the road like my neighbor you end up getting sued for $96,000 like he did if your fence doesn’t meet your states fencing guidelines. I am a huge fan of overkill when it comes to fence. I don’t need sued and neither do you. And I don’t want anyone hurt or killed while hitting my livestock because I skimped on the fencing. That’s a moral issue.
If you move your animals twice per day on to fresh pasture, they don’t get out. Good perimeter fence is worth the money and peace of mind.,
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher yeah. I’ve always rotated my animals for last 50 years every 21 days to new paddocks. That’s key to a healthy pasture. My farm is on a highway so my perimeter fences are overkill. I sleep better that way. Lol
Where can I buy those 5/8 rods?
We sell them here at our farm. Our website has the price list. Its been to hot lately to cut post orders, but it is supposed to cool off next week!
question how is it as far as keeping Predators out? I'm trying to raise sheep without a livestock Guardian dog
You need a guardian dog. Sheep are defenseless against hungry predators
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher there's no amount of electric wire I can use to keep Predators out?
I appreciate your info. But round here, we have wolves and mountain lions. Only thing a 30” fence will do is create a target rich environment
Glad I don't have to deal with wolves and lions. Biggest predators I deal with are black bears and coyotes. But this isn't meant to be a predator fence FYI...
What about goats in that fence? I don't think I'll do giraffes.
Doesn't that kill a chicken or a small dog or a child? Ouch!
No, it just hurts.
Never been around a hot wire huh? No. it's very high voltage with practically zero amps behind it. It "gets your attention" but there's no lasting damage. There's also no current drain at the meter, so long as the fence isn't shorted to ground.
@@wadepatton2433 thank you!