I normally just use two wires but this time I used three because I wanted them to eat the hay instead of jumping the fence to get to the last of the grass. I run the bottom wire about 8"-10" from the ground. The top one about 10" above that. In the summer when the grass is tall, I'll raise it up some. If I have younger lambs, I may run it a bit lower. As far as training them, do it after they have shed, so the hair is thinner. I would start with 3 or 4 strands of very hot wire in a smaller area. Electric fence is a psychological barrier, not a physical one. If you have any that just will not stay in, cull them or they will teach the others to get out. In my opinion, younger ones are harder to keep in. Thanks for Watching
I use the 3/8” fiberglass posts from Premier1. They step in pretty easy if the ground isn’t too hard and hold up to “some” hammering with a dead blow hammer if need be. The clips are called “harp clips”. They are also from Premier1. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing your method. I've seen a lot of electric fencing videos, but nobody ever seems to talk about what happens to all the leftover polybraid that's still on the reel at the end of the fence. Does it also get energized? If so, isn't that bad for the polybraid? I've always used netting for my sheep, and I'd like to switch to polybraid, but some of the ins and outs of the setup are confusing to me.
Yes, all of the polybraid gets energized. The reel (spool) is made of plastic, so it is insulated from everything else. As long as the wire on the spool doesn't touch anything it is no different than it being on fence insulators. You have to remember, electricity flows to ground. If there is no ground, there is no flow. I use these "A" frame type reels because many times I need to set them on the ground and as long as the grass isn't too tall, they will not ground out. If you have other questions, I'll try to answer them. Thanks for watching.
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Clever man! Working smart not hard good job!
Thanks. I’m always looking for ways to make things more efficient.
What are the heights of the poly wire from the ground and is it difficult to train sheep to wire?
I normally just use two wires but this time I used three because I wanted them to eat the hay instead of jumping the fence to get to the last of the grass. I run the bottom wire about 8"-10" from the ground. The top one about 10" above that. In the summer when the grass is tall, I'll raise it up some. If I have younger lambs, I may run it a bit lower.
As far as training them, do it after they have shed, so the hair is thinner. I would start with 3 or 4 strands of very hot wire in a smaller area. Electric fence is a psychological barrier, not a physical one. If you have any that just will not stay in, cull them or they will teach the others to get out. In my opinion, younger ones are harder to keep in.
Thanks for Watching
@Circle P Farm thank you for the information! I'm just getting started with sheep.
What posts are you using/where did you get them?
I use the 3/8” fiberglass posts from Premier1. They step in pretty easy if the ground isn’t too hard and hold up to “some” hammering with a dead blow hammer if need be.
The clips are called “harp clips”. They are also from Premier1.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing your method. I've seen a lot of electric fencing videos, but nobody ever seems to talk about what happens to all the leftover polybraid that's still on the reel at the end of the fence. Does it also get energized? If so, isn't that bad for the polybraid? I've always used netting for my sheep, and I'd like to switch to polybraid, but some of the ins and outs of the setup are confusing to me.
Yes, all of the polybraid gets energized. The reel (spool) is made of plastic, so it is insulated from everything else. As long as the wire on the spool doesn't touch anything it is no different than it being on fence insulators. You have to remember, electricity flows to ground. If there is no ground, there is no flow. I use these "A" frame type reels because many times I need to set them on the ground and as long as the grass isn't too tall, they will not ground out. If you have other questions, I'll try to answer them. Thanks for watching.
@sally yes me too! I'm getting more confused the more I try to understand but he helped explain it.