Biological barrier for sheep

[delilah]

It is a rare year for us not to fish a sheep out of the river having achieved its lifetime objective. Field full of grass but they love the nettles and rosebay willowherb.
Can't fence it; flood plain, leisure access, it's not ours.
Is there a strong, persistent, safe, smell that sheep hate ? Spray a line of it a few yards in from the riverbank ?

 

[JohnGalway]

Not that I can think of. Would a temporary fence with a temporary gate be any use?

 

[delilah]

Not that I can think of. Would a temporary fence with a temporary gate be any use?

The 'lie of the land' means we could only electric it by losing a chunk of the grazing. Just thinking I can't be the first person who has pondered over this, wondering if anyone tried anything with any success...

Oi @spin cycle , what you laughing at ? Serious question. Just because you don't understand the concept of keeping sheep where they are meant to be. Cheeky fecker. .

 

[badger nadgers]

It is a rare year for us not to fish a sheep out of the river having achieved its lifetime objective. Field full of grass but they love the nettles and rosebay willowherb.
Can't fence it; flood plain, leisure access, it's not ours.
Is there a strong, persistent, safe, smell that sheep hate ? Spray a line of it a few yards in from the riverbank ?

Sacrifice some of the field of grass away from the river for nettles and rosebay willowherb so they stuff themselves on that patch instead?

 

[delilah]

Sacrifice some of the field of grass away from the river for nettles and rosebay willowherb so they stuff themselves on that patch instead?

Landlord hayes it right to the boundary on all sides other than where it drops down to the river, we just have it for the winter. Truth be told we accept the odd loss and would probably continue to do so rather than fence, am just interested in the possibility that there may be something to do the job.

 

[spin cycle]

Landlord hayes it right to the boundary on all sides other than where it drops down to the river, we just have it for the winter. Truth be told we accept the odd loss and would probably continue to do so rather than fence, am just interested in the possibility that there may be something to do the job.

please stop....you're killing me

 

[Bury the Trash]

They don't like the smell of Dip

 

[delilah]

please stop....you're killing me

That's just tempting me to pursue it. Off to the pub now, I expect sensible answers when back

 

[spin cycle]

They don't like the smell of Dip

don't think pouring sheep dip next to river is best idea

 

[JSmith]

Put a big cuddly toy sheep dog by the river, that’ll keep them away!! A scare

 

[spin cycle]

GOT IT

no need to thank me

 

[Bury the Trash]

don't think pouring sheep dip next to river is best idea

how bout dog smell? spray him with this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K9-COLOG...949934?hash=item2aaca263ae:g:XkgAAOSwZgBe32D6 round them up with F. Dawg then spray it around the river bank after....

no seriously they dont like dog smell....

 

[clod hopper]

They don't like the smell of Dip

Or Spin come to that!

 

[spin cycle]

Or Spin come to that!

how rude

 

[clod hopper]

how bout dog smell? spray him with this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K9-COLOG...949934?hash=item2aaca263ae:g:XkgAAOSwZgBe32D6 round them up with F. Dawg then spray it around the river bank after....

no seriously they dont like dog smell....

I was thinking that,

how rude

You might need to bottle up your pee and send to 'delilah' !
Nice little tender for it

 

[primmiemoo]

Remember Reynardine? Soaking sisal binder cord in the stuff, and pegging it along a problem hedge?

There's surely a Shepherdine out there, somewhere ...

 

[digger64]

It is a rare year fdyke s not to fish a sheep out of the river having achieved its lifetime objective. Field full of grass but they love the nettles and rosebay willowherb.
Can't fence it; flood plain, leisure access, it's not ours.
Is there a strong, persistent, safe, smell that sheep hate ? Spray a line of it a few yards in from the riverbank ?

I have found easycare shedding sheep are the best way to deal with unfenced dykes they get out usually , I think Kents would be my second choice in this situation , hill bred mules etc are often used searching for better fodder, walking through streams and jumping over things which with a full fleece is often fatal in the Marsh enviroment, a single strand of poly wire (easier to keep vegetation of it , just lower the cow wire )will work on straight sided dyke s if they are trained and have enough grass ,

 

[clod hopper]

Remember Reynardine? Soaking sisal binder cord in the stuff, and pegging it along a problem hedge?

There's surely a Shepherdine out there, somewhere ...

See we are not far off the mark! All you have to do is go to a old folks home and collect gallons of the stuff for free. Simples!
Otherwise feed Spin and Hubby some high urine smelling grub like asparagus!!

 

[delilah]

Right, Men of Kent clearly having a higher intellect than Norfolk bumpkins, we have two suggestions from t'pub:
1) Lion poo from Port Lympne hung up in ladies stockings along the river bank.
2) Deer buzzers: apparently you can get devices that emit a noise at a frequency that spooks deer. Would that work on sheep ?
Any thoughts on either ?
(@spin cycle go check your sheep, it's September, bound to be one lambing )

 

[badger nadgers]

Benches for people to sit on next to the river, attracts unfamiliar people which sheep will avoid, and you're seen to be encouraging people to the countryside.

The lion poo in stockings sounds like the Cardona Bra Fence.

Anything that "scares" will probably set off the locals who are determined to be offended by something, although the ultrasonic ones albeit are more discreet than the likes of bird scarers. No idea if they work on sheep, doubt they do on moles or cats, might do on pigeons and teenagers (probably target the mental capacity).

(@spin cycle go check your sheep, it's September, bound to be one lambing )

Used the wrong sort of Lynx to keep them away from the river?