Fencing for sheep

[Wee Willy]

Getting a grant for fencing beside water course. Can either be five strands of barbed or three barbed and one of sheep wire. Will 5 strands of barb keep pregnant ewes or store lambs in. Want to rent ground in winter to thicken sward. Five strands of barbed cheaper than sheep wire.
I know nothing about sheep.

 

[glasshouse]

Getting a grant for fencing beside water course. Can either be five strands of barbed or three barbed and one of sheep wire. Will 5 strands of barb keep pregnant ewes or store lambs in. Want to rent ground in winter to thicken sward. Five strands of barbed cheaper than sheep wire.
I know nothing about sheep.

You need to dig the sheep wire in.
They will burrow under it

 

[Bury the Trash]

No for the sheep Use net plus the barb and best to use 8.80.30. It's cheaper ( 100 m circa £60 ) It's less strain weight on the turns and they wont get their heads stuck.

Barb will just get covered in wool and it's not fun to work with.

 

[yin ewe]

Getting a grant for fencing beside water course. Can either be five strands of barbed or three barbed and one of sheep wire. Will 5 strands of barb keep pregnant ewes or store lambs in. Want to rent ground in winter to thicken sward. Five strands of barbed cheaper than sheep wire.
I know nothing about sheep.

5 strands of barbed would probably be ok for in-lamb ewes but not for store lambs.
Go for sheep wire, put 2 strands of barbed above and 1 below to stop them from trying to push through below the sheep wire.

 

[glasshouse]

No for the sheep Use net plus the barb and best to use 8.80.30. It's cheaper ( 100 m circa £60 ) It's less strain weight on the turns and they wont get their heads stuck.

Barb will just get covered in wool and it's not fun to work with.

Can u get that in 300m?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Can u get that in 300m?

Yes and 500m

Btw I forgot to say HT , use HT.

 

[Al R]

Can you do 1 barb, sheep wire then 1 barb on top, can’t see any need for the second barb ontop unless it’s for cattle

 

[yin ewe]

Can you do 1 barb, sheep wire then 1 barb on top, can’t see any need for the second barb ontop unless it’s for cattle

Probably has to be that spec for the grant.

 

[HarryB97]

Definitley use some form of net ideally 8-80-22 or 8-80-30 not 8-80-15 like most people do, then plain wire on top so you can electrify it. Barb on top is a waste of time stock just rub on it, I always use barb as line wire below the net though to stop anything pushing underneath. There's no point skimping on a fence the cost is tiny when spread over its lifetime.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Yea
we rarely use barb at all these days , 2.5 ht instead
But what the op says it seems like the grant needs it to be barb,
.....because some 'expert ' always knows best.

Btw the barb needs to ht as well else it's even worse to work with, wont strain and is far heavier.

And If you keep it off the ground a bit it will help it cope with a shallow flood . Best to keep net up a bit anyway off the ground.

 

[glasshouse]

Yes and 500m

Btw I forgot to say HT , use HT.

What do they charge for 500m?

 

[Bury the Trash]

What do they charge for 500m?

Dont know atm.
last time we had estate wire in 300 m was more or less the same cost as 100m rolls saves joins and time though.
Depends how many your buying.

 

[glasshouse]

Dont know atm.
last time we had estate wire in 300 m was more or less the same cost as 100m rolls saves joins and time though.
Depends how many your buying.

Local supplier wants £450 plus vat for 500m xfence
Doesnt have a price for normal rylock

 

[tepapa]

Dont know atm.
last time we had estate wire in 300 m was more or less the same cost as 100m rolls saves joins and time though.
Depends how many your buying.

It's usually pro rata so same rate for 100/300/500m rolls

 

[glasshouse]

It's usually pro rata so same rate for 100/300/500m rolls

If you are saying 100 m of 8.80.30 is £60 then 500m should be £300

 

[tepapa]

If you are saying 100 m of 8.80.30 is £60 then 500m should be £300

Yes. But I don't know the spec of the 500m roll you were quoted. X fence can be slightly more expensive in comparison to some others.

 

[Bury the Trash]

If you are saying 100 m of 8.80.30 is £60 then 500m should be £300

Arcelor mitall ( spelling) estate wire is what we use mv price atm is 63 for individual 100m before vat . That will fit nicely on clipex eco posts as well .
Can haggle on bulk buy not for that x knot stuff tho I doubt.

 

[delilah]

@spin cycle

 

[steveR]

Only issue I would comment on, does the water course flood, and if so, how badly? Pig netting and flooding are not a great combo.

I am happy with 3 strands of barb to keep sheep in personally, 4 if cattle as well as sheep

 

[Bury the Trash]

Winter doesn't usually need river fence here as the higher water is fence enough.

I wouldnt want 3 strands of barb and first thing we would do is put electric up against it as well

Infact river bank is better electric fenced as the floods dont harm it so terminally.

But the thing for the op is the grant and that's a bit different of an approach.