Semi permanent sheep fencing any ideas!?

[youngfarmer321]

Hi,

I'm trying to work out how to make a semi permanent sheep fence to fence off around 3.5 acres.
The solution is probably really obvious but I haven't been able to think of anything!
I have considered electric fencing but have never had much luck it always seems to end up tangling and the sheep escape!
It would only be for ewes until they lamb so don't have to worry about lamb proofing.
It's probably already been covered in a previous thread but couldn't seem to find anything.
Unfortunately it has to be temporary or semi permanent as dad wants to grow Christmas trees where it would be.
Unfortunately I have to find a solution soon as I have bought a few too many sheep (or so dad says!) and he wants me to sell if I can't fence off more grazing.

Many thanks!

 

[Goweresque]

Won't you want to fence the Christmas trees in once they are planted? To keep rabbits and deer off them? So why not fence it with rabbit netting now, with perhaps a stand of barbed wire to stop sheep leaping over it?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Clipex

IEM is using it temporarily

 

[Al R]

http://www.rutland-electric-fencing.co.uk/RutlandEF/PageHome.aspx

If you look around the website it will tell you exactly how to do it and what would be best.

https://www.gallagher.eu/en_gb/

http://www.rappa.co.uk/

These are the 3 biggest makes of Electrics fencing equipment. All very good stuff but some things are better than others to the persons preference.

There a lot of big sheep farmers on here that run big systems entirely on electric fencing so you can surely manage 3.5acre?

 

[P500Falcon]

+1 for electric
If its semi-permanent you could use the stranded steel wire, stronger and more conductive than the polywire. cheap wooden posts on the corners plastic electric fence posts in between, 3 strand usually fine for sheep

 

[JWL]

The way posts last nowadays just put up a normal stock fence. When you have finished with it, just roll up the netting as the posts will have rotted away

 

[milkloss]

A few wooden posts and sheep netting tied up to them. Used to do a fair distance along the dykes with uncle years ago to stop the lambs getting blown over the banks.

Electric is better and easier though.