caboblaney
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Has any one used this netting is it a good job. I've been offered a bit of winter grazing but some of the fences are bad.was thinking this may be solution
Sheep electric fence netting
- Thread starter caboblaney
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
Been using rappa on 5 acres, no problems.
Wishful Thinker
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- Location
- Northern Ireland
Worked well enough for me, though nearly lost a ram when battery must have died and he decided to walk through it nearly strangling himself.
CopperBeech
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- A Welsh man lost in England
I have recently been doing a lot of electric fencing, and through asking on here and trial and error I have found that two strands of galv wire seems to be the simplest and most effective option.
Keepers
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- South West
I wouldnt bother with the netting and just use wire instead, much cheaper and easier
I use rappa poly wire or just plain wire, all ewes stay behind 2 strands, I keep the frisky ones behind three
I use rappa poly wire or just plain wire, all ewes stay behind 2 strands, I keep the frisky ones behind three
caboblaney
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I've tried the tape and two strands and they pulled it around the place and. one ewe got it caught around her leg and it cut in a bit had to blue spray it for a while
Newby
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- East Yorkshire
I only use 3 strands of poly wire, no proper fencing over four farms. In my experience if they're properly trained to electric fencing they're seldom a problem, and I find that if they still won't stay behind electric wire the best place for them is a kebab spit.
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- Montgomeryshire
I've used netting for many years, and use Rappa fences too. However, the ONLY netting I will use is Livestok netting and have done fro nearly 30 years. It has rigid plastic verticals which make it easier to handle and reduces the risk of sheep getting tangled in it to virtually nil. For lambs, it is far more reliable than any multi-strand fencing IME, but dearer to buy in the first place.
http://www.agrisellex.co.uk/livestok-electric-sheep-netting-581.html
Flexinet, and other similar products, are just a menace and are the reason a lot of people have been put of using netting IMO.
http://www.agrisellex.co.uk/livestok-electric-sheep-netting-581.html
Flexinet, and other similar products, are just a menace and are the reason a lot of people have been put of using netting IMO.
The trouble i used to get was broken threads followed by poor electrics (high resistance)
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
you need a very good fencer battery for the first month at least 1.5 j and keep bottom strand up out the grass (new poly wire to start) , will save you many hours down the line , the first time they touch it they need to have their feet welded to the floor , you will have very few problems after that .
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
I've had two strands around boundary. Used netting for strip grazing & rotating. Regular power checks. Works a treat.
Use flexinet on roots in winter works well if you handle and erect it right and keep good pulse in it. Rappa wouldn't keep my sheep out of fresh root grazing paddock. Fence the flock not the field old advertising adage for flexinet. If its high pressure fence you need net ime.
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
I take it that the bottom strand isn't electrified with net?
- Location
- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
We've used netting for the past 10 year to divide up large fields for strip grazing and only ever had problems with young lambs getting tangled in it when the battery is low. Ewes and Rams respect the fencing after they have touched it a couple of times.
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
We used to use it,,its brilliant as long as all the strands are good and the metal joiner clips arent rusty ,,It good stuff for edjucating woolies that havent ever seen a fence ,,we used to have swaledales down for winter on turnips ,,first week was a pain with them as they dont know what fences are but they soon learn .
good energizer ,good earth and good batteries ,unless you can get a mains motor on them ,,long runs might need two power supplies .
We set them up two nets then a wooden post .keeps them tight and reduces the chance of all the net ending up on the floor
good energizer ,good earth and good batteries ,unless you can get a mains motor on them ,,long runs might need two power supplies .
We set them up two nets then a wooden post .keeps them tight and reduces the chance of all the net ending up on the floor
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
Can two lengths of 50m netting be connected together OK? Can't seem to find longer lengths
yerp,thats why they got the metal clips to slide together.
I didnt think you were supposed to put mains on them.Anyway trouble is with poor wires no matter what power is put on, not gonna be so good and repairing them is fiddly.
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Had a ball of the orange plastic repair wire ,,never got as good a connection but was better than nothing ,,