Wire netting

[JSmith]

Anyone know where to get the round mesh wire sheep netting from? I did have some few years back but the place doesn’t sell it any more, they used to call it “traditional wire”!! Can’t seem to locate any where, do they still do it?

 

[tepapa]

Have You got a picture of what your after?

 

[JSmith]

It looks like chicken netting but bigger holes, haven’t got a picture but could get one tomorrow! Used to more of it about back in the day, been surpassed by modern square stuff I suppose! Some one must do it because I had a roll in job lot at a sale an it was new but no label on it, would just do a job if I could find some

 

[goodevans]

When I was a kid it was referred to as sheep netting,before electric fencing became fashionable it was what we used on the swedes as it was easy to pull tight by hand and then hold up with h irons.modern wire netting was always pig netting.I still keep finding it tied in hedges unfortunately

 

[ShooTa]

you might be wanting to switch to electric fence then - its the modern equivelant...

 

[JSmith]

Yeah goodevans has got it right, that’s the stuff!! Electric fence won’t do it, wanted it to hang on a boundary fence that’s a bit awkward an as goodevans said you can pull it by hand an stretch it up an down a bit!! Not a big problem if I can’t find it, just thought someone on here might point me in the right direction! Thanks for response

 

[AftonShepherd]

Screwfix or Amazon have a variety of heights and lengths up to 50mm holes if that's any good.

 

[JSmith]

Thanks I’ll have a look?

 

[Post Driver]

Perhaps it is the "galvanised sheep netting", mentioned on this old price list @tepapa ?

 

[anzani]

I suspect that this pattern of netting disappeared with the demise of Croggans/McArthur Group c 2004.
If I recall, it was around 40" high, 3 1/4" round mesh with a centre straining braid, little sold even at the time of training as an ironmonger in 1968! It was also of the GAM specification, being hot dipped after spinning, and may therefore turn up at sales and barn finds well into the next century!

 

[Lazy Eric]

Yeah was called sheep netting, doubtful it’s still available because of lack of demand because everyone uses “pig” netting.

 

[JSmith]

Yeah think I might have more chance of finding the Golden Fleece!! The roll I had looked pretty new though! Searched all sorts on google an only chicken wire comes up! Thanks any how

 

[Lazy Eric]

One place I would try would be Grantley sawmills , they keep every wire type made , could have some old stock . Where are you based?

 

[David.]

It wont ping up tight with a telehandler though will it, the pattern collapses in.
It was designed to tie to a hedge as a "that'ull do tempry" measure, I bet we have rolls of the stuff grown into hedges from Gramp's day. A boulton of thorns, or a sheet of tin makes a convenient gap blocker too....
In fact, why not save all the money and just fit those old wooden spar collars to the ewes?

 

[som farmer]

I found a role of it, in an old shed, lord only knows what it was for, it was 12'' high. Used it in a gappy old hedge I layed, still there, and hedge still stockproof. I did buy a few rolls, 15yrs ago? MVF, but the price against pig was massive !

 

[S J H]

Clarke of walsham might be worth a try

 

[David.]

Perhaps it is the "galvanised sheep netting", mentioned on this old price list @tepapa ?

How old is that?

 

[Post Driver]

Mid 60's I believe. It's not mine unfortunately, shared from another site.

Edit - April 67

 

[JSmith]

How old is that?
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It wont ping up tight with a telehandler though will it, the pattern collapses in.
It was designed to tie to a hedge as a "that'ull do tempry" measure, I bet we have rolls of the stuff grown into hedges from Gramp's day. A boulton of thorns, or a sheet of tin makes a convenient gap blocker too....
In fact, why not save all the money and just fit those old wooden spar collars to the ewes?

yeah correct with all that, thought it might do a job where you can’t get a machine, used a roll I had which looked pretty new an it did a decent job wired up to a boundary fence!

 

[solo]

You can get hedge bottom netting which is about 2’ tall and similar to pig wire fence. It may do the job for you if there is a half decent hedge behind.