gnubee
Well-Known Member
Summary: Does anyone have any suggestions for cheap, horse safe sheep proof fencing?
There is a herd of approx 50 sheep which I believe belong to a local farmer which are regularly breaking into my fields. I’ve left it a year in hopes that I can find out who they belong to or their owners will do something to contain them, but it’s now got ridiculous - out of grass in all my fields despite 2 officially being rested, and my fences and walls are getting increasingly damaged.
I can’t catch the sheep, and defra aren’t interested despite my suspicion that they are untagged.
Im therefore unfortunately in the position of concluding my 3 strand electric rope (which is great for my horses) is not sufficient and I need something to keep the bl**dy sheep out. The border fence i need to upgrade is c.800m long, so before I spend a fortune on sheep wire (which I hate in horse fields for risk of getting a leg stuck) does anyone have any better suggestions for cheap, horse safe sheep proof fencing?
There is a herd of approx 50 sheep which I believe belong to a local farmer which are regularly breaking into my fields. I’ve left it a year in hopes that I can find out who they belong to or their owners will do something to contain them, but it’s now got ridiculous - out of grass in all my fields despite 2 officially being rested, and my fences and walls are getting increasingly damaged.
I can’t catch the sheep, and defra aren’t interested despite my suspicion that they are untagged.
Im therefore unfortunately in the position of concluding my 3 strand electric rope (which is great for my horses) is not sufficient and I need something to keep the bl**dy sheep out. The border fence i need to upgrade is c.800m long, so before I spend a fortune on sheep wire (which I hate in horse fields for risk of getting a leg stuck) does anyone have any better suggestions for cheap, horse safe sheep proof fencing?