Chewing fence uprights - suggestions for repellant please!

[Weezy]

Cribbox won't cut it as it will take me forever

We creosote anyway, but wondering if anyone has tried mixing this with chilli oil or something to try and stop the chewing, all ideas welcome!

ETS the horses are only out for 2 hours a day, so are not bored or neglected

 

[devilwoman]

someone on here suggested the other day putting poo in water and painting it on the fence, it really really works my two didnt even sniff it after let alone chew it.

 

[Weezy]

Oh that sounds worth a try! Maybe I will just smear the already eaten ones with droppings and wash over the rest - only question is, surely with every rain fall I will need to re-do?

 

[loz9]

hydrophane do a cribox paint thats meant to be long lasting/water resistant.
http://www.countrysupplies.com/item.asp?i=5118
iv just ordered a pot in the hope that it will stop my lot chewing!

 

[cellie]

Creosote always works for us are they still chewing with fresh application

 

[Weezy]

lozz that is brilliant, thank you

cellie, it is so damp ATM that the creosote isn't really being given time to sink in *sigh*

 

[mik]

Try chilli paste, I use sambal olek (think you spell it like that), mine never touched it.

 

[JenHunt]

we asked our mechanic to give us the used engine oil when he did an oil change for us... saved him getting rid of it, and saved us a few £ too!! worked brilliantly to boot!

 

[devilwoman]

weezy it has poured down all day today and they havent touched it yet - maybe its a "mind" thing now and they just think its gonna taste sh*t

 

[Weezy]

Brilliant, thanks everyone, lots of things to try

 

[Kallibear]

Much heaper, and permnant, is buy a hose, chop it into 6" pieces and nail them to the fence, so they stick a couple of inches upright in the air. The they can't chew it without getting jabbed in the mouth. We have a really bad crib bitter/woodchewer and it works for him.

 

[Doublethyme]

Must be the time of year and boredom I think for mine, because they are chewing too. Noticed one nearly chewed through fence post this morning! Think that's my 19 month old filly, but the 15 year old mare has been known to have a go if she feels like it. Both are on full vit and min supplements so I think its just end of winter boredom.

Typically I'd done all the tops of the fence posts with NAF crib stuff and the little buggers have chewed the bottoms instead! Luckily we have wire between the posts, so they can't chew that.

The NAF crib seems to work, but its a pain in the backside going round doing it and also works out quite expensive, although as I say I put it on the tops of the fence posts before Christmas and they still aren't touching those despite rain/snow etc.