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What are you folks experiences with this Premier fencing?

https://amzn.to/407oaft

I got it for my chickens 4 years ago when I first moved here and had good experiences.  I hooked it into my stationary perimeter hot line and just.moved my square around the perimeter of my field to keep the goats out of the chicken's feed.  I see people using it for pigs, but my pigs utterly killed it. But then, my pigs weren't trained very well to hotline and figured out they could blow under it to go rob the chickens of their feed.  I see Polyface Farms using it, and another big pig farm using it, Justin Rhodes on YT.... I used it in a BIG space (small space they start getting into trouble) for non-horned goats just fine, and it kept the ground predators away from my chickens. And it was lightweight and handy.  I still kept the poles and still use them.  Pro tip though-. Put a zip tie at the bottom on the ends so the netting doesn't slip down onto the metal prongs and short out. I would only be comfortable using it inside a physical barrier, unlime some fks I've seen- simply bc I have had those "oh crap" moments.  Pigs running down the country road and stopping cars.  No bueno.

Btw, I'm an Amazon affiliate and that is my link.  But I bought this fence. So I just grabbed the link from my account to put there.  So if you click on it and get that fencing, the proceeds go to feed my freeloader horses. Lol
 
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I got a ton of it from the USDA for rotation Aly grazing but it never worked for my sheep. They walked right through it. But I always had woolies so electric fencing is not effective anyway.

Another sheep farmer was desperate for fencing so I gave it to her and she used it, but I think it was desperation that made it work.

I also had some lambs get tangled in it on a rainy day and it electrocuted them to death. So not a huge fan of it.
 
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Hi, I've been using portable electric fence for about 4 years now. It does seem best to be a secondary fence within a permanent perimeter fence. We trained our goats and dogs too it. Perhaps not nice, but it was essential that they respect our fence lines. We put some jelly/fruit on a line. Eventually a goat licked it and now everyone stays away from it.

Goats and hooved animals don't have a lot of ground contact, not like a dog. The electric fence has to be hot enough to shock them away. Our goats have horns and it the fencing is working great for them. We also rotate the animals weekly. I think that helps keep them from getting bored and ornery.

Sorry to hear about your sheep...sounds awful. Young animals seem to test the boundaries more.
 
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