[Jacob-list] new list member and prospective new owner

[Debbie Bennett]

We use field fence. Small lambs and kids can go through it, but they 
usually elect to stay with mom. The one time we used a piece of a cattle 
panel to make a gate, we had a goat get his head stuck and the wire 
doesn't bend, it was really hard to get him out.
Debbie Bennett
On Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 04:35 PM, Linda wrote:

> Cute pictures, Gary! (and fast downloading!)
>  
> Doesn't anyone use hog wire (aka field fence)?  It's my thought that 
> you can't be too rich, too thin or have too many hog/bull panels, but 
> they are pretty expensive.  We're in the process of fencing the first 
> five acres at the new place.  There will alot of cross fencing and 
> truthfully I couldn't even begin to justify the cost of using bull 
> panels for the whole thing.  Hog wire is about $300 for 1000' of 48" 
> wire.  For the donkeys we need to run one strand of barb wire on top of 
> that at $27 for 1/4 mile.  1000' of bull panels are about $1000 and the 
> lower openings are smaller than I like to use for lambs. 
>  
> We have a barn for the sheep, but have used Mary Ellen's bull panel 
> shelter for the donkeys and as temporary housing for the sheep ever 
> since she first mentioned them - how many years ago? - on this list. 
> They are great - cheap and very portable.  I like to use brown tarps as 
> they seem to coordinate with the woods - :-)
>  
> Linda
>
> On Wed, 08 May 2002 19:06:19 -0400, Gary Tomas Fay wrote:
> >Susan Nielsen wrote:
> >
> >Hello, I am not Mary Ellen but I have seen her cattle panel boothes
> >and
> >build a few at my place.Sounds like you have one fiesty ram!
> >
> >
> >http://home.mebtel.net/~fayg/docs/jacob.htm
> >
> >Take a peek at the 5th panel down ... They make a blue tarp 20 x10
> >that fits
> >perfectly, it can be tucked under the edges of the panel, with a
> >little
> >overlap for fastening. I strap the panels to each other with
> >electric fence
> >wire.
> >
> >The chow has delivered two of her puppies, I know they are not the
> >classic
> >sheep dog but it will be interesting to see how they do, the Chinese
> >used
> >them to herd cattle and hunt bear, I wonder how much of each they
> >retained.
> >
> >The lambs were having fun with each other but not ventureing too far
> >from
> >their respective mothers! Much more coordinated than they were this
> >weekend!
> >I bet in no time they will be banging on things too.
> >
> >
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>
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> Registered Jacob Sheep
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>
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