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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: fencing/gates

 

No we did not bury any of it except under gates.  We just wove(sp) it in the fence so it would stay put about 2 feet off the ground.  I did the entire property in about 3 hours.   I guess it was a couple hundred dollars but compared to the labor and supplies of everything else I thought it was worth it.  The collars are the big expense.  You can buy the main control from the company  and the bulk wire at HomeDepot or Lowes's.  Less expensive that from the PetSafe company.  You might be able to find less expensive on ebay or something.  I was in a hurry and did not have time to really shop around.  My husband was ready to shoot them if they got out again.
Robin

Richard and Robin Vasquez
R & R Ranch LLC
325B Denio Avenue
Gilroy,CA 95020
Phone: 408-842-5233/ Cell 408-710-0676/710-7911
 
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--- On Tue, 11/3/09, houckj@aol.com <houckj@aol.com> wrote:

From: houckj@aol.com <houckj@aol.com>
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] RE: fencing/gates
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 9:59 AM

 
<<<We interlaced the wire about 2 feet up all along the fence and just
ran it about 1" underground under the outside fences. Really fast and
easy. We had about 10-12 acres of perimeter fence.
Robin>>>

I don't really understand this Robin. You buried invisible fencing wire
*and* ran this same wire 2 ft up all along the fence for 10-12 acres?!
That's a *huge* job! My limited understanding of invisible fencing is
that the wire is buried at the line you don't want them to cross, then
whenever they cross it they get a shock? I have looked briefly at the
systems but the price tag always caused me to lose interest. Way out of
my budget.

I like the idea of the 4x4 posts, but that would be a lot of digging for
me in order to get them deep enough in the ground to not interfere with
the gate opening and closing. Ugh. Plus I have several low places
along the back side of the fence they could easily crawl under once they
discover them. Right now they are focusing on gates. I am afraid I
would end up having to bury 4x4s along the entire fence line - very pricey.

I thought about burying barb wire under the gate and fence. Don't
really like that idea because in the process of burying I will have to
disturb the dirt making it all the more enticing to dig and also I am
not crazy about the thought of bloody paws. Plus it will rust
underground pretty quickly.

Pouring concrete seemed the easiest and cheapest. Heather I thought
that was something you had already done, didn't realize it was one of
those "planning to do" projects lol. But still seems like a good
solution to me. I am just trying to picture how to do it....if I make a
form then the concrete will just be right there under the gate and they
can still dig out under it. It needs to run a bit out from the gate to
hopefully cause them to lose interest; but how to keep it somewhat in
check so as not to run too thin and too far. I suppose it is something
I am just going to have to experiment with. I am picturing making a
thick sludge and pouring it slowly in the area, maybe I can make a dam
out of mud or dirt out a bit from the gate to contain the concrete.

Thanks! Janice

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