RE: [AlpacaTalk] RE: fencing/gates
Hi…I have not tried this idea yet, but shortly will do so.
We were told by someone who has LGD’s that it really helped to secure the gate areas if you dug under the gate about 8 inches wide and a foot deep and sunk in concrete blocks, the kind that are approximately 8 inches wide, 8 inches deep and 14 inches long….the standard size ….laid on sand or gravel just to be level with the ground. That stops coyotes digging in or dogs digging out. At one gate, these folks laid 3 widths of block as there had been a tendency for the dogs to try further back from the gate. Once the triple width of block was inserted, the dogs quit trying to dig at all.
Allison
Allison E. Moss-Fritch
350 Cloquallum Rd.
Elma, WA 98541-9440
Phone 360 861-8485
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Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:00 AM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] RE: fencing/gates
<<<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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