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Saturday, January 12, 2013

RE: [AlpacaTalk] Is there a guideline for pricing/choosing?

 

I was told by a lady that runs sheep in cat country,that it takes 6 pyrs to stand against a cougar without the dogs getting hurt.We have cougar in Missouri but none  real close to me so far.We have bear too,but none directly around the farm.I worry most about dogs.I have seen people post about chainlink 8ft to protect against cougars.I trust my pyrs much more then fences.
Tina Travis
ElkHorn Alpacas
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Warrenton,MO.63383
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636-459-8930
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From: Heather Zeleny
Sent: ‎1/‎12/‎2013 7:20 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Is there a guideline for pricing/choosing?

 

I just remembered another farm in our area. She lost her best herdsire to a cougar. She did have 5' fences, and only one LGD. However, I doubt if anything can keep out a determined cougar. Maybe 6 or 8' chain link, but even then I'm not so sure, They're cats and they can jump. And they can surely climb wooden fenceposts. And I guess you all don't have to worry about cougars at all, back east, anymore. I'd worry more about roaming dogs.


Another friend of ours lost a female to neighborhood dogs. She had 4' sheep or cattle field fence, and the alpaca either put her head over the top to check out the dogs, or else through the openings, and the dogs got her. 

I even worry about some areas on our fences. There are a few low spots in the ground where animals could easily get under. We really need to get some good sized rocks in those spots and block them. And we do see roaming dogs on the road every now and then. We we also have been lucky so far.


Heather

Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Creswell, OR

541.895.0964

Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece

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