Sheep Fencing

paul1982a

Hi Everyone...bit of a newbie but hope someone on here may have some help for me.

Have a small farm (dads farm) who passed on know i'm having to help with up keep more than I did alot of fencing needs done....instead of paying a contractor is there any courses anywhere in the country where teaches fencing skills??

Thanks

Username John

paul1982a wrote: »

Hi Everyone...bit of a newbie but hope someone on here may have some help for me.

Have a small farm (dads farm) who passed on know i'm having to help with up keep more than I did alot of fencing needs done....instead of paying a contractor is there any courses anywhere in the country where teaches fencing skills??

Thanks

Hi Paul,

I don't have an answer for you. But as you are doing a lot of fencing, are you aware there is a sheep fencing grant currently available (if you meet certain criteria)
See here

Bluefoam

This is what I thought when I read 'sheep fencing'...

Conmaicne Mara

How the Kiwi's do it. You may prefer to use sheep netting, or not. But, I would closely examine how they avoid extra cost in not using fancy crimps etc.

There are more videos from that guy that are worth watching, four altogether I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71YHr-v9vSE

Then you will have companies like Tornado, trying to sell you loads of stuff you don't really need. But again there are good tips in there, just save yourself the cost and take the best out of both videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwVQuh3BsN4

The most important thing, in my opinion, is getting your strainers done correctly. They are the anchors of your fence and if you have badly constructed or weak strainers you'll have a **** fence.

There isn't a whole heap to sheep fencing, but what there is to it does need to be done right. Use good quality materials, and try to avoid the expensive add on's which only make the manufacturers money. I'm not saying they're not useful or effective, they are, but they're an extra cost.

iverjohnston

The preperation is more than half the battle. Face the hedge back to the bushes/trees you are going to nail to. Ideally a hedge cutter can do this nicely, but you are into the banned time period now. A pair of Welders heavy leather gauntlett gloves are vital. will save you tearing the hands and wrists off yourself. Done properly, you should get 30 years out of it, depending on how many bought posts you use. (the less the better, they are all soft shi*e, and break at the ground in 6 or 7 years)