Advice on fencing please

mobfromcork

Folks,
Any advice on putting up a small gauge fence at the other side of an existing sheep fence please? The sheep fence is mainly 4 inch round posts with the occasional 6 inch one all about 10 feet apart. It's 3 foot sheep wire with two strands of barbed wire overhead it. We recently got a small dog for the kids and we've just discovered it can squeeze through the sheep fence and into the field next door. I wasn't there when it happened but we're unsure where exactly she got in. We lured it back in but, obviously, need to stop it ever happening again. Want to buy fencing tomorrow if possible as I'm off for 2 days. I had a roll of 3 ft high chicken wire but there's no way you could get the tension on it to pull across 10 feet intervals without it sagging very badly. I probably only need to go about 2ft-3ft in height as it's a small dog and is unlikely to grow much bigger. It's around 60 -70 yard stretch I need to do. Any ideas for wire that might do or how to tension it over such a long stretch please?
I'm handy enough at making/fixing things and have a good array of tools but no fence tensioner. Don't fancy spending hundreds on one as it won't be something that I'll have a lot of call for in the future. Are the cheaper ones worth getting or a waste of time?
Any advice appreciated.

_Brian

Electric collar??

50HX

Use fox wire instead of chicken wire, you'll get a strain on that

Genghis Cant

You could get chainlink fencing , I know it's available in 900mm (maybe there's a lower one).
Galvanised or pvc coated.
You could tension it with a rachet strap and fix it when your happy with the tension.
Chainlink ain't cheap though . But it's secure.

mobfromcork

Thanks for replies. I'll price both in the morning.
I'm a bit unsure about the electric collar Brian. It's the cheapest option in lots of ways and I can see the benefits but I'd like to put up a solid physical barrier first if I can

Bass Reeves

is the sheep wire on the near side of the poles or on the far sides. Chicken wire should definitely work if sheep wire is on near side of pole. It may even work if sheep wire is on the far side Get really small cable ties or tying wire and tie the chicken wire onto the sheep wire. Pain of a job but it should work. Another way is 2 strands of electric fence 4-5'' and 10-12'' off ground. Keep strimmed to prevent earthing.

mobfromcork

Sheep wire is on the far side of the poles. I thought of the cable ties alright, but as you say, probably a dose of a job.
Electric fence/wire isn't an option as it runs along the length of our back garden and my youngest smallie would definitely end up shocking himself.
Most videos I've seen of the tensioning tools online revolve around the post but this won't be possible with the sheep wire already in situe. I'll have a proper look in the morning. It was nearly dark tonight when I got back.

freedominacup

mobfromcork wrote: »

my youngest smallie would definitely end up shocking himself.

Once.

hopeso

mobfromcork wrote: »

Sheep wire is on the far side of the poles. I thought of the cable ties alright, but as you say, probably a dose of a job.
Electric fence/wire isn't an option as it runs along the length of our back garden and my youngest smallie would definitely end up shocking himself.
Most videos I've seen of the tensioning tools online revolve around the post but this won't be possible with the sheep wire already in situe. I'll have a proper look in the morning. It was nearly dark tonight when I got back.

I wouldn't worry too much about tensioning whatever you decide to put up...I assume the current fence is well tensioned and stock proof. All you need is something to restrain the dog. Another option would be that green wind break stuff...I don't know the correct name for it...but you'd see it fixed to a fence to give shelter to young plants at times....

mobfromcork

Thanks. That's good advice. I got rolls of 50m rolls of 2ft chicken wire and stapled them to the stakes. Cable tied the chicken wire to the sheep fencing every foot or so at the top and bottom and a few bits in between. Have only done around 30-40ft so far but seems to be working well.

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