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Re: Electric fence [Re: k snow] #8147018
05/30/24 05:08 AM
05/30/24 05:08 AM
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NWWA/AZ
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checked mine yesterday the old fashion way (grass is to short for that),,,,Rolled me over backwards......Aint laughed at myself that hard in a while


Ant Man/ Marty 2028
just put your ear to the ground , and follow along

Re: Electric fence [Re: M.Magis] #8147087
05/30/24 08:11 AM
05/30/24 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by M.Magis
Sounds like they have a grass/hay problem as much as a fence problem. Full steers are usually content where they are.


My exact thoughts ! Most likely lack of feed.


It’s a lazy man who can’t find his wife a second job !
Re: Electric fence [Re: k snow] #8147095
05/30/24 08:36 AM
05/30/24 08:36 AM
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Electric fence needs to be nose high to the animal your keeping in. Since the cattle are already going under I would recommend two wires one 12 to 18 inches of the ground and one about 30 inches high. It really should be put up on its own post a couple of feet off the other fence and needs to be tight. It could be put back closer to the other fence once the animals are retrained.

Re: Electric fence [Re: k snow] #8147099
05/30/24 08:52 AM
05/30/24 08:52 AM
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It sounds like the real problem is the foot of space under the woven wire. It is enticing the animals to reach under which leads to them pushing on it and eventually right onto the other side. That is far too high off the ground. One hot wire up high is pretty standard to keep the animals from reaching over and crushing the fence down, but by mounting the woven wire up high they have inadvertently invited the opposite problem. The best solution would be to take it all down and put it back up properly. Second best would be to run another hot wire 18-24 inches high to give them a good bite next time they try to go under.

Re: Electric fence [Re: k snow] #8147100
05/30/24 08:55 AM
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We have over 1300 acres of pasture with only 1 hot wire nothing else. It keeps in our dairy cows, bulls, about 20 angus and hereford bulls and most of the calves. We run it hot and about 30 inches off the ground.

Re: Electric fence [Re: k snow] #8147122
05/30/24 09:42 AM
05/30/24 09:42 AM
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Elect fence post gets pushed into the ground via the triangle at the bottom so the top of the triangle is flush with the ground and then the yellow insulator goes on the post a couple inches lower than the top of it. Elect fence usually hits you about middle of your thigh or so if you are six foot tall. If they pushing against it constantly then there isn't enough juice in it. Its not plugged in or something. Most likely something is laying up against it and getting zapped / grounded instead and its not zapping cows. Usually you walk or ride a fence to make sure its not up against a fence post or tree limb or tall grass. Hopefully that helps. If you take a hammer with a wooden handle and touch it to the fence and lay it over to a post you should be able to make a spark. The light and sound of the spark tells you how strong it is. If it barely does anything then thats why the cows don't care to touch it.

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