Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Looks great Sheepgirl! I love your family. That's so nice they all helped out. I can't wait to see pics of your sheep in there! They are gonna go wild!
Constructing a woven wire field fence - PICS
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BrownSheep - hahahaha if I'm ever in the area, I'll let you know 
aggie - Thanks!
marlow, Roving Jacobs, and aggie - Thanks! As for the low strand, it may be an issue, but it's something I'm not to concerned about. IME, when there's plenty of grass in the pasture, the sheep don't tend to get close to the fence line at all. The only thing I'm concerned about is them trying to stick their noses under, where there is a 3" gap, trying to escape to get out (which I imagine they will try to do when they see their old barn from the pasture). My mom said absolutely not to electric, so I can't use that as an alternative to the barbed wire.
bluebirdsnfur - Yep, we used RedBrand -- TSC was the only place open on Sunday when we went shopping We still need to go through and twist the fence a bit (like where the ^ is in the wire) to make it tight, like where there are hills and everything. I tried doing it today, but I just can't twist it as much as I need to, like how my uncle started doing it. But the 2x4 idea is great! I might try that if the gap does become an issue 
Bridgemoof - Thanks! I can't wait, either The boys are going to auction tomorrow, so I'm going to put 5-6 lbs of hay in the feeder tomorrow night, and then add more in the morning. When I see their rumen full, I'll put them out on pasture so they won't bloat (we've had a lot of rain lately so the grass is wet, which is an ideal condition for bloating).
aggie - Thanks!
marlow, Roving Jacobs, and aggie - Thanks! As for the low strand, it may be an issue, but it's something I'm not to concerned about. IME, when there's plenty of grass in the pasture, the sheep don't tend to get close to the fence line at all. The only thing I'm concerned about is them trying to stick their noses under, where there is a 3" gap, trying to escape to get out (which I imagine they will try to do when they see their old barn from the pasture). My mom said absolutely not to electric, so I can't use that as an alternative to the barbed wire.
bluebirdsnfur - Yep, we used RedBrand -- TSC was the only place open on Sunday when we went shopping
We still need to go through and twist the fence a bit (like where the ^ is in the wire) to make it tight, like where there are hills and everything. I tried doing it today, but I just can't twist it as much as I need to, like how my uncle started doing it. But the 2x4 idea is great! I might try that if the gap does become an issue Bridgemoof - Thanks! I can't wait, either
The boys are going to auction tomorrow, so I'm going to put 5-6 lbs of hay in the feeder tomorrow night, and then add more in the morning. When I see their rumen full, I'll put them out on pasture so they won't bloat (we've had a lot of rain lately so the grass is wet, which is an ideal condition for bloating).
jenlynn4
Chillin' with the herd
I'm jealous!!! I just know I'm going to screw mine up! Mine will by WAY smaller and only like 1 roll of fence but I just know its going to be a mess....I can never do things the way they should be no matter how hard I try.
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I guess I never did post a picture on this thread of my sheep out in the field!
Here ya go:
You can go to my journal (pgs 18, 19, and 25) and see a bunch more pictures.
Here ya go:
You can go to my journal (pgs 18, 19, and 25) and see a bunch more pictures.
jenlynn4
Chillin' with the herd
awww how sweet!
