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shadiya

Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Posts: 1285

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 12 4:32 pm Post subject: Electric sheep netting

I'm just about to start using this with my sheep but it's testing below 3000 and I don't want them breaking out. I'm not sure about either the state of the battery I'm using to power the fence or the fencer I'm using to power it. Energiser is a Rutland 200 on a 100amp battery powering two nets through some vegetation in places. In theory, plenty of power and a reasonable charger, says it'll do twenty nets.

The earth is a bit of old fence post I found, probably could do better.

Suggestions on how to boost the system please. Thanks

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 12 4:39 pm Post subject:
Spike the fence through cardboard to keep it weed free? Having said that, I've got mine behind nets at the moment and the battery is on charge...

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 6:26 am Post subject:
where can i buy electric sheep?

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 7:10 am Post subject:

caroline1 wrote:

where can i buy electric sheep?

First find an electric shepherd

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 7:20 am Post subject:
Ok, I searched ebay and google, and couldn't find an electric shepherd, looks like I'm not cut out to be a sheep farmer, thanks goodness for that!

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 7:45 am Post subject:

caroline1 wrote:

Ok, I searched ebay and google, and couldn't find an electric shepherd, looks like I'm not cut out to be a sheep farmer, thanks goodness for that!

I had a mate at college called Dylan Pym, whose business cards said

"Dylan Pym - The Electric Shepherd"

As it said "the", I assume there's only one

Sadly, I no longer have his number, so I can't pass it on

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 8:05 am Post subject:
Um, I'm beginning to think that the Poster for this didn't mean he had electric sheep...

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 8:20 am Post subject:
yep that is a possibility

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 8:26 am Post subject:
Oh to hell with it. I'm off to round up those electric sheep, but hey, hang on, all I have to do is get an old play station control unit and make them come to me... there's a whole world of possibilities out there for this... Just imagine, no more trudging up and down fields, could even get rid of the sheep dog, I can sit on the veranda, gin in hand and round up my flock....

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 10:59 am Post subject:

caroline1 wrote:

Oh to hell with it. I'm off to round up those electric sheep, but hey, hang on, all I have to do is get an old play station control unit and make them come to me... there's a whole world of possibilities out there for this... Just imagine, no more trudging up and down fields, could even get rid of the sheep dog, I can sit on the veranda, gin in hand and round up my flock....

Genius !

When you patent the idea, remember to mention my input in the development stage

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46211
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 11:34 am Post subject:
deffo on cardboard,and a sythe/ strimmer for anything growing on the outside line a bigger energiser and or better battery might be needed if you can make proper gate units as climbing over and getting a toe caught so as to roll yourself up in a live net is a bad idea as i discovered one morning

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Electric sheep netting

shadiya wrote:

Get a 5 ft galvanised rod for the earth and drive it in till only 6 inches is left above ground, a good earth makes all the difference.

Mutton

Joined: 09 May 2009
Posts: 1508

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 14 8:18 pm Post subject:
And then there is "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Philip K Dick which was the basis for "Bladerunner" and more recently "The Android's Dream" by John Scalzi which actually has sheep in it - and I seem to remember one breed is electric blue....

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