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Temporary Boundary Fences


Electrified netting is the only option. Why? It will stop sheep, goats, dogs and coyotes.
  1. Use the shorter ElectroNet® or E'Net™ if the animals are trained to netting and are neither tall nor flighty. It's cheaper and easier to use than 42 in. tall netting.
  2. Use ElectroStop® or E'Stop™ if not trained.

Temporary Internal fences


  1. Netting. Quickest to install and/or remove. Most expensive per ft. Reliable.
  2. Two strands of IntelliTape™ or 3 strands of IntelliTwine on reels. Cheaper per ft than netting but more work. Works for adult ewes and feeder lambs. Will not stop coyotes, dogs, goats, young lambs, hungry sheep or rams during breeding.

Gates


  1. For temporary gates, use NetGate™ 3.0. It repels coyotes and dogs. It's also adjustable, low-cost and easy to install.
  2. For stronger and more permanent gates, use Premier's welded wire panels.
  3. ElectroNet, ElectroStop and PermaNet® fences don't require gates. Users just pull back a section to let animals in and out.

Flood gaps


  1. Use old electrified netting. Why old? It's often damaged by flood debris.
  2. Up to 4 strands of tape/twine suspended on 1/2 in. fiberglass rods. It's cheap, less likely to tangle and easily repaired.

Semi-Permanent Boundary


  1. Five-strand QuikFence.™ Less expensive and less reliable than PermaNet.
  2. PermaNet. Reliable for sheep, goats, coyotes and dogs. Faster to install and remove than QuikFence.
Both must be electrified.

Permanent Boundary


The design that works best for us has:
  • One barbed wire 2 in. above the soil to deter digging by guard dogs and coyotes.
  • GreenCote® or galvanized high-tensile (HT) woven wire.
  • If the woven wire is short, add HT non-energized wires on top to produce a fence that's 48 in. tall.
  • All are secured to wood or steel posts.
  • Two energized wires, ropes or twines offset on the inside--one at 7­ in. to stop coyotes, lambs and goat kids; one at 30 in. to stop sheep, goats and cattle.
This is a reliable, maintenance-free, aesthetic fence that keeps all livestock in and most coyotes and dogs out.

Permanent Subdivision fences


  1. Use a boundary fence design.
  2. Use HT smooth wires of which 2 are off-set and energized. Less $$. Less reliable.

Permanent Corral & feedlot fences


Must be tall enough to deter "leapers" and strong enough to resist physical pressure without causing injury to legs and heads. We use strong HT CloseMesh™ woven wire 48 in. tall. CloseMesh has verticals every 3 in.

Permanent Barbed-wire fences


Producers from Utah reported success with fences made of 6 to 8 strands of GreenCote barbed wire (has very nasty barbs) attached to wood or steel posts. We tested this design at Premier. It works--stops dogs, coyotes, cattle, sheep, goats and hunters.

Permanent Floodplain fences


We use a 5-strand fence with IntelliTwine™ up to the maximum water level. Above that, use HT smooth wire. The flood debris can break the IntelliTwine and leave the posts and upper wires in place. It's quick and cheap to repair/replace IntelliTwine. Wood posts resist the side pressure created by flood debris better than steel or fiberglass posts.

Warning: Electrified netting, QuikFence™ and 3-reel systems stop animals by pain--not by physical strength. Therefore, animals that are driven into them by dogs or poor stockmanship can and will force their way through them. So do not use them in situations where 1) this circumstance is probable, or 2) the result of an escape is more expensive than one can accept.