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fencing in NH
Author: Ann Lewis 
Date:   01-02-07 20:47

Hi,
We will be moving to New Hampshire this summer. We may or may not be staying permanently at the farm we first settle at. We may be there six months, one year, or five years, or long term. We have reduced the flock from 30 down to six plus however many lambs we have/take up. These six are obviously the most important to us. I have been looking at the perma-net which seems to solve our fencing problem however, I have two big concerns: Snow cover and coyotes (which may be hungrier up there than here in Connecticut). How does this fencing stand up to those two stresses? We could go with a local woven wire (remembering that it might be very short term) but like the portability of the perma-net fencing. We will also increase numbers again with time.
Thanks,
Ann



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Re: fencing in NH
Author: gordon 
Date:   01-03-07 16:52

Perma-net would be a great choice for most of the year. But when the snow
is deep enough the animals may not be grounded and not be shocked.
If the animal is not getting a shock it may try to go through the net and become
tangled.
If you had a place to keep your sheep during the heavey snow times the
fence would work fine.

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