Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along

[Baymule]

Lambs have little resistance to worms. In time you and I both will get cross fencing up to reserve fallow pasture for lambing. It will help. Good news is, fall,frost, winter is coming and worms will go dormant. I sure need the break after the spring and summer I’ve had.
Good news, the 7 ewe lambs that I kept are starting to grow. They certainly had their setbacks but look like they are having a growth spurt.

That fencing looks real good. Being netting, y’all can move it around if you want to.

 

[Ridgetop]

DH said last night we are short of reaching the pasture fencing with the electronet. The Premier guy, Tad, called me this morning since I had left a message about something else. I had not had my forst cup of coffee and was brain dead but was able to ask questions. He looked up the electronet I had ordered and we were able to discuss strength of chargers, etc. Apparently because the electronet has 11 strands of wire the Gallagher 0.3 joule charger will only power one roll. I ordered a much larger solar charger 2.4 joules that wll power 8 sections. I also ordered 3 more sections of electronet because DH said we were short. Then I called DS1 who said we only needed 1 section of electronet to finish and not to order any more until he makes sure the electronet fencing works. He os wprroed that the horses will knock it down. I called Tad back and cut the electronet order to one 164' roll. Left the order on the 2.4 joule charger instead of dropping it to a less powerful one since more is better when it comes to electrc fencing. This charger has 2 replaceable batteries and can be charged by plugging it in to 120 outlet. Also can be powered that way as well in emergencies or while charging the bateries.

I figure that even with permanent fencing the electric fencing can be used to fence off pastures when reseeding, for smaller areas for lambs, rams, horses?, etc.

Had to reheat coffee for first cup. Gotta go drink it to activate brain cells!

 

[farmerjan]

NEVER look at the "miles" thing... JOULES... is what is necessary. A 2 joule charger is MINIMAL, and I think that they are about as big as a solar charger goes. If there is any way to do it as a plug in, do it.... That will set anything that touches them on their butt....Including the horses...
I thought I had discussed it... OH yeah... it is on @canesisters thread when she was having trouble with Blossom getting out.... she had to do some rewiring... but the charger was most of the problem...
Since the guy at Premiere advised you, he would have made sure it is a "low impedance" charger ... that is the only kind to use with netting or even the poly wire type of fencing... The older chargers will not work with any of the poly wire/ poly braid/ electric netting... it will cause fires. They have to be listed Low impedance... it is a pulsing type charge and will not cause the poly stuff to melt or catch on fire....
I wouldn't use a .3 joule charger on anything...

 

[Ridgetop]

The large charger I ordered s a 2.4 joule charger it is the largest one they sell. It can be plugged in through the charger port as well as to charge the batteries if there os no solar charge available.

"New! High-output electric fence energizer. 30 watt solar panel keeps the 12V battery charged and your fence functional. Effectively contains domestic livestock while keeping out ground-based predators."

 

[Ridgetop]

DH s pacing to leave for CA tomorrow. I needed a few things from the house so sent him a list like he asked. Waste of time! He called and both he and DS1 argued over where to fimd the items while I tried to tell them where to look. Then the debated whether a curling iron ws a hair straightener or a curling iron. Really? Just listen and I will tell you where the items are and what they look like. Since I have to tell you on the phone why did I need to text you a list?

According to DS1 I can never die because no family member will be able to take care of DH.

 

[Mini Horses]

Effectively contains domestic livestock while keeping out ground-based predators."

Not my goats. yeah, neither unit. Only the strong plug in. It takes less once they are hit heavy, couple times.

You know this why am I even posting. Of course, your dogs do help and they're sheep....but, you know.

 

[canesisters]

Not my goats. yeah, neither unit. Only the strong plug in. It takes less once they are hit heavy, couple times.

You know this why am I even posting. Of course, your dogs do help and they're sheep....but, you know.

I love that they specified that the fence is only effective against ground predators

 

[Ridgetop]

DS1 went out to worm the lambs and BL38 was dead. She was always undersized and unhealthy looking. There are 2 others that are very small and may not make it. The lamb crop this year did not do well. We even lost the really nice older February ram lamb out of R17 and 7088. It broke my hert and even DS1 was mourning over him since he was a beautful long thick ram lamb. Anyway DS1 wormed all the lambs so hopefully the rest will survive and grow. I have 4 slaughter reservations for lambs. I might have to have DS1 worm the rams since they are in a separate pen and not being rotated.

 

[farmerjan]

Sorry to hear that. It has been a bad year for all of you in TX. And, on top of that, the move from one climate to a different one has the animal's systems struggling to adapt, and with the seemingly explosive bloom of worms all over Texas, it has been exceptionally bad for most everyone.
We get a "bloom" of worms here every few years... and you either worm and treat or you lose animals. Sometimes it seems it is nature's way to control the populations, but because we are more dependent on the value of selling them, and the limited amount of land they have to move onto, it exacerbates the difficulties. Hence we rely on chemical ways to stop the problems... not wrong, just the way it is.
Hoping that he can get the rest wormed, and then they can come along with the cooler fall weather heading in your direction too.

 

[Baymule]

After the “worm season” I’ve had, I’m looking forward to the first killing frost.

I’m sorry about the sheep that you lost. They were born in the middle of a move, to worm central. Count your blessings, it could have been a lot worse and there’s always next year. Erick told me he lost 25 GROWN GOATS. And look how long he’s been raising and culling hard. This has been a freak year.