The hot wires aren't attached to the fence but are ran above the fence. If an animal touches both a hot and ground wire at the same time, they close the circuit and receive a shock.
I'll find out next week if my hopes for fencing and lambs are dashed or not. Son is getting married here on the farm. I think his bride to be wants the wedding by the pond and behind the barn right about where I want to run a fence row. I told her you tell me what you want and I'll make it happen for you.
We're going to have the reception in the barn with DJ and dancing for about 150 people. I'll stack all my stuff in the back of the barn and hang a 32'x12' tarp from the rafters. That will give us 32' x 40' open space.
