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<blockquote data-quote="Texas PaPaw" data-source="post: 768453" data-attributes="member: 2905"><p>Dry Creek</p><p></p><p>I purchase bawling salebarn calves most every week and sometimes cows & bulls. They are unloaded into a sturdy corral that has an electric wire about 6" inside the steel fence on the far end from where they are unloaded. I use polytape (ribbon) because it will flutter if there is a breeze. The calves being curious, will sniff the polytape and Zap, they are trained. The really smart ones never touch it after seeing their buddy getting zapped. A few of the dumb ones might try it twice. Usually they stay in this corral 1 day and then are turned into a grass trap that is fenced in barbwire with an offset hot wire. Over the years, I have handled a few thousand head this way and have never had one escape. There have been a few nut cases but they never mess with the hot wire after getting zapped. Cypress was right about them going thru a hot wire if they are not trained. By having the barbed wire next to the hot wire they will be going slow looking for holes and won't jump forward when zapped. I keep them in the trap about a week and they will be settled down as much as they can be settled depending upon their disposition. After a week in the trap I have never had one that didn't respect a single hot wire. Had a few nutty heifers over the year that would jump a single wire when pressured. All of my cross fences are 1 wire hot wire and the last 100 yards of my lane that goes to the corral is 2 wire. The 2 wires have stopped even the nut jobs from jumping and the top wire is not even hot.</p><p></p><p>A good, hot e-fence is an excellent tool if it is properly constructed and hotter than a firecraker.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents worth</p><p></p><p>Best Wishes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas PaPaw, post: 768453, member: 2905"] Dry Creek I purchase bawling salebarn calves most every week and sometimes cows & bulls. They are unloaded into a sturdy corral that has an electric wire about 6" inside the steel fence on the far end from where they are unloaded. I use polytape (ribbon) because it will flutter if there is a breeze. The calves being curious, will sniff the polytape and Zap, they are trained. The really smart ones never touch it after seeing their buddy getting zapped. A few of the dumb ones might try it twice. Usually they stay in this corral 1 day and then are turned into a grass trap that is fenced in barbwire with an offset hot wire. Over the years, I have handled a few thousand head this way and have never had one escape. There have been a few nut cases but they never mess with the hot wire after getting zapped. Cypress was right about them going thru a hot wire if they are not trained. By having the barbed wire next to the hot wire they will be going slow looking for holes and won't jump forward when zapped. I keep them in the trap about a week and they will be settled down as much as they can be settled depending upon their disposition. After a week in the trap I have never had one that didn't respect a single hot wire. Had a few nutty heifers over the year that would jump a single wire when pressured. All of my cross fences are 1 wire hot wire and the last 100 yards of my lane that goes to the corral is 2 wire. The 2 wires have stopped even the nut jobs from jumping and the top wire is not even hot. A good, hot e-fence is an excellent tool if it is properly constructed and hotter than a firecraker. Just my 2 cents worth Best Wishes [/QUOTE]
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