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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1897"><p>Have you checked the power at the area the calves are getting out? If you have a very dry type of soil, like rocks in one area and your ground is a little weak you may not be getting full voltage in some places. Are there any low spots that the calves can get under? Are the calves long wooly haired, or have the shed out slick? Is it all the calves or just a couple and always the same ones? I have fund that when the conditions get too dry the pulse on the fence doesn't alwasy stay consistant, the time between pulses becomes longer. How high is your bottom wire? If you are having a weak ground problem because of the dryness, you could run third wire about four inches from the bottom wire, or depending on the spacing between the two wires and hook it to your charger ground. There are so many variables with hot wire, trying to figure them out long distance can be pretty tough. Our calves always forward graze, (the wander under the wire and go anywhere they please) till the are about two months. By then they are big enough to hit the wire and have been lit up enough that they don't even go near it. We use a single high tensile wire 30 inches above the ground and don't have any other problems.</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> I've got six 3-4 month old calves</p><p>> that I can't keep in the electric</p><p>> fence. It happens this same time</p><p>> every year. My fence is; two</p><p>> strands of barbless wire, about</p><p>> 1/4 of the way around 110 acres</p><p>> and a 35 mile fencer. I've checked</p><p>> the fence and it's showing 5000 on</p><p>> the meter.The fence is hot but the</p><p>> calves just wiggle their way</p><p>> through it. If anyone has any</p><p>> ideas, please help. None of the</p><p>> older calves ever push the fence.</p><p>> We live by a busy road and my only</p><p>> other option is to early wean and</p><p>> sell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1897"] Have you checked the power at the area the calves are getting out? If you have a very dry type of soil, like rocks in one area and your ground is a little weak you may not be getting full voltage in some places. Are there any low spots that the calves can get under? Are the calves long wooly haired, or have the shed out slick? Is it all the calves or just a couple and always the same ones? I have fund that when the conditions get too dry the pulse on the fence doesn't alwasy stay consistant, the time between pulses becomes longer. How high is your bottom wire? If you are having a weak ground problem because of the dryness, you could run third wire about four inches from the bottom wire, or depending on the spacing between the two wires and hook it to your charger ground. There are so many variables with hot wire, trying to figure them out long distance can be pretty tough. Our calves always forward graze, (the wander under the wire and go anywhere they please) till the are about two months. By then they are big enough to hit the wire and have been lit up enough that they don't even go near it. We use a single high tensile wire 30 inches above the ground and don't have any other problems. dunmovin farms > I've got six 3-4 month old calves > that I can't keep in the electric > fence. It happens this same time > every year. My fence is; two > strands of barbless wire, about > 1/4 of the way around 110 acres > and a 35 mile fencer. I've checked > the fence and it's showing 5000 on > the meter.The fence is hot but the > calves just wiggle their way > through it. If anyone has any > ideas, please help. None of the > older calves ever push the fence. > We live by a busy road and my only > other option is to early wean and > sell. [/QUOTE]
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