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Nat S
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Location: York
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| RichardW wrote: |
| Ixy wrote: |
| The ones I have cost '36p per day' on mains according to the box. That seemed quite pricey given that the batteries cost me a tenner each and only need charging twice a month if that (car batts) and our total monthly electric is something like a tenner? |
That makes them 125watts or more. I cant find any that use that much. Care to quote the make & model? |
gemini 80 - I took the figure from their own packaging and thought 'ouch' at the time! |
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Nat S
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Location: York
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Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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It says: 0.0036p per day.  |
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Mr BlueSky
Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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Location: Central Europe
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 09 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Treacodactyl wrote: |
| It says: 0.0036p per day. |
so it does ... |
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Nat S
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Location: York
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 09 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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doh! That'll teach me to read too fast....
*plugs fencer into mains*  |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 09 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Ixy wrote: |
doh! That'll teach me to read too fast....
*plugs fencer into mains* |
That won't keep the pig in |
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RGT
Joined: 26 May 2009
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So what kind of fencing are you planning on using? I ask because IME a pig in a hurry will be through an untensioned mesh before it even realises it's been zapped, mains or battery. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 09 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| So what kind of fencing are you planning on using? I ask because IME a pig in a hurry will be through an untensioned mesh before it even realises it's been zapped, mains or battery. |
Who, us?
If so, we keep a saddleback in with two strands of rope that may or may not be on. The Tamworth was a different matter, and went straight through the fence and ran all the way back to the shed. All pigs benefit from 'training' with a couple of strands round a solid sided pen first. |
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Piggyphile
Joined: 02 Apr 2009
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I was going to use the electric 'tape' stuff so they can see it. If we get them as weaners with 2 or three lowish strands I thought I could add another strand when they get bigger. I guess I was hoping that having learnt that the tape hurts when young they would be reluctant to charge it when older. I have heard that hairier pigs get less of a shock so it might be that which makes the difference between the breeds. It is probably going to be a bit of trial and error |
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Nat S
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Location: York
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 09 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Rob R wrote: |
| RGT wrote: |
| So what kind of fencing are you planning on using? I ask because IME a pig in a hurry will be through an untensioned mesh before it even realises it's been zapped, mains or battery. |
Who, us?
If so, we keep a saddleback in with two strands of rope that may or may not be on. The Tamworth was a different matter, and went straight through the fence and ran all the way back to the shed. All pigs benefit from 'training' with a couple of strands round a solid sided pen first. |
yeah - although I think if we had thought to train her first, she would have been fine.
Little piglets would be another matter altogether but we struggle keeping them in the stys anyway! Sometimes you just have to admit defeat and keep anything left outdoors piglet proof
you don't have to do tape for visibility - rope is just as visible but more reel-able and doesn't look as messy as tape IMO |
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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Pigs have good eyes (even the ones with floppy ears). They can see plain metal wire just fine.
You also can either have more of it or use a smaller energiser than with tape, plus it costs less & last longer. |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 09 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Rob R wrote: |
| RGT wrote: |
| So what kind of fencing are you planning on using? I ask because IME a pig in a hurry will be through an untensioned mesh before it even realises it's been zapped, mains or battery. |
Who, us?
If so, we keep a saddleback in with two strands of rope that may or may not be on. The Tamworth was a different matter, and went straight through the fence and ran all the way back to the shed. All pigs benefit from 'training' with a couple of strands round a solid sided pen first. |
Only once had a pig go through the fence and that was one trying to get away from a larger, bolshier animal. Our biggest electric fence problem is getting tghe pigs to go over the line where the fence WAS when we want to move them! Batteries here, by the way. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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The saddleback boar can't even see a person approaching |
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Nat S
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Location: York
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 09 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Rob R wrote: |
| The saddleback boar can't even see a person approaching |
That's true - I think the ears distort sounds for them aswell because sometimes I can talk to him when I approach, thinking he'll then know I'm there, but he still acts surprised when I touch him! I was scratching his back the other day and then went off to feed the chickens or something - he was still stood in the same spot waiting for me to scratch more when i went back past, and then he saw me through the ear gap and made a surprised noise! |
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