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high tensile, page-wire, perimeter fence is 32" high with two electric
wires on top giving a total height of 48", and stand off wires 6" from
the ground on the outside. Main internal field fences are 6 wire +/- 12
gauge high tensile electric fence. Fields are split into subdivision strips
150' wide with 4 wire, 16 gauge temporary electric fencing. The front
and backstrip fences are 150' bundles of electrified netting. Temporary,
Ridley Rappa electric fences can be used on cropping residues and catch
crops. All permanent fence lines are sprayed with Round Up annually to
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Guard
Llamas (click for larger) |
Guard
Llamas are used as back-up predator control should any predators
make it through the electric fence system. All Llamas on the farm
were quarantined for 6 months and blood tested in accordance with
the Ontario Sheep Health Program. The intensive rotational grazing
system makes it easier for the Llamas to patrol over a smaller
area. It also makes it nearly impossible for predators to pick
off stragglers and lambs that have wandered away from the safety
of the flock.
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