At 10:04 PM 10/24/2005, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Also wondering what you do with areas that flood. Do you put in 2 fences,
>one that is the perimeter when not flooded, and one that is the perimeter
>when it is flooded, and graze between when possible, and turn off power to
>the outer when it's under water?
Ann,
I experience floods in my creekbottom fields at least 4-6 times a year,
but they're short in duration - water comes up fast, but usually subsides
within a day's time . Perimeter fence in that area is two strands of
electrified 12.5 ga HT wire, with T-posts at 100 ft intervals.
Guess I could/should put in a floodgate controller or at least a throw-out
switch for those sections that are typically inundated, but I haven't done
so.
Two strands of HT wire don't 'catch' much debris, so I've never had my HT
fence 'go' anywhere - but the neighbor's woven wire and barbed wire fences
in that same area are demolished every time it floods. At one point, he
replaced some of the net wire fence with 6 strands of unelectrified HT -
with springs and strainers all located at the end that floods, and T-posts
at 16-ft spacings - it caught almost as much debris as the net wire did;
fence, corner posts - everything - went downstream the first time the creek
got out of its banks.
All I have to do is turn off the power and walk my fence after the water
subsides, 'strumming' it a little to shake off the leaves/grass that
accumulate on it.
>Someone suggested fencing with Premier's maxi-shock, and just know that
it will be taken away by >floods. I wondered about using maxi-shock and
trying to reel it in before we expect most floods, >knowing that sometimes
we'll miss.
I have had polywire fences across this field taken downstream, fiberglass
posts and all, when an unexpected flood comes before I'm able to reel up
the polywire.
Louis L. "Lucky" Pittman, Jr., DVM
Veterinary Pathologist/ Dept. Chairman
Murray St. Univ.-Breathitt Veterinary Ctr.
Hopkinsville, KY
