[AT] [Bulk] Re: Growing Corn

[charlie hill]

Good idea with the spark plug Thomas.  If I ever get the
fence I might try that.  I knew a guy that trained his dogs
to an electric fence.  He put one strand about 16" or so
above the ground all the way around his yard.  At the driveways
he dropped the wire down to about 4" above the ground and used
a spring to keep tension on it.  He could drive right over it.
He had to big Dobermans.  Once they got shocked a time or two
they stayed clear of it and eventually, after a couple of years, he
turned it off all together.  They stayed right in the yard.  Maybe I
should try that with mine.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Thomas O Mehrkam
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 3:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] [Bulk] Re: Growing Corn

Try an electric fence charger along the bottom of the fence.

Worked with mine as long as it was on.  He could hear it and if it was
turned off for any reason he would be out in short order. After a while
I out a spark plug between the wire to ground.  That way I did not have
to main the wire the entire parameter.  As long as that plug was popping
he would stay away from the fence.

OBTW the spark plug was off an Antique tractor. :-}

On 7/12/2014 12:35 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Well my Jack Russell and the mix breed lab take great pleasure in 
> squirrel.
> Just last week the lab caught one in a wide open yard full of trees that 
> the
> squirrel could easily get to but Bailey was too quick for at least one of
> them.
> I didn't have to worry about feeding her that night.  If they stay in the
> trees they
> are safe but if they make a mistake and hit the ground it's on like Donkey
> Kong.
> The problem is I can't leave the Jack outside because he wonders around
> about
> a 1 mile radius and the lab follows him.  He being a terrier will start 
> some
> trouble
> and she will finish it.  When the neighbors started comparing notes one of
> them
> came to see me to warn me that my pair had been tied to the death of 6
> chickens and
> two cats and some fair injury to a couple of dogs.  I don't know if it's
> true or not
> but I don't doubt it.  Neither one of them have ever come home injured 
> from
> a fight
> but the lab came in with fresh blood on the side of her face not long ago.
>
> Now I keep the Jack inside most of the time and carry him out in the 
> country
> away from
> anything domestic to let him run.  As long as the Jack and I are inside 
> the
> house the
> lab will lay in the yard.  I wish I had enough extra cash for about 1000' 
> of
> chain link
> but I don't and the Jack would dig out anyway.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spencer Yost
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 11:26 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Growing Corn
>
> If you can figure out anything a squirrel can't climb over, around or
> through - let me know.    This cold winter must have been hard on them as
> the numbers seem to be down.   By this time of the year the apples are
> usually long gone but I still have a few.  However I would not doubt the
> last few survivors are stealing my last few apples as I type.   But they
> manage to eat all my tomatoes .
>
> I had a neighbor fence his dog in with the apples.    The squirrels could
> jump to the tree from the fence but could not jump from the tree to the
> fence with apple in their mouth.   So the little criminals contented
> themselves with eating the apples al  fresco in the tree and then jump to
> the fence.  The neighbor swore he saw one piss on the dog.
>
> My neighbor and I now just buy our apples.....
>
> Good luck....
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 12, 2014, at 9:52, "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I know one sure solution to my squirrel problem.  It will involve 
>> building
>> a well sealed fence around my garden that my Jack Russell terrier can't
>> dig
>> under and my yellow lab/chow mix can't jump over.  I'm not sure it's 
>> worth
>> the trouble.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
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