I only have one electric fence on my whole farm. It's a little more than 1/4 mile long and is located WAY back on the farm, far away from a power source. I erected my fence with three wires. I have a hot wire about 14 inches from the ground, a ground wire about 26 inches from the ground, and a second hot wire about 36 inches from the ground.
My charger is a 12 volt unit. I bought a 12V car battery when I bought the charger. It is exactly like the battery in my Ranger pick-up. I swap out the battery between my fence charger and my truck every 6 weeks or so.
So far, I haven't had any cattle or calves get out.
Do you think that adding a second hot wire, closer the ground might help keep your little ones in?
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