ship69
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Hello
Do any of you greenkeepers have any experience of grazing a golf course with sheep during the off season, using electric fences?
If not, where could I best ask for some advice of other greenkeepers?
Background
We need to make a small remote 9 hole course in the West Highlands of Scotland more profitable. We can get useful grants if we graze the course 6 months per year. Moreover as well as reducing the amount of actual mowing that is needed, sheep are good at keeping down the rough particularly in the more inaccessible/steeper parts of the course. The sheep will be relatively light-weight breeds - mostly Blackface and hybrids with Blackface.
The plan would be to fence off each green separately, plus the clubhouse itself. There is a power supply in the clubhouse, so we may not need batteries for the electric fencing, although that would involve connecting everything up with rather long wiring... possibly using underground wiring. The plan would be to have a low standard 3-wire electric fence. We could possibly have gates in the electric fences, to allow easy access to golfers.
All advice welcome! (...including where to find any specialist greenkeeper forums.)
With thanks
J
Do any of you greenkeepers have any experience of grazing a golf course with sheep during the off season, using electric fences?
If not, where could I best ask for some advice of other greenkeepers?
Background
We need to make a small remote 9 hole course in the West Highlands of Scotland more profitable. We can get useful grants if we graze the course 6 months per year. Moreover as well as reducing the amount of actual mowing that is needed, sheep are good at keeping down the rough particularly in the more inaccessible/steeper parts of the course. The sheep will be relatively light-weight breeds - mostly Blackface and hybrids with Blackface.
The plan would be to fence off each green separately, plus the clubhouse itself. There is a power supply in the clubhouse, so we may not need batteries for the electric fencing, although that would involve connecting everything up with rather long wiring... possibly using underground wiring. The plan would be to have a low standard 3-wire electric fence. We could possibly have gates in the electric fences, to allow easy access to golfers.
All advice welcome! (...including where to find any specialist greenkeeper forums.)
With thanks
J