[P6te]

Thank you to everyone .... lots of useful information as always. 

For subdividing runs I'll give barbed wire a miss and use Barrier Fencing Safety Mesh along with 2 strands of electrics on either side of it.  I've got a good Energiser capable of delivering a fair punch (as I can verify) so they'll soon learn! 

In the past for electric fencing (for protecting chicken runs from foxes) I've used steel wire to good effect so will probably stick with that ..... unless someone convinces me otherwise ....

Pete

[princesspiggy]

steel wire is far better if u can pull it tight.


 

[oaklandspigs]

We really like white horse tape for the electric, the pigs see this clearly, and you can also quickly see if the pig has rooted earth over it.
 
Pigs are intelligent, and quickly learn that it's the white stuff they avoid, whereas straight wire is more difficult for the pigs to see and differentiate from non-electric wire.  Once they have learnt the sows don't go near it, much of ours in the sow units is off for most of the year !
 
 

[P6te]

Thanks Oaklands. that makes good sense. White horse tape it will be!

Pete

[robert waddell]

we use multistrand wire and the pigs know to keep back even if the odd one needs reminding now and again  they can sense when the power is off

[princesspiggy]

horse tape catches in the wind tho, so if its close to barbed fence, it can get caught and short the whole lot.