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brian anderton
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Username: walkingd
Post Number: 11
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Friday, Mar 14, 2008 - 4:17 am: |   |
Does anyone know of something you can paint the bottom of trees in the pasture to keep horses from stripping the bark off. We have several that will die now because they stripped the bark off all the way around and about 7' high. There is no shortage on forage either. To make matters worse I believe it is contagious as seems like more than one is the culprit. Thanks for any info, Brian Anderton. |
Diane E.
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Username: scooter
Post Number: 1911
Registered: 9-2000
| | Posted on Friday, Mar 14, 2008 - 6:28 am: | |
Hi Brian I have tree chewers too and the only way I could stop them was to fence the tree off OR wrap them with chicken wire (the trees not the horses) . Mine are electric fence trained so I just put in some of those step in electic fence holders and put one wire up and flagged it well, the fence isn't hot but they don't bother it. Seems they only do it in the spring and fall....something to do with the sweet sap I think. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 20262
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Friday, Mar 14, 2008 - 5:13 pm: | |
I ditto DianeE's recommendation but usually recommend chain link. If the chicken wire will work it sure would be easier to work with.
DrO |
Diane E.
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Username: scooter
Post Number: 1918
Registered: 9-2000
| | Posted on Friday, Mar 14, 2008 - 11:38 pm: | |
The chicken wire works very well we put 2 wraps on it and staple it snuggly. Another thing that works, but I am not sure you would have it in your temperate climates is plastic snow fence...very easy to work with. |
Vicki Zaneis
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Username: vickiann
Post Number: 597
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, Mar 15, 2008 - 9:12 pm: | |
Does the chicken wire appropriately allow the continued growth of the tree? I would think that in time the wire would become part of the tree. Fencing the treed areas off entirely with board, chain link, or other fencing that doesn't touch the trees seems a better long-term solution to me. |
Diane E.
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Username: scooter
Post Number: 1927
Registered: 9-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, Mar 15, 2008 - 9:45 pm: | |
Vicki all of out pasture trees are mature. We haven't had a problem with it growing into the trees. I suppose if they weren't done growing it could be a problem years down the road. |
Vicki Zaneis
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Username: vickiann
Post Number: 599
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, Mar 16, 2008 - 9:07 pm: | |
Saw some chicken wire used on VERY old trees today at show grounds. They secured it in a way that it would discourage chewing by horses but also left some space for the trees to expand. I could see that the chicken wire could be a good tool. |
