• Panic Protection

  The eShepherd neckband includes a built-in Panic Protection feature that automatically suspends all virtual fence stimulus if an animal enters a distressed or panicked state. This ensures that animals are never subjected to audio cues or electrical pulses while running or fleeing. How It Works The neckband continuously monitors animal movement using its built-in accelerometer. If the neckband detects that an animal is moving at a speed consistent with a panic or flight response,Few readers

• How-to Turn Neckbands On and Off

  Turning on Neckbands This video will show you how to turn on (un-hibernate) your neckbands using your magnet key. eShepherd How-to Turn On (Unhibernating) Neckbands To turn on or un-hibernate the Neckband, find the LED window on one of the flat sides of the device. Then bring and hold the magnet key on the orange strip near the LED window (see video above and below). Hold the magnet in this location until you hear a rising tone melody. As soon as you start hePopular

• How-to Fit Neckbands to Animals

  ||| ⚠️ Please note, when you first put a neckband on an animal, the animal will buck and jump around attempting to get rid of the device around its neck! This excited behaviour typically only lasts 20 - 30 seconds before the animal calms down. Please be prepared for this and ensure you are taking adequate safety precautions for yourself and the animals. ⚠️ In this three-part video series, you’ll learn how to: Prepare neckbands for fitting on animals Fit the neckbands correctly around eachPopular

• How-to Ensure a Proper Neckband Fit

  To ensure optimal comfort and wellbeing for your cattle, it’s important to fit and maintain neckbands correctly. With any animal wearable, proper fitment and attention to environmental factors help prevent discomfort and skin issues. General Fitting Guidelines Each neckband should be fitted firmly enough to prevent swinging, but loose enough to avoid constriction and allow for future growth. Fit Check: Once fitted on the neck of an animal, gently lift the neckband upward using tSome readers

• How-to Scan a Neckband with a Handheld Reader

  The eShepherd Neckband can be associated with an animals EID tag or Visual tag. This can be done using the eShepherd Mobile App on a phone and then paring the phone to the handheld reader. (Currently, only the Gallagher HR4 or HR5 handheld reader can be paired with the Mobile App.) ||| Note that you can use any handheld reader to scan & read the animals EDI tag and the Neckbands RFID tag. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_12l4uzf.png =629xFew readers

• How-to Undo the Locking Clip and Buckles

  Whilst the locking clips in the top strap buckles are very effective at keeping the neckbands securely on animals, they can be a challenge to undo when you need to adjust or remove a neckband. When you do need to adjust or remove the neckband, you may find it difficult to remove the locking clip, especially when you are doing this for the first few times. (After a few insertions and rSome readers

• Hibernating Neckbands Over Winter

  If you are removing your Neckbands from your animals over winter, then please read on for our recommendations on how to store them so that they are ready to spring back into action, in Spring! Ideally, you want your neckband batteries to have a good amount of charge before hibernating them. The reason for this is because even in the hibernation state, the neckbands do use a very small amount of battery power, so over the course of a few months, they will lose some of their charge. **PrerequiFew readers

• What do the Blinking/Flashing LEDs Mean?

  The Neckband has a single LED indicator on the side. This LED can blink in different colours and at different rates to indicate the operating state of the Neckband. LED is blinking ORANGE- This means that the Neckband is attempting to connect to the network. For a cellular Neckband, the network connection can take anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour. For a LoRa Neckband, the connection process can take several hours. Once the connection hSome readers

• Communication Cadence

  The eShepherd Neckbands communicate with the eShepherd cloud platform at a regular cadence, to either receive instructions (such as new virtual paddocks) and to send a status update (such as their current location, and a bunch of other operational parameters). The frequency at which this regular communication occurs is set by the eShepherd Team in consultation with each customer. The minimum recommended communication cadence is once every 15 minutes. Depending on your operation, increasing theFew readers

• Emergency Timeout

  Each eShepherd virtual fencing neckband includes an Emergency Timeout feature designed to keep your animals safe and your system predictable in the event of a communication loss between the neckband and the cloud platform. During normal operation, the neckband regularly exchanges data with the web-enabled platform. If this communication is interrupted, i.e., due to a cellular network outage, the neckband begins tracking how long it has been since it last heard from the platform. IfFew readers

• Prolonged Communication Outage

  In some cases, communication between the virtual fencing neckbands and the cloud platform can be interrupted for an extended period. This can happen due to cellular network outages, LoRa Base Station failures, or other connectivity issues in the local area. When communication is lost, the neckbands will continue to enforce the existing virtual fence until the configured Emergency Timeout expires (default: 24 hours). During this time, the neckbands operate autonomously but **cannFew readers

• Neckbands that Stop Working

  This article covers what to do if one of your Neckbands stops working. Problem Let's start with the scenario where a neckband is fitted to an animal that was actively being contained in a virtual paddock and it suddenly stops working. The first indications that this has happened is that the 'last updated' time is now a long time ago - this could be many hours, days or even weeks. If the communication delay is still less than one or two days, there is a possibility that the NeckbandFew readers

• Winter Grazing

  Mud Buildup on Neckbands During Winter Grazing When grazing cattle on winter crops such as Kale or Fodder Beet, virtual fencing neckbands can become heavily soiled with mud. This is because the device hangs beneath the animal’s neck and can come into frequent contact with wet soil, mud, and crop residue - especially in low-growing crops. Excessive mud buildup on the solar panels can block sunlight and prevent effective charging, leading to devices running low on powerFew readers