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 01-27-2017, 03:39 Post: 31272
Rob Munach



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  Electric Livestock Fences

This is off topic, so please respond by e-mail, if desired. I have 5 chickens that we use for eggs and as pets. They have a large coop that backs up to a very large fenced area. They use the coop for roosting and laying egges and use the fenced area for foraging during the day. We close the access door of the coop at night to keep out predators. The fenced area is constructed of 5 ft high, 14ga welded wire. It does a good job of keeping out predators in the summer when thay aren't hungry, but in the winter, it is likely they can easily scale the fence in search of an easy meal. When we are on vacation, we are not able to close the access door to the coop leaving the chickens vulnerable to predators who scale the fence. Currently, we have a loud radio on a timer in the fenced area as a deterrent when we are away. I am thinking about adding an extension to the top of the fence and running a wire around the perimeter approximately 5" above the existing fence. I then want to ground the fence and attach an electric fence controller to the wire so when a predator has one foot on the fence and one hand on the wire, he will get shocked and hopefully retreat. Does this sound reasonable or am I missing something? Does anyone have any other ideas on protection? The local Southern States saleman has been no help.Thanks in advance,Rob.






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 01-27-2017, 18:22 Post: 31280
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Thanks for the advice, Hillbilly. I assume one of the strands has to be grounded?






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