electric fence

  1. bellcole

    Design for solar powered electrical tape to keep out predators (fox & racoon)?

    I've had chickens in several different locations on my property over the last few years, and 3 years ago moved them into their final home, which is a raised coop off the back of a shed, with an automatic door opener, motion activated lights, and a fully fenced run (chicken wire over 2x4 inch...
  2. M

    Fox and coyote proof electric fence setup

    Hello all, I'm planning on setting up my first ever electric fence to keep foxes and a coyote out of my coop. The foxes have previously found a way to get to my chickens even with the hardware cloth dug deep with an apron, netting over the top, a large dog on guard, and fox lights. These foxes...
  3. RossAcres

    Bobcat vs Electric Fence HELP

    I am a little worried after talking to a neighbor yesterday. I finally moved all of my birds to the new property. Note: I do not live on the same property as my birds. If you want an explanation on that, please view my other threads. Anyway, I was pulling in to the driveway, when the neighbor...
  4. RossAcres

    Tips For Electric Fence

    Hello all, I just bought all of the items needed (hopefully) for an solar electric fence. I have a general idea of how to construct it, but wanted to see if you guys had any tips for me. I have only repaired barbed wire fence at my old job on the university farm. I'll make a list of my...
  5. C

    Stark line electric fence sound

    I just installed the stark line electric poultry netting. I noticed it is making a snapping sound. The coop is along the woods line so there is some areas that the netting is touching a tree. Would that cause it to make that noise? And if so how should i fix this? I know they sell the posts for...
  6. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Hot Wire Fence - Will it Harm Chickens, Birds, and Small Animals?

    I've recently had to install a hot wire fence around the run/coop, mostly because of the neighbors' large dog that is fixated on trying to get in (coop/run is sturdy, but a strong and persistent dog could still rip hardware cloth, I believe, if it had the time). I got a .03 joule charger and the...
  7. R

    Hello folks from AZ

    Greetings all from Cave Creek, AZ. Joining to seek advice for deterring a bobcat from preying on our flock (or what's now left of it). We have lost all our mature hens in the past 3 months (the remaining two in as many days). I watched this bobcat walk along the top of adjoining block walls...
  8. E

    Will foxes and other predators dig under my electric fence?

    Hello, I want to get a premier one electric fence to do rotational grazing for my chickens, ducks and geese. I have many foxes in my area, but they leave my permanent run alone because it's electrified, has a predator apron and motion detector lights. Will foxes dig under a movable electric...
  9. J

    Extending height of electric fence?

    Hi all! We have 4ft. tall electric poultry netting and it’s worked great for 1.5y until a bobcat jumped into the run a few days ago and got at least 2 chickens. One was just dead without injury- maybe a heart attack from seeing the bobcat? 😞 I tested the fence voltage, it works fine! I think we...
  10. R

    Need a help with electric fence design

    We just lost one 4 months old chicken to, likely, a fox. When I went to lock the chickens in the coop , at about 9 pm Infiana time, one was missing. I couldn’t see any trace of blood or feathers but will check again tomorrow. Our run is 50 ft square and has 4 ft chicken wire around it and...
  11. Low hoop coop chicken tractor PVC

    Low hoop coop chicken tractor PVC

    I built a low hoop coop that’s lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to move. Lots of photos below! 📸 It’s 8’wide x 10’ long x 3’ high at center. The arch uses seven 10’ 3/4” pvc arches and three 10’ 1/2” PVC for horizontal stabilization. The ends are wood built from free 2x2s and 1x3 i got...
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  12. Fn87

    Millennium Feathernet

    Hi I'm raising 188 chicks at a farm. They're seven weeks old and we're starting construction on their coops. The plan is to build a millennium feathernet. I don’t know much about the feathernet (I'm not in charge) but my understanding is that it's an open air plan. I've been told we'll be using...
  13. allebasi4

    fencing options for a fence-less yard.. electric?

    So, I live in a place where there are a lot of vacation rental houses, which ultimately means a lot of random loose dogs and other things. Also, we have a public access path one yard over which leads to a lot of random people/dogs coming through. Our yard is quite big, and not fenced, and not...
  14. CanadaEh

    remote control for electric fence that would remember its "on" state following power blip/outage

    I need outdoor remote control for a fence that would remember its "on"state after power blip or outage. Any remotes at Amazon I looked or tried so far will become off following any power interruption. This is unacceptable for a electric fence that should be relied to remain on unless switched...
  15. CSAchook

    Talk to me about electric fencing

    I'll start with a little background info. I have been keeping chickens for about 4 years and loving it. Last fall, however, a pair of large dogs broke through my run and killed my entire flock. I am now starting over with 14 adorable chicks (10 bantam, 4 LF). My DH has has repaired and...
  16. Henry&Friends

    Roaming dogs & electric fencing

    Neighborhood dogs continuously come back to pick off my flock. So we put up a PE2 polywire fence over half the yard, with chicken wire behind it. Its not closed, it’s a wall dividing the yard in half, from tree line to tree line (I would enclose them, but I don’t have the fencing or money to do...
  17. Desiree_lynn93

    Run help!

    I have a wooden chicken coop that is fenced in with an electric fence the chickens use as a large uncovered run. When we originally made it, it was grassy. The chickens have pulled up and eaten all the grass so now it’s just dirt. When it rains or snows it then gets slightly muddy (there’s no...
  18. Kazzandra

    Is a bear fence safe for use around chickens and cats?

    I was wanting to protect my chickens and bees in one fell swoop with a bear fence. Tested, it runs between 6k-8k volts, and is DC, with a marine battery. I haven't had the guts to turn it on and leave it, though-- I'm very scared about the chickens getting trapped in it or the cats (it is a mesh...
  19. R

    Backyard coyotes

    We lost two of our sweet pullets yesterday to neighborhood coyotes. We believe a coyote jumped our back chain link fence (the rest of the perimeter is a 6 ft tall wooden fence). I didn't think a coyote could jump a fence, but the feathers on the grass / coyote peeking in proved me wrong! We...
  20. hypnozze

    Electric fencing for chickens and dogs

    Hello everyone! I am new to electric fencing and would like to install one in our property in order to keep my chickens and dogs inside of it. We have foxes and hawks and at the moment our chickens free range on 4 acres around our house. One of our dogs is also free ranging and does not wander...
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