The Poultry Keeper

savinggrace

Hi all!

I am wondering if anyone has experience with the electrified poultry wire. We live along a creek, which is popular with foxes, raccoons, and other critters. Many critters. We sadly lost our first two pullets to either a fox or coyote invasion. Though we now have a Border Collie protecting the yard, we are ever vigilant to preventing a re-occurrence. The predator entered in a place I didn't think one could, therefore I doubt my own carpentry skills at the moment!
Has anyone used the electrified wire?

Thank you.
My best,

Melissa

stephen · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject:

We use poultry netting - 50m of mesh that's got the wire in it. It works wonderfully well, as a rather large black labrador and several hedgehogs can testify.

An 85AmpH battery will last for several months between charges, and we've now got it on a solar charger. Our comparatively small energiser will do up to about 3 Km (1 1/2 miles) of single strand wire with one heck of a kick.

annie · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 155 Location: costa del cambs

What did it do to the Black Lab? Hedgehogs is one thing but Laboradors well...........How could you? Surprised

stephen · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject:

Someone let it off the lead. It ran into the fence. It lept in the air and landed in the cold frame.

debcat · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject:

my collie's got her tail on the horse tape before. Shot down the field like a bullet and doesn't go near now Laughing

Aussie Chick · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:01 pm Post subject:

Ouch!