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Run a hot wire about 6 inches off the fence and at the resting height of the predator's nose, all animals use their nose to investigate and it is highly enervated so a good belt there works wonders. It is a very good idea to attach some bait to the wire when first installed, some bacon, gravy...

Have you considered electric fencing for foxes, it can be used over extensive areas and is proven to be effective.

The draw by an energiser is very low, 4watts for a 3joule unit. Compare that to a 40watt light bulb so you are looking at about £12 here in the UK. Power is only really drawn when there a completed circuit, an EF is an incomplete circuit so energy will only flow when something is creating a...

The problem is that feathers are very good insulators so birds frequently waltz through without getting a shock so general energisers that run at say 5-6000volts are inadequate. You need something like this fence energiser that runs in the region of 9000v to bridge the gap through the feathers...

It is possible to install EF to keep out snakes and snails but the arrangement of the wires is horizontal rather than vertical as in standard fences.

Aim the wire at the 'coons nose height. ALL mammals use their nose to investigate a foreign object with their nose so make it easy for them to come into contact with it. You may also consider baiting the fence initially as this really reinforces the mental impression that must be developed for a...

Electric Fencing is primarilly safe due to the low amperage and the very short pulse. In over 60 years of Electric Fences around the world there have been just 2 human fatalities and both of those had alcohol complications and high Joule rated (+20 joules) energisers. An energiser is designed to...

Quote: That is the only way it could have happened, unfortunately that does occur but there are new fence energisers on the market coming out of Germany that sense what is touching the fence and reacts differently, dropping power when an animal is in the fence. If this continues an alarm is...

Quote: Were you using netting and what was the spacing of the wires? - I am assuming she got stuck in the wires as no way would that piddly energiser kill her with general contact.

The netting weave is sufficiently close that training of poultry is not required. (If you are using standard poultry netting and not cutting costs by using cheaper sheep netting) Chickens that do get a shock simply shake their heads and move on. Really nothing to worry about.

Not sure why it is considered dangerous, nearly every commercial free range producer uses electric fencing. Trial

Quote: bumping..... The only way to know if it is sufficient is to set everything up and then check the voltage with a tester. If it is less than 6000v then I would suspect it is too week (assuming your fence is properly insulated and tickety boo.) At $53 I think it will be less than .5J...

This quite a good idea for grass growing up into the net and also for the sagging fences. Some builders dampcourse cures the problem of weeds in more permanent nets. http://www.agrisellex.co.uk/erecting-netting-1836-0.html

You can effectivly set up an Earth Return system by running a wire through insulators around the top (about 6 inches away) then connecting the wire mesh fence to the earth rod. If the Bobcat then climbs up the wire mesh it will come into contact with the hot wire and complete the circuit. It...

Quote: That would ground the fence. The way to keep predators OUT is to put the wire on the outside of the posts (using insulators) It does not touch the post, the same technique is used to stop Elephants from pulling up the posts with the trunk. Poultry may be fenced by 3 wires, not just...

Quote: The 10k is possibly a factory rating under perfect conditions. I would estimate you may work at about 75% of that, the only way to know is with a tester when the fence is up. The guineas will only do it once and not all of them either as animals do realise when others have been stung...

I'm quite surprised that squirrels have been killed by EF. I will say that animals can be killed if they are caught in the fence, otherwise not. The very low amperage and short pulse time prevents that causing them to pull back away from the pain source. Electricity kills by the high amperage...

To put you in the picture, I've been marketing Electric Fencing for 30 years. The reason poultry is largely unaffected by EF is because their feathers are a natural insulation. This is also true for woolly sheep and deer. Most energizers run at 6000v which is inadequate to bridge the gap...