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  1. gailm

    Need barbed wire/electric fencing around a chicken yard - what works for you?

    Unfortunately I can't make them disappear. I am an animal lover (vegetarian etc) and want to take other measures. But in the heat of the moment if I actually caught the dog that was chasing my girls I would probably beat the daylights out of it. And that actually scares me.
  2. gailm

    Need barbed wire/electric fencing around a chicken yard - what works for you?

    To BLUCOONDAWG: I plan to keep whatever wire I use off the ground by at least 1' or so as I do not want to harm any other animals while doing this. We have a few bunnies that live on the property and hang out all day even when i am outside with my dog. I have never permitted my dog to chase...
  3. gailm

    Need barbed wire/electric fencing around a chicken yard - what works for you?

    To JETDOG: Bacon grease sounded like a good idea, but I don't want to unnecessarily invite the foxes over. They already know the Girls are there and so far I see them just walk by the pen, not even looking probably because they know they cannot get in. I'm sure they tried at one point but never...
  4. gailm

    Need barbed wire/electric fencing around a chicken yard - what works for you?

    To CAFARMGIRL: You hit the nail on the head "Even if a run is strong enough to prevent a dog breaking in they can still stress out the birds with their presence and behavior." That is definitely another reason i want to teach the dogs to stay far away though I did not say that in my post...
  5. gailm

    Need barbed wire/electric fencing around a chicken yard - what works for you?

    I have a 15' x 30' pen completely enclosed in hardware cloth and roof. Around this is their fenced yard made of 2" x 4" welded wire 6' high, 4x4x8 posts at 10' apart. Approx 30' x 100' in total. I need to add additional protection around the fenced yard. My biggest threat (aside from 1...
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