electric fencing

  1. C

    Run extension - electric fence?

    We have 6 chickens (would like to get 3 more). We have a coop that is 6' x 8'. The run is 6' x 13'. We will be extending the run by another 8 feet this summer. In the meantime, I'd like to give the girls more free-range room if possible. Has anyone done this for day use with an electric...
  2. LunaMarieWolf

    Help with building a new coop!

    I am trying to build a new coop for my chooks. I have 1 year to do it, as the hubby agreed that I can get more next year! The downside is, I have a small coop, since I had an accident where a pack of dogs ripped off my coop door and ate all my chickens. Hubby agreed that if I can build a...
  3. m1chelle1

    Electric poultry netting with emu?

    Hey all! :wee So we’re getting in our shipment of thanksgiving turkeys soon and we wanted to do them inside of electric poultry netting (premier 1), BUT they’ll be co located and moved around our emus 3 acre pasture. And we were thinking this could be a safety hazard, but we were also wondering...
  4. Paula321

    Please recommend an electric fence

    My coop and run have 1/4 inch hardware cloth completely surrounding every bit of it and a metal roof. I have 1/2 inch hardware skirting underground. Two different neighbors lost whole flocks in the last month. They are thinking coyotes. My whole acre yard is fenced. I want to add another layer...
  5. mamatoes

    Fencing needed for Icelandic chickens?

    helloooo!! After a two year break from chickens due to finally moving to some acreage we have 9 gawky birds in our basement growing quick. We have a beautiful backyard of hills, rocks, forest, open grass and a ton of decay piles. My dream is to have the chickens roam free but I am scared of...
  6. Sunshine Flock

    Understanding electric fencing for bears

    I'm trying to better understand a few things with electric fencing for bears. 1) Most folks seem to recommend 14 gauge galvanized steel wire. It's really hard to work with, but it won't easily bend or stretch like aluminum, which is what you want with big predators. The wire needs room for...
  7. MeowPonyMix

    Polytape Electric Fencing, will it fry my chickens?

    Presently working on putting together an area for chickens for supervised free ranging. Area will be approximately 40'X40', can easily go larger if necessary. Planning on utilizing some existing fencing that I use for my horses, which includes 6' capped t posts, and no climb wire (buried some as...
  8. lmpeebles

    Electric fencing recs

    Hi everybody! In April I'm planning on adding a coop to the land where we run our business - so it would be outside of town and no one living there, but someone is there 7 days a week during at least daylight hours. I'm thinking about all the ways I can predator-proof this coop and run, as I...
  9. R Victoria Peterson

    Electric Fencing/Netting That is at Least 5 Feet High?

    I have an awesome coop which is super secure for the girls at night . . I have had no issues at night while they are sleeping BUT I had a coyote show up in broad daylight a few days ago while they were free-ranging and I have been since researching semi-permanent fencing for them so they may...
  10. BYC-user-452147

    Electric Fences and Rabbits

    I recently set up an electric fence to keep my chickens off the porch, the fence had multiple strands of the 1/2 inch polly tape and with in a day, the chickens figured out the fence isn't something you want to touch. The electric fence works great for the chickens they don't ever go through it...
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  11. santoshreddy

    Security Fencing for chickens farms to protect form predators..

    HI everyone, I want to the different types of fencing available in the market to protect my chickens from the Predators and pests, I am afraid of the Predators entering into the farm. suggest me the best fencing to install.
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