Tulips08
Chirping
Not sure if this should go here or in the coop design section...
Anyway, where I live, we have bears. Lots of bears. And they're hungry. My coop/run is right up against my deck and thus far we have not had a bear visitor (I think my large dog helps deter them), but my neighbors have had the bears knocking down their fences, taking bird feeders, walking on their decks, etc. I assume it's only a matter of time. I take in the chicken feed every night and it's stored inside my house. I'm thinking I need to add some electric fencing around my chicken area to keep the bears out. There is about a 3" space between the deck and the run fencing. The bottom of the deck is 3' off the ground. I can run an extension cord from my house easily, but most of what I'm seeing requires a boat battery. What should I buy? I basically need a shopping list and instructions because I have watched so many YouTube videos and read so many articles and I still can't figure it out. Also, I have kids so I need it to be SAFE. I have attached a picture.
Anyway, where I live, we have bears. Lots of bears. And they're hungry. My coop/run is right up against my deck and thus far we have not had a bear visitor (I think my large dog helps deter them), but my neighbors have had the bears knocking down their fences, taking bird feeders, walking on their decks, etc. I assume it's only a matter of time. I take in the chicken feed every night and it's stored inside my house. I'm thinking I need to add some electric fencing around my chicken area to keep the bears out. There is about a 3" space between the deck and the run fencing. The bottom of the deck is 3' off the ground. I can run an extension cord from my house easily, but most of what I'm seeing requires a boat battery. What should I buy? I basically need a shopping list and instructions because I have watched so many YouTube videos and read so many articles and I still can't figure it out. Also, I have kids so I need it to be SAFE. I have attached a picture.