deer ran into my deer fence!

[DickMidnight]

i spent 7 hours yesterday enclosing a 50x50 area adjacent to my coop and run in 7.5’ tall deer fencing

about 6pm i went out to the coop to grab some tools i had left out there and off to my left in the pitch black i hear loud footsteps, getting closer until “CRASH!!” and then they ran away

so after a full day of work, my enclosure lasted a whole 60 minutes and now needs repairs. unfortunately i won’t be able to get in there to fix it until the door from my current run is framed out, since i eventually boxed myself out.

it’s still serviceable as is, but i don’t like that the fence post is bent in the ground sleeve. when i get around to fixing it, i’ll be securing a lot of the posts to trees for added strength

 

[-Flash-]

Must have been a strong deer!

 

[DickMidnight]

Must have been a strong deer!

from the sounds of the footsteps it was moving at a pretty good pace.

i guess i’ve also gotta tie ribbons all around the fence so they can see it.

stupid deer

 

[aart]

7.5’ tall deer fencing

Is that metal hex fence(what most would call chicken wire)...
...they call it deer fence in your neck of the woods?

 

[DickMidnight]

Is that metal hex fence(what most would call chicken wire)...
...they call it deer fence in your neck of the woods?

yeah, sold by a site called deer busters. deer are a bigger pest here than anything else. they sell it up to 10’ tall to keep deer out of people’s gardens

 

[aart]

deer are a bigger pest here than anything else.

When it comes to plant life, for sure, most everywhere.
They aren't much of a threat to chickens tho

 

[DickMidnight]

When it comes to plant life, for sure, most everywhere.
They aren't much of a threat to chickens tho

no, no they aren’t.

but i’m not using it to explicitly keep deer out.

 

[aart]

but i’m not using it to explicitly keep deer out.

I figured it's probably to keep chickens in.

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Deer have incredibly poor eyesight. They actually struggle a lot to see anything directly in front of them. It will take them a while to realize the fence is there.

You may want to put up a brightly colored tarp or something to catch their attention.

 

[DickMidnight]

I figured it's probably to keep chickens in.

chickens in, coyotes and raccoons out.