Do They Work - Electric Fences

[janchilds]

I don't know... I can honestly say in the two years that we have been using it that I have never seen a chicken touch it. And if they couldn't resist when I wasn't looking... they lived to tell their friends not to do it.

 

[sonew123]

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Nice! Thats what we were worried about..Coming home and finding fried chicken dinners waiting for us!

I can't wait to install them in Spring...

 

[TDM]

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I really like your way of raising chickens. Most pictures I see here on BYC employ the standard feed lot technique of a small coop and a bare dirt run.

I pasture my birds also with mobile hen houses and electric poultry netting.

 

[KellyHM]

I'm thinking of doing an electric fence (probably a single strand) around my goat pasture to keep the neighbors' dogs out. If I buy the type of charger you plug in, can I just plug it into a regular plug outside the shed or does it have to be "wired" like I hear you mentioning? I obviously haven't done this before.

 

[sonew123]

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Kelly!

I was wondering the same thing as I have electricity in my barn..Or would I have to rewire a special outlet for it? Im sure My Dh knows but if I can get a jump on info I MIGHT be of some use to him when it comes to installing it

 

[TDM]

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The charger will be plugged in to a power source such as a 120 volt outlet or 120 volt extension cord. The positive end of the charger (red) is wired to the metal tabs on the fence, which are connected to the hot wires on the fence. The negative end of the charger (black) is wired to a couple ground rods.

 

[janchilds]

I want tho-o-o-s-e!

Beautiful tractors! Did you guys make those? Looks like the running gear from a hay wagon. How long did they take you to make? Hubby is on the economy farming plan... he's happy with an old gooseneck surrounded by the electric fence. Ugh! I myself like something a bit prettier!

 

[janchilds]

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We have had those type as well. We just like the battery/solar because they can move with the fence in the pasture. You can plug them into a regular outlet in the barn but you will still need to ground it. We have a copper rod buried 6 feet down with 3" above ground that we connect/ground to.

Also, Kelly, is the single strand in addition to another fence? Just a single strand by itself won't keep the dogs out as they will go under. But if you mean a single strand down along the bottom of another fence, that worked great for us! We've had our share of dog attacks with the sheep. Nothing worse!

 

[TDM]

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Thanks. I built them myself, and you can see how to build one by clicking on the link in my signature box. Yes, they are old hay wagon running gears that I picked up for $100 to $200. Then I spent another $1,000 or so building the coop itself. I kind of copied this guy's idea found here: http://mystorageshed.blogspot.com/

Here are pictures of the inside:

 

[janchilds]

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Thanks. I built them myself, and you can see how to build one by clicking on the link in my signature box. Yes, they are old hay wagon running gears that I picked up for $100 to $200. Then I spent another $1,000 or so building the coop itself. I kind of copied this guy's idea found here: http://mystorageshed.blogspot.com/

Here are pictures of the inside:

[URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/90607_winter6.jpg[/URL] [URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/90607_winter7.jpg[/URL] [URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/90607_winter5.jpg[/URL]

I can here hubby now... NO, NO, NO! What we have works just fine!

Ahhh, well a girl can dream! I guess I should start prioritizing all these wonderful "projects" I come up with in the winter months.

This girls going to get awfully handy with some powertools this summer! Just sayin!