Electric fence for chickens?

[bakindance]

We use electric fencing for the cattle, but I imagine that the voltage would fry a chicken.

What sort of voltage do you have to use for chickens? Is there such a thing?

 

[Judy]

Lots of people use electric fence to keep predators away from chickens, not to keep chickens in. I have watched my chickens rub up against the electric line that makes my dog yelp; the chickens evidently don't feel it through the feathers. I don't know the voltage, sorry.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

We use electric fencing for the cattle, but I imagine that the voltage would fry a chicken

Electric fences won't hurt chickens, but they won't keep them in either if they can fit between the wires.

You can use electric netting, but it's more to keep predators out​

 

[FarmerDenise]

I have electric poultry netting for my goats. I decided to get poultry netting, so I can also fence my chickens in. It would work, if I didn't have gaps on the bottom, where they can squeeze through apparently without getting zapped

They could probably also fly over it, but I have not seen them try it, yet.