Electric Fence setup......with grounding instructions

[Howard E]

As for cost......components come in two forms.........a fixed base consisting of charger and ground system.........and variable components depending on size and area being enclosed.

AC Fence charger ($100).......add $50 to $100 for 12 volt solar
Fence tester.......$15 to $75
Ground Rod.......$15
Wire or tape......$20 to $30 for 1/4 mile........2 to 3 cents per foot
Insulators........round for corners......5 cents each
Steel T posts with insulators.........$7 each
Step in poly posts.......$3 each

So basic setup for a small area (less than 1 acre).........$200 to $500.

Poultry netting is sold in fixed lengths......such as 80' or 160'........and will include support posts and all insulators. Cost depends on length and height. A short 80' run might cost around $75.......a longer $160 run might be $150 to $200. To get an idea of how much area a length of netting will enclose, divide total length by 4.

 

[cmom]

I use the poly rope wire. The Kube 4000 model is 2.3 joules. It will pack a punch. Anything that touches the wire will know it.

 

[sealer39]

I use the poly rope wire. The Kube 4000 model is 2.3 joules. It will pack a punch. Anything that touches the wire will know it.

I’ve been following this thread to learn as I’ll be installing an electric fence after I add an additional run to my coop. Total length with three strands will be about 360’. At 2.3 joules that Kube looks like a good value. How long have you had yours?

 

[cmom]

I don't have one but have had a few over the years. I started out with a .5 joule which when I touched the wire was like a bee sting. I had two for different coops, the other one was a .9 joule which was stronger and did make my heart skip a beat when I touched it but it died. I then bought a 1.2 joule charger and it's still working fine. I have been thinking about replacing it with a DC charger because now and then we have power outages. I do have a Portable Power Station Jump Starter. When the power goes out I have an inverter connected to it so my electric wires have power and it stays good for several hours. I have the power startion plugged in so when the power comes back on it will charge the power station. I have looked at many different fence chargers. The last one I bought was on sale for around $80. and they are usually over $100. and it works and will give me a good shock.

 

[Al Gerhart]

Back in the day we had dozens of goats for cleaning up pasture and the only way to keep most of them in was electric fencing. During the summer we had to dump a bucket of water at the ground rods each day to keep them working.

 

[SarahGfa]

A hint for dry soils. I live in the desert, and use an extra wire that is wrapped around the base of every t-post. The first hot wire is 6" off the ground, and a zero-th ground wire runs flat on the ground. When a predator tries to go under the fence, the animal is sandwiched between the hot wire and the ground wire.

 

[cmom]

I recently bought a Parmak super energizer 5 fence charger. I want to hook up an inverter to it so on the occasions when we loose power the fence charger will still work. I did have an inverter with a jump start battery pack hooked up to my old fence charger but since this one puts out quite a bit more power than my old one thought maybe I would need a different setup. Any ideas out there in BYC land?

This is what I have used during previous power outages on my older fence charger with an inverter. It worked but power was restored so I don't know how long it would have kept power to the fence charger but did last through the night.