Electric fencing recs

[chickengeorgeto]

The only fire risk from a properly installed high tensile type electric fence is if you allow weeds or miscellaneous bits of metal to short out the fence. When that happens there is usually a quite audible snap or pop accompanied by a blue streak of electricity running to ground much like one sees when the insulation on a "spark" plug wire breaks down.

As far as a chicken self frying itself on an electric fence, I have yet to see it while free ranging 1,000s of game hens, stags, pullets and roosters. But during that time I did find one snake that tried to crawl over an electric fence wire that failed to make it to the opposite side. Im am convinced that if the snake had arms, legs, feet, and hands that old "No Shoulders" could have escaped in time to save his life. If you are that paranoid about the little ones touching your fence then require rubber soled shoes be worn by all visitors. From my own personal experience most of today's parents should install an electric fence in their homes to keep their own "precious" children under better control.

 

[cavemanrich]

Was it this snake by chance........

 

[chickengeorgeto]

No. That was not the snake. But if you would like to meet one like that come on down. I know of some palmetto flats that may just hold his daddy. If you're brave enough just stick your mitts in a gopher tortoise hole and pull him right out. If you don't mind I think that I would rather record the show from afar, from a real big far (fire)

 

[cavemanrich]

I'm willing to try it.... Do you think these would keep me alive.

@chickengeorgeto BTW, You recall where I got that snake pix from.

 

[lazy gardener]

You boys are creeping me out. I like my snakes. But, your snakes????? I'm glad I live in snow country.

 

[lazy gardener]

I used Premier 1 Electronet, until the hawks decided that my yard was a great buffet. The chicks were always squirting through the grid of the fence, and did not get shocked enough to deter them from that. Their feet are not as reactive, and they are not as apt to be grounded when they are "squirting". However, occasionally, an adult would ground herself well enough to "yelp".

 

[Howard E]

This is in reference to the modern era fire risk:

https://www.premier1supplies.com/sheep-guide/2016/08/fire-using-continuous-current-fence-chargers/

 

[cavemanrich]

You boys are creeping me out. I like my snakes. But, your snakes????? I'm glad I live in snow country.

LG,,, this is what I deal with.. And you already know I don't harm anything.

 

[lazy gardener]

That's more my style! Once, when my kids were little, there was a big ol' garter snake hanging out in my neighbor's ditch. So, I decided to catch him so the kids could see him up close, and to show them that snakes were not to be feared. Well, I chased him around a bit before I pinned his head, and caught him, I brought him up out of the ditch, and showed him to the kids, let them pat him, admire the irridescence of the sun gleaming off his scales. Then, the wiggly thing got enough extra length free from the front end, and he BIT ME! They don't have teeth, but they have raspy sharp jaws. He drew blood, and that hand was sore and irritated for about 2 weeks!!!

 

[Kusanar]

That's more my style! Once, when my kids were little, there was a big ol' garter snake hanging out in my neighbor's ditch. So, I decided to catch him so the kids could see him up close, and to show them that snakes were not to be feared. Well, I chased him around a bit before I pinned his head, and caught him, I brought him up out of the ditch, and showed him to the kids, let them pat him, admire the irridescence of the sun gleaming off his scales. Then, the wiggly thing got enough extra length free from the front end, and he BIT ME! They don't have teeth, but they have raspy sharp jaws. He drew blood, and that hand was sore and irritated for about 2 weeks!!!

One of my cats caught a baby garter snake and brought him in the house.... Poor little thing was about as thick as a pencil and he was MAD! I got him from the cat and started taking him outside and he bit me too! Lol, little guy was so small that he unhinged his jaw to get his mouth around my finger!
Now, I caught a 6 foot black snake at the barn with 1 hand while holding a horse with the other. As I didn't have both hands available, I got bit. It was interesting, I only saw it strike once, felt it hit 2 times, and there were 3 sets of teeth marks in my hand! Can we say FAST?? They have tiny little teeth and really, it wasn't any worse than being attacked by particularly good Velcro, barely bled, itched like crazy for a few days though...