Electric poultry fencing

[StevenW.]

Hello y’all. First time I’ve posted on here for a while. I have previous experience in waterfowl, but sold out to focus on my peafowl. But I’ve been missing my geese and I’ve decided to add a few of them. I have a few Buff saddleback Pomeranians goslings coming next month and I also have a deposit put in at Holderreads for a few “special” birds.
My problem is the yard I had used for my waterfowl before has become my peafowl pens.
I like my geese to be on grass for most of the time. I just think their healthier that way and stay cleaner. My problem is that I do not want to build a permanent fence for where I’m wanting the geese at. Does anyone here have experience with the electric poultry netting? I love the fact that it isn’t permanent. I’d be able to move the netting wherever I want the geese.
I’d appreciate any insight! Good or bad!

 

[cavemanrich]

Do you want the electrified netting to protect from ground predators, or to keep your geese in???
The electric netting does get pricey. It is worth it if you have predator issues/concerns.
If you only wanted to contain your geese with a movable, non permanent fencing, I don't think you need electrified...
There are easy to pound in fence stakes and light duty garden fencing that could be installed and removed/moved easily.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Gray Farms]

If its not electrified geese will destroy it with their chewing. I've seen it first hand with Sebastopols. Other breeds I can't say for sure. But my Sebastopols just chewed it until it was unusable.

 

[Eagle Flight Farm]

We keep our ducks and geese in Premier 1 48” tall poultry netting. It works excellently in our area that is heavy with coyotes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, and many other land predators. The geese and ducks learned in a day not to be near the fencing. It is easy to move and works well on our 25 mile charger that met their specifications that we purchased at Atwood’s. We do enclose them in their secure housing pen in the late evening, but it is still surrounded by the poultry netting. I would also suggest purchasing the Premier 1 electrified netting gate. My husband and I are both in our 60’s and even though we could turn off the charger and push down the fencing and leg over, more than once the second foot got hung in the netting and no matter how much we tried to stay upright and free the hung up foot while bouncing on the other, we still ended up landing on the ground. The gate made it much easier and safer for us and we relocate the fenced area frequently, but we always include 2 big trees and their housing within the fence. We started with just one section of the 4’ tall and 164’ long poultry netting. Soon afterward, we added another section of the fencing (same as the first) and the gate.

 

[Ahavati]

We use ours for meat chickens. Previously we used it for a temporary run for our layers. We love ours and it works great!

 

[StevenW.]

Thank you all for the replies!
Forgot to mention in my first post. The geese will be housed in a 8x12 shed and have a 15x25 wire fenced yard. They'll stay in there while we’re away from home. We have the typical predators here. Opossums, raccoons, stray cats and dogs are the biggest problem. And the occasional and absolutely dreaded, mink.
They’ll only be in the electric fenced area whenever someone is home and able to watch them.

 

[StevenW.]

We keep our ducks and geese in Premier 1 48” tall poultry netting. It works excellently in our area that is heavy with coyotes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, and many other land predators. The geese and ducks learned in a day not to be near the fencing. It is easy to move and works well on our 25 mile charger that met their specifications that we purchased at Atwood’s. We do enclose them in their secure housing pen in the late evening, but it is still surrounded by the poultry netting. I would also suggest purchasing the Premier 1 electrified netting gate. My husband and I are both in our 60’s and even though we could turn off the charger and push down the fencing and leg over, more than once the second foot got hung in the netting and no matter how much we tried to stay upright and free the hung up foot while bouncing on the other, we still ended up landing on the ground. The gate made it much easier and safer for us and we relocate the fenced area frequently, but we always include 2 big trees and their housing within the fence. We started with just one section of the 4’ tall and 164’ long poultry netting. Soon afterward, we added another section of the fencing (same as the first) and the gate.

Thank you! I’ll definitely have to look into the gate. That never crossed my mind on how I’d get into the pen. Lol