Electric Wires

[ChickenLover172]

Okay, this is a difficult situation....maybe you could use some temporary netting? Anything but electric stuff is good for a small bird.

 

[CrazyTalk]

Again, electric is perfectly safe for fowl. Electronet is frequently used to confine free ranging birds, and it's a way more effective deterrant if something strays into your yard.

Stop trying to panic the OP for no reason.

 

[DuckBoy323]

Sorry Crazytalk, I didn't see your post earlier til now. When we had our chickens roaming with the cattle, a few of em got shocked and ran freaking out like crazy. I'm sure they knew then not to come near it. If it's worth a try on waterfowl i may try it. Would anything badly happen if the ducks were wet and went near the wire? Would they be cooked from it?

 

[yyz0yyz0]

if you want something portable what about a roll of netting of some kind with stakes stapled to it every so many feet. you could move it where you want it and pound the stakes in then pull the whole thing up and move to a new location when you want. When not being used, just roll up the whole thing stakes and all for storage.

 

[DuckBoy323]

I'd like to keep out predators so I'd like to go with the electric. My own cats would sometimes try and catch my ducks. So I want to be able to let my birds roam freely maybe even at night too with an electric fencing.

 

[JackE]

What if you use like a low voltage charger? Where are some good places online to buy electric netting? None of our feed stores here have em. What sort of chargers would you need to use for the electric netting?

Below is what I use. It is easily pulled up and moved, if you want. It can be powered by household electric, or solar. Premier sells everything you need to set up the fence. They have fencing that costs less, but the poles are thinner, and fewer, so the fence may sag a bit. But the link below is for the good stuff.


http://www.premier1supplies.com/fencing.php?mode=detail&fence_id=93

 

[DuckBoy323]

For those electric fences like on the website, can you use any electric box for that or do you have to use a specific box charger for it? I like those and I may try em. Can you let the birds free range day and night and not have to lock em up?

 

[JackE]

For those electric fences like on the website, can you use any electric box for that or do you have to use a specific box charger for it? I like those and I may try em. Can you let the birds free range day and night and not have to lock em up?

The PDF below talks about fence charger requirements.

http://www.premier1supplies.com/img/product/pdf/Netting Inst IT.pdf


As far as letting the birds freerange day and night goes. My coop is surrounded by 650' of the poultry net/fence. I have full confidence in the fence, as far as ground predators go. But, I still shut them in the coop at night. We have owls around here, and I've read stories about them going right into an open coop at night, to grab a meal. So I play it, better safe than sorry.

 

[CrazyTalk]

I have full confidence in the fence, as far as ground predators go. But, I still shut them in the coop at night. We have owls around here, and I've read stories about them going right into an open coop at night, to grab a meal. So I play it, better safe than sorry.

I agree here. Owls are the big worry.