Electrified Fence Idea

[Ridgerunner]

if I understand correctly you're saying you lift the fence in the winter so the snow doesn't ground it out correct?

A dry snow can give you the opposite problem. Since it is dry and covers the soil they are no longer grounded by touching the soil. Dry snow is an insulator.

I've chatted with Premiere1 about other electric fencing issues, nit snow. They were friendly and helpful. Personally I prefer a phone call to a written message so you and they can more easily ask questions and understand the issues. And do not hesitate to raise your issues or ask for clarification.

When I was in Arkansas we'd occasionally get snow but it usually didn't last that long. In NH you are facing more snow. Even if it is not working the fencing still gives some protection. If a critter has been bitted a time or two it learns to stay away from the fencing. It doesn't know it has grounded out and is vulnerable. People are always getting new dogs and wild critters are being weaned and off to find their own hunting territory so not all have been warned by it. You can still have breaches.

I don't know of any perfect solution. I just do the best I can.

 

[Adey65]

That makes it a lot harder. You would have to set it up so the fox would touch both the ground and the hot at the same time. My thought would be to raise the height of your fence by about 40 cm (16 inches) or more using wire mesh and make that wire mesh your ground. Put the hot wire at the top with insulators.. Since it is a common fence you might want to chart with your neighbor about that. Not sure what your local laws are, would they caused an issue?

I'm not sure what country you are in. Since you use meters it is not the USA. Try contacting a supplier (or manufacturer) and chat with them about it. They have probably solved this problem.

I'm in the UK.The rule is no fences in back gardens above 2 metres.

 

[Echelontheory101]

A dry snow can give you the opposite problem. Since it is dry and covers the soil they are no longer grounded by touching the soil. Dry snow is an insulator.

I've chatted with Premiere1 about other electric fencing issues, nit snow. They were friendly and helpful. Personally I prefer a phone call to a written message so you and they can more easily ask questions and understand the issues. And do not hesitate to raise your issues or ask for clarification.

When I was in Arkansas we'd occasionally get snow but it usually didn't last that long. In NH you are facing more snow. Even if it is not working the fencing still gives some protection. If a critter has been bitted a time or two it learns to stay away from the fencing. It doesn't know it has grounded out and is vulnerable. People are always getting new dogs and wild critters are being weaned and off to find their own hunting territory so not all have been warned by it. You can still have breaches.

I don't know of any perfect solution. I just do the best I can.

That makes sense! Yeah that's a good idea to just call and ask, I may not even need an electrified fence, but just plain fencing, as I dont currently have any predators trying to get access (i have motion activated cameras) and my coop is very predator proof but am thinking it might be helpful as a preventative. My relationship with my neighbors has suffered a little bit since the chickens, as I didnt really care about their dog with no recall coming onto the property much before that but now am and every single time theyve let it out off leash she ends up on my property which isnt super often but enough. And I dont feel like I have the right to tell them to leash their dog on their own property but they do need to understand their dog doesn't have a right to my property regardless of theirs or the dogs intentions and thats their responsibility as the owner to adhere to so if that means leash then I feel like a good fence would fix alot of the contention, you know what they say, fences make good neighbors! Lol if it had recall and they could just call it back then i wouldnt care at all but they'll sit there yelling for her to come back and she doesn't listen at all, they have to come physically get her and shes a Shepard husky mix so high prey drive. Sweet dog, and nice people but I'm also a realist lol

 

[DobieLover]

lift the fence in the winter so the snow doesn't ground it out correct?

No. I turn it off and keep the flock locked into their run until the snow melts down below the bottom hot line.
They stay in here.

Do you mind sharing the link or names of the energizer and fencing you use?

I purchased the netting from Kencove and the pictured wire from Amz.
Everything else I got at my local farm store. That's what you should do as well. Just go and look at their selection. Every charger is going to have its statistics printed on the package.

I assume same for leaf litter and whatnot if I'm running it through a tree line?

Leaf litter can be raked away. Things that are growing out of the ground that touch the hotlines need to be removed by cutting. I weed whack the fence line about 3 to 4 times a year and then spray it with white vinegar to kill off anything that continues to try to grow there.

Is your energizer solar or do you run power to it?

It's plugged into a 15A receptacle. I don't know of any solar charger that's going to be able to reliably have the kind of output that's going to be required to keep large predators off the fence.