Fencing a large area

[kookiekittie]

We have a bunch of birds that are all used to free ranging: 100 chickens, geese, turkeys, ducks. Lately we've had a fox family that keeps killing them in the day (they're locked up tight at night). So we need a fence, but want something affordable for a large area, probably about a half an acre, so everyone can stretch out and we don't get fighting between the different groups.

I've been looking at electric poultry netting, as being moveable would be great, but I'm worried about the birds getting stuck in it. Figure my options are that, chicken wire with electric wire run around the outside, or hardware cloth, which would be super expensive, and may not stop a determined fox by itself.

What have you all tried?

 

[DobieLover]

I've been looking at electric poultry netting, as being moveable would be great, but I'm worried about the birds getting stuck in it.

This is what I use. I enclosed 1/3 acre by jumpering three-164' nets together and powering them with a 10,000 volt charger.

The birds won't get stuck in it if it's powered. They will get popped and they will not like it but they will all learn to avoid the net. No bird from subsequent generations from the original one here has ever been zapped by the fence. The originals teach the subsequent generations to avoid the fence.

 

[kookiekittie]

This is what I use. I enclosed 1/3 acre by jumpering three-164' nets together and powering them with a 10,000 volt charger.
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The birds won't get stuck in it if it's powered. They will get popped and they will not like it but they will all learn to avoid the net. No bird from subsequent generations from the original one here has ever been zapped by the fence. The originals teach the subsequent generations to avoid the fence.

That looks awesome. Which net is it? It looks different than the premier1 nets I was looking at

 

[DobieLover]

That looks awesome. Which net is it? It looks different than the premier1 nets I was looking at

Kencove.