Going Electric

[Sarkchick]

In order for the hot wire to give a shock, animals must also be 'grounded' to complete the circuit.

Oh. Ok. Thank you, that makes since

 

[hogges]

The roof has some amount of ground but it’s not ideal. My shed is 16 feet long and has many supports made of wood, which is not a perfect insulator, so there is some amount of resistive path there. It’s like standing on a wooden ladder and touching a 110V or 220V live wire. You won’t get shocked as much as standing on the ground. But you will get shocked. But it is a great suggestion because I want to get the maximum effect for anything that’s determined enough to be on the roof of the coop.
@aart: I found out I had made the grounded fence touch the roof when I installed the fence. Tested it and it drew a nice spark from roof to hot wire. Thanks again.