How high a fence to keep hens out of veggie garden?

[RenoHuskerDu]

You can try this. Most folks are skeptical of it working......don't know if anyone but me has ever tried it, but I it has worked for me every time. And to keep them OUT of a garden, as well as in their pen. I use it for crowd control. To me, it is easier to use and more effective and a fraction of the cost of electric poultry netting, of which I have two.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/quick-and-easy-electric-fence.1191333/page-2

Some related photos where this has and is being used.......

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Used to keep birds off the patio. It is HOT and no, they don't hop over it. Could.....but don't. My best guess is they know the tape is hot and they want no part of another hit like the one they got when they stepped on it......and fear that if they hop over this, what awaits them on the other side is another hit. They fear it and thus won't even try.

This was what this flock was trained on from an early age......

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When in training, most birds will see the tape as no threat and walk up to and step on it to go over. Eventually it hits them the bottom of their foot and they get it. After that, they will rarely, if ever cross it. That simple one strand tape was used to confine 23 pullets within that garden area for nearly 3 months. Rarely, if ever, did they leave it. Left the charger off once and after a week, they started going over it. Turned it back on and all traffic stopped.

Thanks for that, and the older post you linked. I think we will go with that design. I know that this forum is not BackYard Deer, but I wonder if anyone has experience with how this low fence works on deer?

I know a trick with peanut better and aluminum foil to shock deer right on their mouths. But that needs to be up about 4'. http://www.wildlifehotline.org/deerelecfencing.html