Need a help with electric fence design

[45lk9p459gm-w]

Don't know a lot about foxes, but I would think a four foot fence would be nothing for a fox to hop over without touching the fence.

 

[McChooky]

@ChickensComeHome2Roost How does the animal get shocked? Is the wall considered "ground?" Is this a product or something you put together?

You can alternate the wires. By running a hot and ground wire it'll have to touch both to cross or you can attach the ground to the fence itself.

 

[cmom]

My fences are 5' tall. I do have good heavy duty netting covering all of my pens. I haven't had anything try to jump over the fence since I put up the netting. Prior I had a coyote go over a fence. Here are a few pictures I have previously posted.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I have boar. and the neighbor's boar hunting dogs. They don't jump.

Turkey fly - as do the local deer (seemingly) so those I simply accept.

But 4" off the ground was high as I could put my lowest hot line without having my chickens walk out right under it. Their feathers are surprisingly good insulators. The comb is not. Unfortunately, many of my birds have pea combs, and have learned to limbo, quite effectively.

 

[aart]

@aart I beleive, is also a good resource for this.

Nope, I know little to nothing about E-fencing.
I would reference @DobieLover or @Howard E .

 

[Rodrad]

Have you tried setting live traps as well?

Yes, I tried but so far no raccoon or mink got trapped.

 

[cmom]

I bait the traps for a few nights and let the predators take the bait then set the traps.

 

[FARMminiature]

I bait the traps for a few nights and let the predators take the bait then set the traps.

Good luck!

 

[McChooky]

My fences are 5' tall. I do have good heavy duty netting covering all of my pens. I haven't had anything try to jump over the fence since I put up the netting. Prior I had a coyote go over a fence. Here are a few pictures I have previously posted.
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Thats a huge run!

 

[McChooky]

@ChickensComeHome2Roost How does the animal get shocked? Is the wall considered "ground?" Is this a product or something you put together?

Even if a fox bypasses the bottom wire it can't make it over the alternating wires that extend out.It shouldn't be too difficult to drill holes in a piece of pvc pipe and connect it to the top of the wall extending outward .After its connected just run your wires thru it