I have a 15' x 30' pen completely enclosed in hardware cloth and roof.
Around this is their fenced yard made of 2" x 4" welded wire 6' high, 4x4x8 posts at 10' apart. Approx 30' x 100' in total. I need to add additional protection around the fenced yard.
My biggest threat (aside from 1 irresponsible neighbors' 2 dogs 2 houses away) is now my next door neighbor.
They had been wonderful people for 7 years, but last summer the kids moved in with 3 large dogs while house hunting. Their dogs are let out at least 3x a day without leashes. I won't waste time with the details but I have spoken to my neighbor about keeping the dogs on leads or maybe in their front field where they can't see the chickens, but I was met with resistance and denial. (7 yrs of great neighbors down the toilet).
So i need to add an extra line of fence to prevent their dogs from reaching the Girls fence. I considered electric, but doubt that will stop a large dog that spots my chickens while chasing a deer. Too much adrenaline. Short of another actual fence, I would like to do lines of wire, barbed wire, and/or electric wire around the existing fence. Thinking about 2 feet away, starting a foot off the ground and maybe 4 strands at 6" apart. I think any dog that tries to get through this will surely get hung up, stopped, deterred, whatever.
I'm looking for proper spacing, # strands, type of posts, etc. Combining any of the 3 wires? I am open to other PROVEN methods - what others have done to prevent dogs, coyotes, wolves etc. THAT HAS WORKED.
Girls fence is 5 ft from the property line so that's all the room I have to work with on the one long side. Any ideas/suggestions/pics/links are appreciated. Cost is not a factor.
Around this is their fenced yard made of 2" x 4" welded wire 6' high, 4x4x8 posts at 10' apart. Approx 30' x 100' in total. I need to add additional protection around the fenced yard.
My biggest threat (aside from 1 irresponsible neighbors' 2 dogs 2 houses away) is now my next door neighbor.
They had been wonderful people for 7 years, but last summer the kids moved in with 3 large dogs while house hunting. Their dogs are let out at least 3x a day without leashes. I won't waste time with the details but I have spoken to my neighbor about keeping the dogs on leads or maybe in their front field where they can't see the chickens, but I was met with resistance and denial. (7 yrs of great neighbors down the toilet).
So i need to add an extra line of fence to prevent their dogs from reaching the Girls fence. I considered electric, but doubt that will stop a large dog that spots my chickens while chasing a deer. Too much adrenaline. Short of another actual fence, I would like to do lines of wire, barbed wire, and/or electric wire around the existing fence. Thinking about 2 feet away, starting a foot off the ground and maybe 4 strands at 6" apart. I think any dog that tries to get through this will surely get hung up, stopped, deterred, whatever.
I'm looking for proper spacing, # strands, type of posts, etc. Combining any of the 3 wires? I am open to other PROVEN methods - what others have done to prevent dogs, coyotes, wolves etc. THAT HAS WORKED.
Girls fence is 5 ft from the property line so that's all the room I have to work with on the one long side. Any ideas/suggestions/pics/links are appreciated. Cost is not a factor.
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