Thanks Ginny! My avatar is a picture of my daughter's cowgirl boots that were just sitting outside one day after her horse lesson. I took a picture of them and then used Photoshop to do a colored pencil of them.
I am so glad to know about this! Thanks so much for posting!
Without proper grounding, your fencer will not work. It is important to ground.Thanks guys! Yes, they are the plastic step in posts. I will use those for one run, since I didn't get the extenders yet and the metal tposts holding up that run I think will be too large. I'll go get the extenders today. The thing at TSC said you needed like three ground poles per fence, and at $15 each that would be almost an extra $100 (decided to set up two separate chargers). I am hoping that refers to a larger fencing area? I'll PM you if I have a question since I don't want to take up the whole thread.
ETA: OK, I was an idiot and tried to trap the fox. And who did I get? My resident neighborhood skunk. Ugh. So now I have to figure out how to let him loose without smelling skunky all day. I managed to go toss a tarp over the cage - he did spray but just got the tarp, thankfully. Have to let him out of there before it gets too hot, obviously. And no, don't want to kill him - we've lived in harmony for a while. Any other tips besides goggles and a raincoat?
Oh we will definitely ground, my question was how many ground poles would we need to cover just a smallish wire run (we have two chargers and are planning to run at least two wires around each of the two coops, not around the entire field). So it will be a pretty small amount of space. Will have to measure today to see just how much.
What kind of soil will the ground rods be going into? rocky ground is not conducive to good grounding. If you have ,soil that retains moisture,that will promote grounding, and less ground rods., would be fine.Oh we will definitely ground, my question was how many ground poles would we need to cover just a smallish wire run (we have two chargers and are planning to run at least two wires around each of the two coops, not around the entire field). So it will be a pretty small amount of space. Will have to measure today to see just how much.
And yes, I got the skunk out. Just approached verrrrrrrrrrrrrry slowly with a tarp, threw the tarp over, waited a bit, then propped the door open and ran for it. While wearing a raincoat and goggles. LOL! Good thing it was in my back fields so no one could see me.
Not a single rock anywhere on my 26 acres. When the guy did the ground rod for our generator, he pushed the entire 8 feet down with his hand.
We live on a swamp, essentially. 
My HAC (HeartAttackChicken) is also doing well although she looks a lot thinner without all those feathers. I guess fat chickens do better against foxes since she is certainly no fighter..
fingerlakes feather club at the statefair grounds on sunday 9-3
