Poultry netting in woods ?

[Merrymouse]

Hi All, I really want to let my chickens dig around in the woods. Has anyone had any success or any ideas how to do this but also keep them contained? I would like to use a Premiere One poultry electric fence but I dont think it will work because its uneven with lots of leaves, saplings, trees and rocks. Has anyone done this successfully? I think the fence will short out because of stuff on the ground. Anyone else have any suggestions? It cannot be a permanent fence due to set back restrictions for a 100 ft buffer to a small seasonal stream in back. Thanks!

 

[Perris]

I have had success with scaffolding netting tied on 4' rebars; tie it loose so it can flap. The rebars can go in wherever you want and be moved very easily. The netting is too flimsy for anything to land on, and seems to deter ground predators who perhaps fear being caught in it. It is also cheap.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hi All, I really want to let my chickens dig around in the woods. Has anyone had any success or any ideas how to do this but also keep them contained? I would like to use a Premiere One poultry electric fence but I dont think it will work because its uneven with lots of leaves, saplings, trees and rocks. Has anyone done this successfully? I think the fence will short out because of stuff on the ground. Anyone else have any suggestions? It cannot be a permanent fence due to set back restrictions for a 100 ft buffer to a small seasonal stream in back. Thanks!

You might have to weed wack or mow where you want the fence to go..

I place the fence around PVC pipe I put over a steel fence post. Then I use plastice tent stakes to pull the "fence down towards the ground..

The steel fence posts and PVC allow me to keep the fence a couple inches off the ground and the tent stakes keep it close to the ground. This may not make sense but it works. If we did not have 14 feet of snow everywhere I would show you a picture..