We thought about hanging some bacon over the wire but A) Stupid chicken would reach through and pull it off and get shocked in the process. Or B) Stupider dog would make a grab for the bacon and get shocked. A lot funnier than the chicken getting shocked but harder on your ears. Yeah I know that sounds terrible but you have to see it to believe it. What's funny is one of our young cattle dogs went galloping up to the fence and put their noses right on the hot wire. One yelped, jumped back, ran a few steps to put some distance between it and him and then stood and barked at the fence and the chickens like those chickens pulled Uzi's from under their wings and pepper him with bullets. They have all made contact with that hot wire and if avoid the run like the plague but if bacon was involved, all bets off!
Every time we walk the dogs past the run my husband tells them that those chickens are mean! Leave them alone!.

They must remember because they give the run a wide berth.