Top on my chicken yard or no?

[Ridgerunner]

A bobcat does not jump over a fence, it climbs over the fence. Wire or wood does not matter, it climbs.

A bobcat would not fall out of tree, it would climb down the trunk. But yes, if the trees are far enough apart so a bobcat cannot travel between them above ground level it should work.

That 1.5 x 4 fence wire should stop a bobcat from going through. It can still climb over it. And the PVC coating would probably insulate it so the fence would not act as a ground so you would need a ground wire as well as a hot wire for electricity to work.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Henitentiary? I love it! Will have to remember it so I can use it in the future. LOL Good luck on the project by the way. Hope it solves your cat problem.

 

[EggyErin]

I do love living in the mountains but I've had a few too many National Geographic moments this year. Does the height of the fence really matter between 5' and 6'? Maybe I need a large dog....

 

[Ursuline Chick]

I would think the height only matters if you want to be able to walk around in the area comfortably.

 

[EggyErin]

Okay, we've pretty much determined the size of the yard. The perimeter fencing will be about 300 ft. That's too large to do a hard top so it will either have to be netting or a wire around the top. There will be some trees within the yard but not too many. If I do a wire, should I offset it or line it up directly over the fence edge?