Touch it. I did mine. It should feel like a bee sting. You will have to see how it works for you. If your coop and run are small for a backyard flock, it should be ok. The solar chargers tolerate little to no weeds touching the wire. The AC chargers can tolerate more. I do use roundup under my wires to keep them grass and weed free. My pens are over a quarter acre (12,000 sq ft). I run 3 wires on one side and the back of my pens. Around the coop side behind the coops I have a single and double wire in spots.
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