Will this electric fence work?

[chickengeorgeto]

... Yes, coons will chew through zip ties. You might want to try some metal J clips where you are not using wood/fender washers and screws.

J clips and hog ringers are both great ways to attach one kind of wire to another kind. Both J clips and hog rings require a special pair of pliers to apply them. As far as I've ever seen there is only one size of J clips and Hog Rings.

 

[llombardo]

Yes, all the wires on the post will be "hot" ...

I'd also invest in an additional ground rod, get a 48" one and wire it to the other ground rod.

How is that done and why?

Would I use the same wire that I use for the fence?

60" ground rod is recommended depending how wet or dry your soil stays

It comes with a 22 inch. This is for a small area--like 100 ft total.

I can make sure the soil stays on the wetter side of need be.

 

[123RedBeard]

Looks like there are clips built into the posts, just run the wire through them ...

The ground rod should have a little clamp on it to secure the wire ... any kind of wire will work, just don't connect the ground with the hot!

The soil in IL should be fairly damp ... the two biggest problems with electic fences, is either weeds/branches/snow grounding the hot wires out, or not a good enough earth ground.

I had a 50'X75' fence, and used 2 - 48" ground rods in VT ... in AZ I would use 2 - 60" ground rods ... dumping my waterer's near them every day too ...

 

[Abriana]

Premier 1 has worked great for me. I’ve had absolutely zero ground predator problems using it (except for when a hen got out of the fence and got killed) and no night raids. We have coons, foxes, weasels, and other predators.

 

[llombardo]

I foresee snow being an issue all the way around this year. Looks like I'm stocking up on salt to keep snow melted around the wire. I'm pretty sure I wil get zapped at some point.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I foresee snow being an issue all the way around this year. Looks like I'm stocking up on salt to keep snow melted around the wire. I'm pretty sure I wil get zapped at some point.

Turn it off while working around it.

 

[lazy gardener]

I foresee snow being an issue all the way around this year. Looks like I'm stocking up on salt to keep snow melted around the wire. I'm pretty sure I wil get zapped at some point.

I use a high tech digital tester to be sure the current is strong enough. I take my shoe off, stick my toe in the damp grass, and touch the wire with my finger.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I use a high tech digital tester to be sure the current is strong enough. I take my shoe off, stick my toe in the damp grass, and touch the wire with my finger.

 

[llombardo]

Turn it off while working around it.

I plan on it. I wasn't going to do by the gate, but decided that I am. I wish it had an on/off button versus unplugging it.

 

[cmom]

For the gate you can put a live wire across the bottom and run a coated wire underground. We bought some old screen doors for some of the coops to use as gates. Not all wire is good to use. I use the poly rope wire and a coated solid wire under ground. I have an multiple ground rods. I use the 6 foot ground rods and put them in the ground near the fence charger. The more joules the more voltage. I also use Roundup under my wire in the summer for weed control and make sure none are touching the wire. My wire can stand a little bit of weeds but I kill all of them. Now if a predator noses and touches the wire it will get a good zap. The fence chargers aren't strong enough to kill them but can give the predators and good shock. Here are some pictures of how I did the gates. I could have made the under ground wire a little longer. I also put concrete under all of the gates because once I had a fox dig under a gate and a bobcat dig under a fence and kill some of my birds. I see predators nightly on my game cameras which I have in different spots on my property.

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