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pinkcow · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 30

Hi there I recently got a poultry electric fence it has orange netting and yellow posts I bought at the local creamery for a reduced price because someone else had ordered it and not picked it up and also there were no instructions with it. just wondering if any of you have one and could give me a bit of advice I know with the electric fence I use for the horses that if it gets touched by a plant etc it gets earthed, is it the same principle with the poultry fence it just seems that there isn't a great charge of it when it is in ground where there is rough grass should I strim around the bottom of it to get rid of the grass before using it

thanks in advance

Shocked

Bríd

Takca · Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Co Sligo

Hi ya,
I got one a few months back and befor I put it down I ran the lawnmower
around the path that it was going to be installed on. But because the bottom
live line is so low it gets touched by grass very easily. I am think the next step for me is to spray roundup around the perimiter as a better solution.

I haven't done this yet but it I am hopeing it will be better then taking it up
once a week and mowing the grass.

I am new to this aswell so mayby others might have a better idea.

patmk · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:48 am Post subject:

I think if you try a line of heavy cardboard under the wire this could be moved if roundup did not work and just spray from now on under if it does work
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chook · Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 305 Location: North Clare

Friends of mine use some sort of felt or rubber liner, can't remember, about two feet wide with the fence posts poked though it. Their fences are more or less stationary and on flat ground. On the inside the chickens keep the grass down and on the outside the run the lawnmower along every once in a while. Very clever and works well.
Our own electric nets are on very uneven ground and get moved around too much, changing shape, so I shy away from the hazzle of moving a liner along with the fence but even though it touches the ground and grass quite a bit, especially now that the grass grows so fast, there is still a good charge on them. It's all a question of how strong your fencing unit is. Ours is a strong mains unit that powers a fence (not net) around 1/2 acre field plus has 5 nets hooked up to it. A battery would of course be a lot weaker.
Strimming beforehand is a good idea in any case.

chook

pinkcow · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 30

thanks everyone gonna try the plastic underneath and see how that works

Bríd Very Happy

squirrel01 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 90 Location: co. roscommon

got my fence up and ready, the bottom wire isn't live, all i need is some chooks now, anyone know of any going... on another note, how do you who use netting get on with the height of the fence, will they have to be clipped...cheers

chook · Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 305 Location: North Clare

There is a poultry sale next Sundayat Monivea
see http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/birds/907473

HTH
chook