The Farming Express February #3 | Page 21

Double Protection with an Electric Fence to keep Mr Fox at Bay! Meriel Younger from www. electrifencing.co.uk shares some ideas on how you can use electric fencing to reinforce the security of a stock fence and poultry enclosure. By running a few lines around your existing fence or pen you will maximise your defences and there will be no way for Mr Fox to get near enough to dig under or scrabble over without feeling the wrath of your fence! Fence lines: There are many different ways to set up this kind of fencing and the picture below is just an example. On the lower down sections of the stock fence it is a good idea to use insulators that stand away from the fence as they tend to keep animals and predators at a distance from the enclosure. The insulators that are lower down need to be checked regularly to make sure they are not touching any foliage (too much foliage on an electric fence will 6