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
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