Re: electric fences for chooks?


"Ginny" <glvl88ATyahooDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message
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> This is the system my sis-in-law uses and she
> never looses chooks. I have the 2m high non-elec
> yard with rabbit netting around the bottom and I
> don't loose any either.
You don't 'lose' any. Your chickens may be loose, yout sis-in-law may be a
loose woman (hope not :-) ) but I also hope you don't lose her i.e. she gets
lost.

>
> Alot will depend on the predators Peter is trying
> to keep out and if he wants it portable or
> permenent. If his chooks fly he will require
> taller netting or even a roof on the yard. Mine
> don't although crows fly in and are still the
> biggest pest for me. I just can't afford to net my
> yard over.
Have you tried hanging old cd's around? Put a small hole in one edge and
thread some thread through and tie it to a branch or something. As a slight
breeze catches it, it sort of flicks the light about and birds really hate
it. Might help keep the crows away for a while.



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