Re: Electric fences
- From: Rich Grise <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:28:09 GMT
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:41:14 +0200, Martin Griffith wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:33:17 GMT, in sci.electronics.design "Alan
Beamish" <alan.beamish@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm about to get some chickens and was thinking that an electric fence might
help to deter foxes. Does anybody know how the fence energisers work ? I
thought I might try experimenting with an old ignition coil and relay to
open and close the primary coil but I imagine that the primary current would
be high. Any thoughts will be gratefully received.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is an advocate of the ladder system. The
hen house is raised on an old telegraph pole, or similar stout
support, to a height of about two metres. Access to the hen house is
via a ladder, made by knocking simple steps into a long, stout pole.
The design of the ladder is deliberately crude and rickety: a chicken
will be able to use it, but a fox will not.
I'm having a hexx of a time trying to visualize something that a chicken
can climb, but a fox can't.
Is there anything like a picture of one anywhere? Or better yet, a video
of one in action?
And, how do the chickens know they're _supposed to_ climb this thing? ?:-/
Thanks,
Rich
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