Feature
●PORTABLE electric fence that has 12 horizontal strands (11 conductive), is 48" tall installed and has string verticals every 3". Built-in line posts are spaced every 10.
●KEEPS IN chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry while keeping their ground-based predators out.
●RECOMMENDED for active, flighty birds. The taller 48" net is more likely to discourage large predators such as coyotes and dogs.
●QUICK & SIMPLE to move. Even for new users, it takes less than 10 minutes to go from out-of-the-box netting to installed fence.
●CONTAIN & CONTROL livestock other than poultry, such as sheep, goats, cattle and guard dogs.
●FENCE MUST BE PROPERLY ENERGIZED TO BE EFFECTIVE. Energizer is not included. Warning! Do NOT use continuous current energizers with electric netting.
Description
Premier 48" PoultryNet
Contain and control the movement of poultry on a daily or weekly basis
Keeps in chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry while keeping their ground-based predators out.
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Quick and SimpleNetting is quick and simple to move. Even for new users, it takes less than 10 minutes to go from out-of-the-box netting to installed fence. |
Double SpikeDouble spikes are for very soft soils. Push in the spikes with your foot. If soil is hard or rocky, double spikes are more difficult to install and remove. |
Backyard FlockKeep small flocks in the backyard. When managed well, chickens are an indispensable garden tool?turning pesky insects and weeds into rich compost. Can be used to contain and control livestock other than poultry, such as sheep, goats, cattle and guard dogs. |
PrecautionsElectric fence is a pain barrier, not a physical barrier. A common mistake is not electrifying it. Animals may escape or become entangled (and may die). On a % basis, entanglement is very rare, but it can and does occur. If animals are scared or starved it will not keep them in. The first time you put the animals in the net, you should be available to watch them for a while. That way if one were to get into the fence and get caught, you can turn the power off and get them loose. |
Electrify Your Fence
Electrifying the fence with an energizer is essential. For the fence to be effective at keeping out predators, it must be electrified to deter them from the flock.
Energizers sold separately.
What’s the best fence energizer?
Poultry, due to the nature of their legs and minimal body weight, have much higher resistance to electricity than a cow, horse, pig or dog. And the fence, due to its low-to-the-ground nature, is prone to high weed contact. So low output units (such as those sold in farm stores) usually disappoint. We recommend using a pulse-style 0.6 joule unit or larger for up to 3 rolls of PoultryNet. Units with less joule output may work for 1 to 2 rolls of netting if grass contact is kept to an absolute minimum.
How does netting work?
The horizontal strands are energized (except for the bottom one that rests on the grass) by a fence energizer. When chickens or ground-based predators touch it, they receive a high-voltage shock from the brief electric pulse?and learn to avoid it.
This is netting’s biggest negative. Too much green grass or weed contact lowers the voltage of the fence. To overcome:
- When grass gets 6" high, mow along the fence. If you mow into the fence, your wallet, the mower and the net will regret it! Move the net into the mowed strip by removing and reinstalling one post at a time. Takes approx. 5 minutes per roll of net.
- Or buy an energizer with enough joule output to cope with extra weed contact.
A good rule of thumb is to buy an energizer with more joule output than you’ll think you need. When the fence pleases, most folks will buy more fence?and need additional output.
Won’t chickens fly over the fence?
Birds will fly over the fence if there is insufficient feed, too crowded, or if they’re trying to avoid fights. Some hens are just plain stubborn and refuse to “get with the program”. When first let out in the morning, watch for the hen that gets out first. She’s the lead troublemaker and prime contender for clipping.
If there’s an escape problem, we find it’s usually led by a hen or two with the rest simply following along. Identifying her and clipping the flight feathers on one wing usually solves this problem. This does not have to be done for the whole flock.
Note: Electric poultry netting won’t stop young birds small enough to slip through the 2" net openings.
- Clipping wings doesn’t hurt the bird
- Reduces its ability to take flight over 42"?48"
- Hold the bird in comfortable position, then open one wing to stretch it out.
- Cut the primary flight feathers (those furthest from the body) about halfway down the shaft.
- You only need to clip one wing, not both.
