hi i was wondering if its possible to electrify chicken wire? i have chickens in some fields and they keep wondering and chicken wire is alot cheaper than buying proper electric fencing??
You can electrify it but you have to make sure it is insulated at every point that it touches a fence post or the ground. If it is not insulated at all points it will short out to the ground and will not be very effective. That is the reason you should use regular electric fence supplies. Some of the electric fence wire that i have seen is almost like a rope with metal fibers in it to conduct the electricity. I cant imagine that it would cost as much as chicken wire.
It would be difficult to do. First you would have to insulate the fence wire from the ground. That means it could not be touching the posts. Next you would need a fence charger, a power supply if it is not battery operated, and a ground rod. It is not as simple as hooking a wire to the fence.
sure, go to a hunting or farm store and buy a deer and game fence electrifier, it runs of a 12vdc deep cycle battery. Its essentially tow parallel wires that carry the voltage. you can place it behind the chicken wire, and if the chickens start messing with the fence, it will short the electrified wires and , zap. the fence electrifier can be set for the duration of shock, so for small game like chickens, the shortest shock is best, they will learn quick enough to stay away from the wire.
