All about Fox Fencing
Electric fencing for keeping foxes away from your prized animals is a well-established and proven protective measure used by commercial and domestic owners alike. One thing to remember, however, is that an electric fence is not designed to keep birds in, rather to keep foxes out.
The easiest electric fencing option, especially for those with only a small number of birds, is poultry netting. In general, electric netting is ideal, due to its ease of use, movability and low visual impact. Electrified netting is usually available in green or orange and consists of a 1.1m high mesh of polyurethane twine, interwo-ven with metal filaments through the horizontal strands (all but the bottom line). The electric netting is usually supplied in rolls of 25m or 50m with integrated posts.
For larger electric fencing installations, netting can be a very expensive option for keeping foxes away and it may be more cost-effective to use an existing post and rail fence line. In this case, the most effective way set up an electric fence against foxes is to use galvanised wire. You should use 7 - 9 strands of galvanised wire, mounted at different heights, closer together at the bottom and further apart at the top.
Foxes have been known to jump onto a fence and climb over it, such is their tenacity. To prevent this, you could include two 'earth' lines into your electric fox fence. Should a fox decide to climb over your electric fence, when they touch a live and an earth line simultaneously, they will receive a shock.
Netting for foxes
The following items are recommended for a electric netting fox fence:
Mobile fencing for foxes
The following items are recommended for a mobile electric fox fence: