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Hi Folks,

 

Am just after some ideas for how people secure there fencer units for there pens to stop them being nicked.

 

Our little shoot has just bought its first (going all modern) lol.

 

I have some ideas but wanted to know what you lot do?

 

It runs off D-cell batterys so not a big car battery, so hopefully that makes it easier to hide/ secure.

 

ATB

 

Matt

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If this is the first fencer unit and you haven't been a victim of theft then I would say being discrete is key. Once people know there is something to steal they will be back. Ultimately if someone wants it they'll get it regardless of how you secure it. You could put a trail cam looking at it if you wanted, but that wouldn't stop it getting nicked if someone wants it.

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Inside a locked pen is quite a good idea, or hiding it well. But if someone really wants it they only have to follow the electric wire to find the connector and work back from there, but how many folk could be bothered with that?

If sort of out of sight and away from footpath's u should be ok i'd imagine as most thefts will be opportunsit.

 

Also will it not only be out for a few weeks tops?

Must admit never used a pen with electric fencing and most of the local big shoots don't either, but after 4-7 days ur birds will be up roosting anyway and the most dangerous time will be when birds have flopped down outside the wire at dawn where electric won't really help anyway if a fox is about

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If your pens are close to areas that the public can access then you do have a problem. If you can't hide yourunits then putting them inside a locked galvanised box may help. My brothers have a fencer running a fence down the side of a lane to stop lambs getting killed. After loosing one fencer and battery the unit was moved 100 yards off the road, yet another unit and battery were taken a few weeks later. No farmer would do this to another farmer so who else needs fencers, yes us shooting types I am afraid.

 

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If your pens are close to areas that the public can access then you do have a problem. If you can't hide yourunits then putting them inside a locked galvanised box may help. My brothers have a fencer running a fence down the side of a lane to stop lambs getting killed. After loosing one fencer and battery the unit was moved 100 yards off the road, yet another unit and battery were taken a few weeks later. No farmer would do this to another farmer so who else needs fencers, yes us shooting types I am afraid.

 

A

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