oowee Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) The dog will learn to avoid a simple fence in an instance and once bitten will keep away even with the electric off. You can stop a badger with two lines parallel and horizontal to each other, fairly close to the ground rather than as a fence. Whilst the wires give a shock to the touch your shoes or wellies acting as insulators reduce the impact. If you want to feel the real impact put one hand on the floor and touch it with the other. Maybe get someone to withess it just in case you need cpr afterwards. Edited May 3, 2020 by oowee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 03/05/2020 at 17:50, oowee said: If you want to feel the real impact put one hand on the floor and touch it with the other. Or, in my case one time, stand in a ditch with the water coming over your boots trying to clear a blockage, and accidentally push down one of the wires on the fence behind you with the top end of the wet pinch bar. My first thought was that someone must have belted me across the back with with a shovel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) One last question (probably). The fence won't be making a circuit, it will be in a straightish line from point A to point B, probably about 150-200 yards long. Does it matter where I connect the power? Does it have to be at one end or can it be in the middle? Edited May 7, 2020 by walshie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 16 hours ago, walshie said: One last question (probably). The fence won't be making a circuit, it will be in a straightish line from point A to point B, probably about 150-200 yards long. Does it matter where I connect the power? Does it have to be at one end or can it be in the middle? I put mine on anywhere I can bloody give a good kick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 On 07/05/2020 at 18:44, walshie said: One last question (probably). The fence won't be making a circuit, it will be in a straightish line from point A to point B, probably about 150-200 yards long. Does it matter where I connect the power? Does it have to be at one end or can it be in the middle? Put it anywhere you like. Electric fences are simple. The only two things you have to watch are 1) the earth - the better the earth, the better the fence. 2) Shorts - you need insulators (sawed up hard polyurethane tubing is fine) and , particularly in summer, you have to watch for vegetation encroaching onto your live wires and shorting out the fence. Other than that there's nothing to it. As I've said up the thread, alternated live/earthed wires get you get more bang for your buck, but they're not necessary. I ran single strand along the tops of my stone dykes and it worked fine. Anyway, try it and see. Get your fence up, turn it on and grab a hold. If it's good enough for you, doubtless it'll be good enough for a dog or a badger! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Retsdon said: Put it anywhere you like. Electric fences are simple. The only two things you have to watch are 1) the earth - the better the earth, the better the fence. 2) Shorts - you need insulators (sawed up hard polyurethane tubing is fine) and , particularly in summer, you have to watch for vegetation encroaching onto your live wires and shorting out the fence. Other than that there's nothing to it. As I've said up the thread, alternated live/earthed wires get you get more bang for your buck, but they're not necessary. I ran single strand along the tops of my stone dykes and it worked fine. Anyway, try it and see. Get your fence up, turn it on and grab a hold. If it's good enough for you, doubtless it'll be good enough for a dog or a badger! 😀 Sounds easy enough. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpoonlouis Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Always check both sides of a hedge before you have a pee in the countryside.....I added a charger to my pony paddock without mentioning it to my landlord..wasn't popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 hello, my farmer friend has a habit of moving his electric fence and not telling me when i am night shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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