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This fence is perfect, it’s my second one! My first one lasted 5 years and it was time for a replacement, I had to buy the same brand due to the quality. I do find that the spans between the posts are a bit long for the netting and each section could be half the length. I saved the posts from my first fence and wove them in between each section, now it’s the perfect fence. I suggest that the company offer an option to order extra posts for those of us that don’t like to fuss with the fence all season long.
After having predator's get in my coop, I needed extra security and peace of mind. This has been easy to use and works well. I bought my first one second hand and then liked it so much that I ordered this one and put them together (same brand).The only advice is to get extra poles as they sag a bit due to distance. Safe ducks (and geese) makes me happy.
Let me first start by saying that the quality of the ground stakes, the poles, the netting and the wiring within the netting is very good quality. My complaint with this product (and the reason I returned it) isn't due to "lack of quality"! I returned it because it's a design that's not quite there.The poles are 12 ft apart and probably should be more like 6 ft apart in order to have the netting stand upright properly. We stretched the net as far as possible between poles and still had between three and five horizontal netting wires laying on the ground and the top of the net was drooping significantly. The reason this is a problem is because electricity from and attached fence Energizer will leech into the ground if netting wires are touching the ground, grass, weeds, etc.I pulled the net upright in order to see how it SHOULD be positioned according to Rent-a-Coop's own instructions and although the netting is 48" from top to bottom the poles do not match the height of the netting so there is no possible way the poles can make the netting stand upright!! (Bad design deployment!!)Rent-a-Coop offers several other types of products for chicken husbandry. A few of those products I can highly recommend...however this particular electric poultry netting product is NOT one of them!
Have been using all summer. So far works great. Chickens stay inside and do not go near the fence. The dogs tested it and regretted it immediately! Have not had any issues with raccoons all summer. Love it !
Pretty sure I’m not the only person that purchased this fencing without powering it. The goal wasn’t to keep things out as much as to keep the girls in and away from the garden. If this sounds like you please be advised that they will find a way through it. I’ve had mine for about 3 weeks and they have already shredded it in a couple of places near the bottom. I keep their wings clipped so they can’t go over but never thought they would figure out how to go through it. Also they need to make additional poles available for purchase or send more with the order. They are spaced every 12 feet which is to far apart to keep the fence from sagging.
The directions that are provided are scant. Definitely set a few hours aside to do the setup.
excellent product
Bought this to keep rabbits, raccoons and deer out of my garden. Coons devastated my entire sweet corn crop last year with deer helping. Works very well for this purpose. All good with this fencing except for irregular shapes like my garden is, I needed to buy 16 more poles to keep it taut enough to not electrify anything its not supposed to. After last night's straight line wind storm, I had to order another 16 poles. Don't need that many but I'll have them when needed. This fence is the good stuff!
We have been using this as a portable fence to move grazing areas for our girls.We do not use it as an electric fence, so I cannot say anything about that.The fence is fairly easy to move, a bit heavy for one person, but doable. It makes a very nice large area for them. A few of my lighter and more clever girls will fly over it or smoosh through the openings to roam around, but for the most part they stay in it.The bottom of the fence has smaller openings, it would be good if those smaller openings went up a bit higher. I can’t stop them from flying, but would be awesome if they couldn’t fit through the openings!
Netting material is good, but the step-ins (stakes) bend SO EASILY! Every single one I tried to put in, bent terribly, making it impossible to even set the fence up. If it sags at all, younger birds can get through. I have month old birds shooting through the medium holes like it’s nothing. I can’t get the fence to not sag because the stakes are bent in every direction. Didn’t get to see how useful the electrification is, but this netting is NOT SUITABLE for varied terrain and hard-pan soil/gravel. Might be fine for a flat lawn.
I have had this fence for 3years around a chicken coop/run. It has worked very well to keep varmints out and chickens in until about 1 year ago. The plastic mesh has dry rotted and has begun to break in almost every panel. Now I have possums walking right through it at night eating all my chicken feed. I will probably not purchase this brand again.
This functioned well for us. Does exactly what it is supposed to do.However, it did not last. I suspect it's our hot summers, but the wire got brittle after a year or so and chickens began breaking out.
Over all a decent product . I've had another brand of electric net before so familiar with how they performThis one did sag a little more that the other brand due to more space between posts. So I'll be adding some more posts in between the included posts. It does include tie downs and a few extra step ins to help it maintain its structure, but I find it easier to just add a few more posts from the local TS.When shopping for this i compared the space between posts and this one one was one of the fences with the least space between posts.Ill report back when I've had it up for a while let you know how it holds up
Works excellent for keeping chickens in a run area or out of the garden. I especially like this one since it has five rows of the smaller holes so younger chickens cannot get through it. I purchased another one that was an all white fence that only had three rows of the smaller holes in my four week. Old chickens could just walk through the bigger holes that were closer to the ground.This one they will not be able to squeeze through I also like it how they gave you extra little foot spikes with the fiberglass pole on any spot that you wanted to further cinch to the ground. Both of my fences are electric fences, but I have not tested those out so I don’t know about the electric side of the fences, but they do a good job at what I needed it for and that was saving my garden to let my chickens range. The only somewhat of an issue that I have with it is that in order to sometimes get defense part tight you have to push the polls in at an angle to stretch them. So in my garden around two of the corners, the fence kind of sag down a little bit by a foot so I’m not too concerned about that I think with this particular fence, they probably got some of the positioning wrong or out of line because I had to position this fence more diagonally with the poles that my other fence, but it still works good for what I need to
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One night I came out and saw the flash in the video which was taken from about 100 yards away. It looked much brighter in person. So that was the last time I plugged it in. Any paper leave or grass that blew up against it could have caused a fire. There was no grass or weeds close to the area that's sparking.Here you can see the flashes of the short. I tried 3 separate chargers and they all flashed at the exact same spot on the fence. I returned it and ziptied the warning sticker to the area that was shorting out. Also the first night something tried to get in and tore some of the white strings.It takes much longer to put up than any of these fence companies claim, and even longer to take it down.It's best put down on just a dirt surface.If you put it in a place where grass or greens are growing, you have to take it down and mow, really scalp, the area about every 3 days. That's because only one of the bottom lines is dead, but if two were dead a fox could probably get his nose under it. You need to take it down one side at a time , mow it, then put it back and get the next side, this took me about 2 hours a week to maintain it.I would have traded it in for another one though, but that wasn't one of the choices. So I just did the refund. Then trying to pack it back up to return it was almost impossible. I needed to use other boxes and almost an entire roll of packaging tape to get it boxed up to return it. That process of taking it down and packing it up took over 2 hours and a lot of sweat, almost tears as well. Not an easy job for an old guy. Taking it down and packing it up for the return made me reconsider getting another one.
I bought a section of fence and an energizer good for 6 sections of fence in the winter. This kept my chickens in check all winter long so I expanded this spring to keep them out of my garden. Nothing worse then tilling, planting and either getting seedlings up or just planted and find your chickens truly loved their new dust bath not to mention the lovely greens you provided, kinda like those cucumber slices you put on your eyes. After a month or so, I wasn't getting anything over 2-3 thousand volts. And this is the fix..."So I worked on my chicken fence last night. Bought this in the winter to keep the chickens from going roming and to see if it worked. The chickens stay in the fence, the animals/predators stay out BUT all winter my single line of fence stayed at about 8000 volts while snapping in a few places on the ground. For the last two months thats been at no more then 2000, not good but still makes the puppies noses tingle. It was at 6-8 thousand when I added the extra two strands. To be fair, I've been a little down in the hips and legs and, well everything since the last Psoriasis medication stopped working on the Arthritis. So I isolated and moved the first section of fence and mowed down the grass that had grown into it, got it mowed tight on the path and resecured the first section of fence. Still at 2-3 thousand volts. I can hear it snappin at 12 of the 14 paces inbetween posts though. you get 4 mini posts per section to hold the fence up a bit so I took all 12 of mine and went to put one of those in with the fence energized. I've done this plenty before. Fence jiggled and slid up to touch my hand while I'm on my bare knee on the ground. Got me good enough I wasn't cussing. 🤣 So, after de-energizing, putting all my stakes in and re-energizing the fence? 10-12 thousand. (I also have two grounding stakes now, only one in the winter) GREAT. Did the other two sections of the fence, plugged them in and 3-4 thousand. I ordered another group of mini posts for where it's touching. I should be able to shock a deer at 10 paces before long."The fence , even at reduced power, works great. Chickens stay in THOUGH THEY CAN FLY OVER. But they've spent all summer inside the fence, even when I moved it to keep them out of my blackberries for picking. The difference in tingle between 2 and 10 thousand volts is substantial. I really wish I could teach all the parts of my body to stay clear. I'm a testament to the it won't kill ya but MAN is it a rush. I've had the best garden in 5 years though one of those bad years was due to a bunny infestation. The chickens are happy as they have a large area to run around in. After Blackberry season I'll put the bushes back inside the area so they can run and hide in the tunnels created by the bushes. I can't recommend this fence enough. If you have flat land you probably won't need the little stakes for in between. But for increased voltage and predator denial, don't hesitate. You MIGHT be able to make your own, I imagine dowel rod and some way to hold those firm could get the job done, as could the right size branch or twig. But the mini takes are the right size, sturdy and repositionable for a price that makes fabbing your own something for people with time, equipment and gumption.I hope my experiences help you make your purchasing decision.William Crane
We bought this fencing earlier this year, and quite frankly, you shouldn't trust it to hold in your chickens. Or any electric netting for that matter.We purchased this net because of 3 reasons. 1) It was cheaper than the others and we were on a budget. 2) It claims to have more horizontal wires than the competitors and so holds birds in better. 3) We've purchased Rent-A-Coop's water cups in the past and loved them.Turns out that electric poultry netting is only good at keeping things out, but it does absolutely nothing to keep birds in. Even our biggest, fluffiest, heavy rooster regularly jumped in and out of this netting. The younger birds learned that if they simply through themselves at the fencing near the top, they would just pop right through (and I'm talking large youngsters, several months old at the time).To say this experiment was poorly time is the understatement of the century too, as we had a fox move in this year with no way to protect against it if our birds didn't stay in....which they didn't. In the end I lost 25 young poults and half of my older birds from last year because this fence does absolutely nothing to keep them in, and they were fair game to the fox on the outside.In the end, we had to lock the birds back up into our barn, which as you can imagine was a heck of a blow to us who wanted to free range our birds as much as possible and use them for pest (bug) management on our livestock pastures, and to lower our feed bills just a smidge.Now our electric "poultry" netting is being use to contain our young calves, and our chickens are locked up safely in the barn coup. We will be investing in a completely enclosed system for pasturing our birds in the future.
We're using this as additional protection for our chickens and garden.All summer it has managed to keep skunks, woodchucks, cats, and dogs out of and away from our garden/chicken coop.Setup couldn't have been simpler. Just measured the area we had and ordered accordingly. Installed the stakes and added additional stakes as needed (that we purchased separately)We ran the feed and ground cables underground for convenience and used a 3" alligator clip to attach to the fence clip. Once it was grounded, it just started working. It even managed to kill the grass it was in contact with and is on the bare ground which is what we wanted.We're using it with a 0.5 joule energizer that's mounted in our shed that has AC power.For anyone having issues, I can only suggest that you pay attention to what you're doing and a basic background of how electricty works is also helpful.For larger animals such as goats, I would not use this as it's a net and not a fence. I would certainly use this to surround a fence as added protection. As for those who had chicks escape, you need to make sure that the netting is as close to touching the ground as possible. Make sure that there are no weeds touching it too much as that will affect its performance. (it will bleed off power from the netting) Get a tester to make sure that different areas of the netting are properly energized throughout its length.Also, make sure that there's no slack in the netting. If you need to use guy wires and additional netting posts (also available here on Amazon) then get them. If the netting is lose and droopy, then chicks will just walk through it as it's not performing as it should.This netting works and works well. The installer is ultimately responsible for its performance if it isn't installed properly.
I don't usually write reviews, but I wanted to add my thoughts for this product, as I had such a hard time finding a well-reviewed electric poultry fence. Most of them, including this one, had a number of negative reviews about flimsiness, difficulty setting up, etc., but this one was in stock and a great size for the price, and since we really needed a fence asap for our 8-week-old chickens, I went ahead and ordered it.I set ours up yesterday for the first time and am very pleased with both the quality and ease of setup! First, I will say that it is true what many reviewers have said - the poles are rather flimsy and a bit too flexible. HOWEVER, the guy wires included with this kit were VERY helpful at correcting the sagging issues! I was also worried about being able to stick the poles in the ground, as we have very heavy and hard clay soil. I had NO issues at all with this, though I did wait for a rain to soften the ground a bit first.Here are the pros and cons of this fence, as I have experienced so far:Cons:- Poles are thin and flexible, so they pull easily to either side and bend and sag if the fence isn't pulled tight. (This is my only reason for 4 stars instead of 5.)- It's mostly white - not an issue for us as it's back behind our garden and hard to see from there, but some people might prefer it to blend in more with the landscape.- It would be nice if it had a smaller section at one end to use as a "gate" for ease of access. Since the poles are so flexible, I am able to hold it down a bit and step over in the less tight areas, but it's a bit awkward, especially when carrying something.Pros:- Plenty of poles that are spaced a nice distance apart. We had previously purchased some sturdier corner support posts to help support the fence when it arrived, but in fact, we don't even need to use them as there are so many support posts included in the fence itself.- The step-in spikes at the bottom are metal and go into our hard clay soil easier than expected.- I LOVE that this fence included everything needed for setup - including extra pieces of fencing for mending future tears, metal spikes to secure the bottom of the fencing, as well as the spikes and guy wires for securing and tightening the corners - both metal and plastic spikes. Our soil is so hard, we tried the plastic ones but they were bending right away, so we switched to the metal ones and they work perfectly!- The fencing itself seems very tough and sturdy.- I like the extra rows of smaller holes at the bottom. Our chickens are not full-grown yet, and many of the other fences I looked at had larger holes lower down and I was worried they would be able to fit through the fence. This one has 6 full rows of the 3" holes, so our chicks are plenty secure and cannot escape.- Good height. Some of the other fences were only 42", but this is a full 48". I will still probably have to clip some of their wings, but so far, no one has flown over yet.- It's big! Our chicks have a much bigger area to roam in than I expected, so I shouldn't have to move the fencing for quite some time.Other notes on setup:- Watch the instructional video! I watched it first, and it was very helpful in figuring out how to lay out and set up the fence for the first time. I set it up all by myself, and it probably would have only taken about 1/2 hour except that I decided to change the layout halfway through and had to move all the poles again.- We have not electrified ours yet. We don't have a lot of predators around here during the day, and plan on only letting our chickens out to roam while we are around to watch them. Unless the chickens themselves start trying to get through it (which I doubt, as they are used to permanent fencing already), I hopefully won't need to buy a charger. Therefore, one side of the fence as I currently have it set up is actually tied to the garden fence for support. However, I only had to tie it in one spot. Using the guy wires at the other corners kept it nice and tight the rest of the way around.Overall, I am very pleased with the apparent quality and durability of this fence. It was easy to move (not too heavy for a small woman to handle), and easy to set up. It would be nice if the poles were a bit sturdier, but having the guy wires included made a huge difference, and I didn't see these listed with most of the other fences I looked at. Considering the size of this fence and everything that was included, it was definitely the best value for the price that I found online anywhere.
I LOVE THESE Poultry nets! I am in love with them. We live out in the country a little but we have surrounding country neighbors who let their dogs roam. Also all the predators just naturally. I would love to let me chickens just roam but we have invested too much in them to just let predators take them down. These nets are easy to put up, easy to move around and make a space however you would like. We have two now. This one is pretty tall and has larger sections between poles. It’s also 64ft longer than our other one. I love them both and they both work great off of our one solar box. My dogs and cats do not go near that fence they do not like getting hit. We feel very confident that our chickens are staying safe and healthy using these nets. They are also VERY durable. We have extremely high winds where I am. Strong enough to blow our trampoline that we now have anchored across our yard. These nets do not fall or tear up. My only small wish is that they were a little cheaper but I also feel like they do everything they are suppose to so they are worth spending a little money. Thanks for having such an awesome product!
