Electric fence sagging

[pipscariad]

Wing clipping has to be one of my least favourite things to do, I always worry I'll cut too close, but it is effective. I feel terribly guilty as Snowdrop, the one Mr Fox got last week, had moulted a while ago and obviously her wing feathers had grown back and I'd neglected to clip in time. A lesson learnt. Electric fencing should be fine as long as clipping is carried out, but there will always be the odd escape artiste.

[palomino]

Thank you SO much for all the replies. I do have guy ropes on the corners, with a white horse fence post beside each ground peg to try and prevent anyone tripping over them! Bamboo canes sound a wonderfully cheap fix, but doesn't the weight of the fence just make the netting slide down them? Does the top line of the fence slot or hook onto the top of the cane in a similar way to the plastic posts supplied with the fence, or do you fit a pigtail insulator to the top of the canes? I have dozens of canes, and it's certainly a more appealing prospect than buying quantities of additional posts from the manufacturers at £3 each! I'll have a go with some canes over the weekend and see if we can get the bottom six inches or so of netting vertical again.

Glutton I would love to see a picture of the setup you have found successful, thanks for the offer.

[Glutton4...]

OK Palomino. will take one asap - bit preoccupied with getting my Puppy today, so if I forget, do nag me!

[palomino]

OK Palomino. will take one asap - bit preoccupied with getting my Puppy today, so if I forget, do nag me!

A PUPPY, YAY maybe we could have a picture of the babywoof as well?

[frias]

Thank you SO much for all the replies. I do have guy ropes on the corners, with a white horse fence post beside each ground peg to try and prevent anyone tripping over them! Bamboo canes sound a wonderfully cheap fix, but doesn't the weight of the fence just make the netting slide down them? Does the top line of the fence slot or hook onto the top of the cane in a similar way to the plastic posts supplied with the fence, or do you fit a pigtail insulator to the top of the canes? I have dozens of canes, and it's certainly a more appealing prospect than buying quantities of additional posts from the manufacturers at £3 each! I'll have a go with some canes over the weekend and see if we can get the bottom six inches or so of netting vertical again.

Glutton I would love to see a picture of the setup you have found successful, thanks for the offer.

Select a cane taller than the fence. Wind string/twine around the cane near the top so it doesn't slip down. Thread cane through the fence and secure string to the top of the fence. We have done this for a couple of years and canes do not affect the electricity running through fence. I wish I could post photo for you but I'm useless with computer. (One case where you can't teach a old dog a new trick)