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Fencing Hens To Protect Against Foxes

sara | December 29, 2009

My friend Trisha from Birdtablenews has sent me a message on my farmingfriends twitter page to say, “We have 4 hens and can’t put them out because of a fox. We are in middle of fencing a small field that has a hen hut, do you think that putting up a large fence will [...]

Electric Fencing For Pigs

sara | November 1, 2009

When deciding on the type of fencing most suited to your situation and where you are going to keep your pigs, you will need to consider what is surrounding the area where the pigs will live, is it crops, gardens or roadside. You will need to think about cost and whether you want a permanent [...]

Pig Fencing

sara | April 25, 2009

If you are keeping pigs outside then you will need secure fencing as pigs are very curious and will wander about easily.
Pig fencing could be in the form of:
1) Heavy duty post and rail fencing.
2) Post and rail fencing with electric fencing.
3) Post and rail fencing with sheep netting.
4) Electric fencing.

When deciding on the type [...]