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Fencing
Table of Contents
Netting FAQs.......................... 38–39
Poultry Net Options .............40–42
How to install & move.................43
PoultryNet
™
42" .....................44–45
PoultryNet
™
48" .....................46–47
PermaNet
®
Plus 48" ..............48–49
FiberTuff
™
Posts ............................50
PoultryNet HotGate
®
...................51
Energizer Kits......................... 52–53
NoShock
Chick Fence .................54
Warning:
In 1991 a fatality occurred when a 2-year-old child’s head contacted an electrified fence while he
was crawling on wet grass. The fence was correctly installed. The energizer was a UL approved unit. That is
why Premier strongly tells users to keep young children away from all electrified fences.
Due to this incident and others like it, experts worldwide now suggest that
human contact by an energized
wire to the head and neck is the most dangerous point of contact.
Having said that, known human fatalities from electric fences (all types) are less than 1 per year worldwide.
More netting details...
What users dislike about it...
• When green grass covers the lowest
live strand, net must be moved to mow
the fence line. The alternative is to
apply a strip of herbicide to kill weeds.
• Ice and heavy snow can flatten it.
• High wind can lean it over.
• Birds and animals may become
entangled in it—and die.
Entanglement is rare (9 times over 40
years for us), but it does occur and it’s
ugly when it does. The cause, most
often, is not electrifying it properly.
Our website and our 148-page
Fences
That Work
booklet offers detailed tips
to reduce risks.
Most common mistakes...
• Not electrifying it.
Too many users
try to keep chickens in without
electrifying it. When this occurs
birds and animals escape or become
entangled (and may die).
• Using the wrong energizer for the
animals and conditions.
• Allowing it to contact metal, wood.
• Making a simple task difficult by
rolling it up like a carpet instead of
first folding it by the posts.
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(Even though we provide pictorial instructions, 70% of nets returned to us have been rolled up like a carpet!) Is electric netting safe for kids? Depends upon their age and experience. It’s important to explain to all children and adults to avoid all electric fences—and to hang warning signs on all electrified fences. But never allow toddlers access to electrified fences. Why? • It’s not easy to explain to them why they should avoid it. • They’re inherently curious and explore by touch. • Their movements are less certain. For safer electric fences: • Make them visible to humans and animals. Visibility is increased by contrast (that’s why so many Premier nets are black and white in color). • Educate. Hang warning labels on all electric fences . Tell children to never touch it. Everyone should avoid head and neck contact. • Allow enough space for people and animals to walk safely along it.