Premier 1 PoultryNet® | Electric Fence for Backyard Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys with Step-in Posts – 48"H x 164'L, White

Great customer service from Premier 1 and a great product. I did some web research and still called with my dumb questions and they were very patient and helpful. I have a total of three of these poultrynet fences connected together (@492 linear feet) and so far so good. I could not ask for a better containment system for: Two goats, two pigs, four ducks and 20+ chickens and roos. We rotate our animals through a highly wooded/hilly 5 acre lot with one central barn-thingie. I call it Goat-tanamo Bay. We have moderate coyote, raccoon, redneck neighbor and dog pressure and this system has deterred incursions thus far. We move this fence almost every month and it is still super durable. By my definition of humane (I homestead, I eat animals, but I don’t eat friends) this system is humane. Every now and again I will hear a random LOUD squeal, bleat or cluck but the shock has never maimed or injured an animal. It’s more of a surprise really. Like a 6,000 volt birthday present, while you are not looking. With that said, I do not put small or juvenile animals into the paddock until they have demonstrated a wee bit of sense and some hardiness. Our domestic cat and little rat-dog each met the electronet once or twice… Now they won’t even go near it. The cat is smarter than the dog. There are a few notes that I hope will save you some headaches: • You must use the correct style AND size energizer. You cannot use high impedance style energizers with this electronet or you will burn up the net. Select an energizer beefy enough to charge all your fence length or you will not keep the good guys in and the bad guys out. • You must adequately ground (earth) your system with the recommended number of rods (per your energizer’s specifications). You can have the best electronet and energizer combo but if you are not grounded adequately you will NOT deliver sufficient shock to contain your animals. • As our paddock dries out from lack of rainfall, the intensity of the shock decreases and we have a few bold chickens make the jailbreak. If the same chicken keeps getting out, then we make Coq au Vin… The French have a tasty solution for unruly cockerels and hens. • The electronet will not protect my tasty animals from aerial predators or attacks (hawks, falcons, etc.) but a 12 gauge will. • Don’t make narrow channels or funny shapes with the fence or your animals might get wrapped up in the electronet, get shocked, shock you as you struggle to untangle them, escape the paddock, lose their ear tag in the struggle and get eaten by coyotes later that night as your children weep, wail and lament… It was a rough first night… • Your wife will not laugh as hard as you do if she shocks her bum on this fence… Homesteading is tough but fun! This is a great product, great company and I was not compensated by anyone for this review. I would buy it again and I suggest you buy it too. Even if you don’t have animals… Jokes aside, I hope you find this helpful! EDIT 6/16/2020 I just wanted to do a 2.5 year follow up on this great product. This net is just as good today as the day I bought it! It does not appear to have degraded or declined in performance one bit. It keeps my animals safe from predators and still shocks my wife on the bum from time to time... EDIT 9/30/2020 In central Kentucky we have lot's of standing dead Ash trees from the Emerald Ash Borer destruction. One of these Ash trees fell full on my electronet fence... The fence did not break it just laid down until I could cut the 10" diameter trunk up and then remove several hundred pounds of wood. I put the posts back in the ground and the fence works just as well as it did before the tree fell on it. If that is not quality, I don't know what is...

Works great! Keeps my goats in and I have not had any issues in the 3 months of having it. Make sure it's on because your goats will try it.

Glad I spent the extra money for premier 1. never worked with electric fence netting before . I set it up today and it was easier than expected and it works great.

We've tried a couple of brands so far, and Premier 1 is definitely superior! The double spiked posts are my preference, the spacing between posts is perfect, the quality is great! We have 3 at this time and will likely purchase another.

To start off, I was pretty impressed with the fact that it was a portable electric fence. When it arrived I unboxed and set it up and put my chickens in it. It was simple to set up and get going. When I moved it though I found that it does take patience to roll it up correctly because if you impatiently roll it up you will have a spiderweb of a mess!! But it is still a great thing to have around. But I have also found that it does not work as well on hilly or uneven terrain. The fence will touch the ground and cause you to lose power even if you get it tight and and add corner posts for tension. On flat land however it is perfect and flawless. I would recommend to anyone with poultry. However I haven't tried it with my goats yet but I do plan on giving it a try and will update when I do, I do have my doubts though because goats are stubborn. Hopefully this helps someone.

An absolute must have for any sized farm. You absolutely get your bang for your buck with this fence. Hundreds of dollars cheaper than building a small fence and adding electricity to it. We have had zero issues with this brand/fence and actually have quite a few fences from them! Just be careful touching it if you are grounded out because boy does it work haha. Super strong, durable, and easy to install!

I will say this is a great temporary solution, or for rotational grazing and clearing, but not a permanent set up as it’s not the safest. This works better for my chickens, than my goats. If you forget to turn it on, the goats will get tangled in the netting, and you run the risk of them suffocating and dying, so please beware, no small goats!! However if you use it properly with these factors in mind, it is a great little fence.

As is often the case, check pricing! Even with Prime, this is less expensive directly from Premier 1. That said, this is top quality poultry netting, whether you use the electric fence capability or not. Easy to unpack, unroll/unfurl and set up, the entire process can be done by a single person in a fairly short time so long as you can handle the whole bundle. It's a bit awkward, but doable, especially after doing it a few times. As it's not meant for long-term setup, moving it every week or two, perhaps three is definitely recommended. At the least, it should be adjusted regularly, to ensure the netting remains taught and upright as it should be. For those who are perhaps shorter (>6ft here), or who lack the needed strength or ability to manhandle inanimate objects of this bulk, a small garden cart or wheelbarrow would facilitate the setup quite a bit.