NoShock™ Hen Pen
A lightweight, non-electrified net enclosure for chickens and other poultry. Best when used as a monitored day pen for adult birds and chicks. Allows you to move your flock to fresh grass quickly and easily. Features a built-in step-through gate.
Because this fence cannot be electrified, we recommend that you move your birds to a safe, secure location at night. NoShock™ Hen Pen will not stop predators.
For protection from predators, look to Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence which can also be used a day pen for young birds.
Instructions/Diagrams:
Assembly Instructions 
Benefits
- Keep supervised free-range flocks out of flower beds, gardens, patios, roadways, etc. Great for folks with backyard chickens.
- Keep in chicks and ducklings when they are too small to be contained by PoultryNet®.
- Install around the garden to put ducks on “slug-patrol”.
Poultry Net Fences Compared
| NoShock™ Hen Pen |
PoultryNet® Plus 12/48/3 |
Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Can be electrified? | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Stops predators? | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Effective for chicks? | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Time to install/remove? | 30 min | 10 min | 10 min |
Specs
- 48" tall installed
- Black nylon mesh
- Lower 16" of netting has small 1.75" spacings to reduce the likelihood of chicks escaping the paddock
- Upper 32" of netting has larger 4" spacings
- Fiberglass posts (1/2" dia.) are exceptionally stiff and feature offset double spikes: 4.5" and 3". Posts are not pre-installed.
- Step-through gate hardware is included
- Available in two lengths:
- 39 ft length—includes 6 double spike support posts, step-through gate, 4 corner tie backs and 16 tie-down stakes (used to anchor net)
- 68 ft length—includes 10 double spike support posts, step-through gate, 4 tie backs, and 24 tie-down stakes
How to Install
Installation Tips
- Before installing line posts, stretch the net out in an open area. For best results, ensure posts are woven through the mesh using the same vertical columns.
- The white post caps come detached to allow you to easily weave the line posts into the net without snagging. If desired, an acrylic adhesive can be used to permanently secure them to the post.
- Many find building a circular pen easier than creating a square or rectangular space. Why? Because measured post spacings are not as critical. To begin, secure the first and last post together. Then create a small circular enclosure with the remaining posts. Progressively expand the circular area outward to add tension. For more support when using a circular enclosure, position the posts so the double-spike faces inward.
- When moving the pen, or for storage, walk along the fence, removing the posts from the soil and holding them in your hand in a tidy bundle. This allows the loose netting to fold together into pleats. After all posts have been collected, lay the netting onto the ground and roll up the folds towards the bundle of posts. (This “fold and then roll” process is very similar to our electrifiable nets.)
Consult the assembly instructions (linked above) for additional information.
Precautions
For flighty birds, clip their flight feathers on one wing to prevent escape.
Rabbits, chipmunks, mice and other small critters may chew through the nonelectrified strings of the HenPen causing damage to the fence.
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Poultry Supplies
Replacement Line Posts for NoShock Hen Pen
Item #209032 -These are replacement parts ONLY for the NoShock Hen Pen.
$2.98 -
Poultry Supplies
Replacement Docking Post for NoShock Hen Pen
Item #209033 -These are replacement parts ONLY for the NoShock Hen Pen.
$4.25 -
Poultry Supplies
Replacement Dock for NoShock Hen Pen
Item #209034 -These are replacement parts ONLY for the NoShock Hen Pen.
$4.50 -
Poultry Supplies
Replacement Package of (4-Tie Backs/16-Tie Downs) for NoShock Hen Pen
Item #209035 -These are replacement parts ONLY for the NoShock Hen Pen.
$2.58 -
Poultry Supplies
Replacement Top Cap for NoShock™ Hen Pen
Item #209036 -These are replacement parts ONLY for the NoShock Hen Pen.
$0.50
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Ken L from Alabama
Highly recommend this fence!
It’s made from quality materials and easy to put up. Best of all my chickens stay inside the fence and it’s only 4 ft tall. It’s discrete too… can hardly be seen from a distance. I bought two more rolls after my first purchase.
David D from Oklahoma
Good product, but it should come already assembled like the electric poultry fences. I was disappointed when I found out I had to put it together. It took awhile and wasn’t the easiest, as it took 2 people.
The fence would be excellent if it was previously assembled.
Rose P from Arizona
We are expanding our chicken flock and we ordered our 3rd “NoShock Hen Pen”. A great product! Ease to set up and well-constructed.
Rich B from Kentucky
Great product!
Anneke W from Michigan
I bought one of these fences a few years ago and it has proved to be useful in keeping my hens in were I want them to be, the only thing I didn't think of is when I leave it up overnight, critters chew a hole through to get to where they are going and leave an exit for the hens the next day! So constant vigilance is a requirement. The fence is easy to repair with whatever scrap material like bailing twine I have available. I guess I liked it enough to buy another!
