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NoShock™ Hen Pen

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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.

  • NoShock™ Hen Pen, 39 ft

    Item #209030 | Weight 9.00 lbs
    In Stock
    $89.00

    Other options are also available:

  • NoShock™ Hen Pen, 68 ft

    Item #209031 | Weight 17.50 lbs
    In Stock
    $134.00
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NoShock™ Hen Pen

Instructions/Diagrams:

  • Assembly Instructions [565 KB]
  • Diagram & Accessories [251 KB]

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Benefits

Chick-tight mesh
Chick-tight mesh
16" height (from bottom) prevents small birds from escaping.
Double-spike posts
Double-spike posts
Step-in design for added stability in loose soils.
Built-in gate
Built-in gate
Quick access in/out for feeding your chickens.
  • 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”.
Why do we suggest to energize netting elsewhere but offer non-electric here? Because some folks watch their birds carefully during the day and move them inside at night (far less predator pressure). They can successfully use a fence that is non-electrified. Also, some municipalities do not allow electric fence in backyards.

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 (compared to 2"x3" spacings on electrifiable PoultryNet)
  • 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

Note: Assembling the Hen Pen is more time consuming (and cumbersome!) than our electrified nets because the line posts are not already built into the mesh. This allows you more flexibility for spacing the posts, but it also means more work.

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

NoShock™ Hen Pen is non-electrifiable. This netting is intended for day pens only, not a night pen. Use it to contain (or exclude) your flock during the day, and either lock them in the coop or behind electrified netting at night.

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.

  • Line Posts for NoShock Hen Pen
    Poultry Supplies

    Line Posts for NoShock Hen Pen

    Item #209032 - In Stock

    Genuine Premier 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS for the NoShock Hen Pen.

    $2.98
  • Docking Post for NoShock Hen Pen
    Poultry Supplies

    Docking Post for NoShock Hen Pen

    Item #209033 - In Stock

    Genuine Premier 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS for the NoShock Hen Pen.

    $4.25
  • Dock for NoShock Hen Pen
    Poultry Supplies

    Dock for NoShock Hen Pen

    Item #209034 - In Stock

    Genuine Premier 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS for the NoShock Hen Pen.

    $4.50
  • Package of (4-Tie Backs/16-Tie Downs) for NoShock Hen Pen
    Poultry Supplies

    Package of (4-Tie Backs/16-Tie Downs) for NoShock Hen Pen

    Item #209035 - In Stock

    Genuine Premier 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS for the NoShock Hen Pen.

    $2.58
  • Top Cap for NoShock™ Hen Pen, each
    Poultry Supplies

    Top Cap for NoShock™ Hen Pen, each

    Item #209036 - In Stock

    Genuine Premier 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS for the NoShock Hen Pen.

    $0.50
Average Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 out of 5
Number of reviews: 121 customers reviewed this product.
Recommended: 89 out of 121 said they would recommend this product to a friend.

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NoShock™ Hen Pen
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
July 15, 2018

John B from Virginia

Very good product. Instructions for setup could have been better. Maybe it is me, but I struggled at first. The fence works beautifully!

NoShock™ Hen Pen
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
May 24, 2018

Gerald Z from Florida

Love this fence I use it for chicks a month old works great easy to set up. I put 2 nets together to make a bigger pen. Only thing I don't like about it is that 68ft is the longest they make other than that love it

NoShock™ Hen Pen
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26, 2018

Ryan M from Kentucky

This was worth the investment. Free range is no longer an option as I’ve lost too many to hawks and other predators. Being able to provide the girls with fresh grass to run is great. The fence went together easy enough. The nylon material seems like it’s quality material. I’m not sure how the poles will hold up over time. I hope they don’t splinter like other fiberglass poles do but for now they are great. I saw some others comments about the lack of tightness in the fence because of the poles. I’d say if you want clean straight lines use the guy lines. I made it an addition to their pen. At night I lock them in the coop to keep them safe. Great product!

NoShock™ Hen Pen
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 12, 2018

Tiffanny R from Washington

Overall this product did what it was designed to. I would suggest stronger poles, as it was difficult to get a good tight night, which in the end a hen wasn't able to get underneath. I was also disappointed that the largest option 68ft was still very small, I would put about 8 well behaved hens in at the size it came to. I would recommend checking other options before making this purchase.

NoShock™ Hen Pen
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 10, 2018

Maureen P from Illinois

They were out of the shock or not fence so I thought I would try one of these hen pens. Putting it together took a bit longer than I thought, but it it is a nice fence that is easy to move... great as a divider for larger tamer teenagers and adults, just not great if you have a rowdy bunch of chicks... I was trying to contain a brood of 9 meat mutt chicks... After one got its wings caught in 1" chicken wire. This was the rowdiest bunch of 1 pullet and 8 cockerel chicks I ever had and wouldn't listen to the hen. They could get through for several weeks ( same as 2" chain link) which caused the mother to fly over... she dumped them at 6 wks, I took her out. Then one jumped up on the horizontal that separates the small from the larger holes and popped out for a couple of weeks. This contains them better than the regular netting but not as well as the shock or not, which is great.

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About Conductivity

Conductivity measures the amount of electrical current a material can carry. The opposite measure is known as resistance.

Tinned Copper Superconductor

Many of Premier’s electric net fences feature a green and white superconductor that has both stainless steel and tinned copper filaments for optimal conductivity.

These “premium” nets are 10 times more conductive (38 ohms per 1000') than “basic” nets offered by our competitors. This enables the electric pulse to travel much farther and be less affected by weed contact.

Customers who are unhappy with netting are often those who’ve chosen nets from China or their farmstore equivalents.

Types of Line Posts

Line posts are built into the net. Three options are available.*

Line Posts Compared
  1. Single Spike (SS)
    The best choice, unless your soils are always soft or very hard.
  2. Double Spike (DS)
    Posts allow you to push in the spikes with your foot. When soil is hard or rocky, double spikes are more difficult to install and remove.
  3. Drivable Posts (DP)
    Allows use of a mallet or dead blow hammer for installing posts in dry, hard or rocky soil. Features a “spike stop” for extra support and internal fiberglass ribs for added strength.

Tip: To insert a line post into frozen or hard soil, use a power tool to drill pilot holes.

* Not all fences have all line post options.

About Positive/Negative (Pos/Neg) Nets

Is your area dry?

Conventional electrified fence systems rely on soil moisture to be effective. However, not all areas have the required moisture.

Dry soil increases resistance—a weaker, less effective pulse occurs that does not deter animals.

To overcome this, Pos/Neg nets* are wired to allow the use of every other horizontal strand as an extension of the ground terminal. Because half the strands are connected to the ground terminal or ground rod, reliance on soil moisture is reduced. A PowerLink must be purchased separately to make the secondary ground connection.

How it works…

In order to receive a shock, the animal must touch both a positive (hot) and negative (grounded) strand at the same time. This will deliver more pain to the animal than an all hot net (Pos/Pos) because moisture in the soil is not required to complete the circuit.

Pos/Neg fences can be converted to Pos/Pos in moist conditions. Remember, all fences must be kept free of vegetation.

* Not all fences have Pos/Neg options.

Line Post Spacing

“Plus” nets—6'8" spacings between built-in line posts*

Line Post Spacing

Standard nets—10' or 12' spacings between built-in line posts*

* Spacings are approximate.
Distance between built-in line posts may vary by product.

Essential Energizer Advice

  • Buy a larger energizer than necessary. When the fence pleases, most folks will buy more fence—and need additional output.
  • Use a low-impedance intermittent pulse energizer.
  • Use a fence tester to check the voltage often.
  • Use enough ground rod(s)—included with our energizer kits.
  • Don’t allow your lead acid battery to discharge below 40%.
  • Use insulated wire that is designed for electric fences.
  • Always connect the fence to an energizer, not an outlet.
  • Visit this link for answers to other common energizer questions.

Two Basic Types

  1. All-in-one Solar
    • Solar units are very portable.
    • Because they need a battery, these units are more costly to purchase and operate than plug-in units.
    • Batteries are less effective in cold temperatures (deplete faster).
    • Most farmstore solar units are too weak, in joules of output, to properly energize netting. That’s why we designed our own.
  2. Plug-in & Battery
    • Least cost to purchase and operate per joule of output.
    • Best for fences exposed to heavy vegetation.
    • Cold temperatures do not affect performance.
    • Recommended for whole-farm systems, but can be complex to install. Higher output requires more ground rods, underground cables, multiple output terminals, etc.

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Dan Morrical joined the Iowa State University staff in 1984 as Extension Sheep Specialist after completing his doctorate degree at New Mexico State University. He held the rank of Full Professor as of July 1, 1995 and retired from full-time teaching in 2017.

While at Iowa State University, Dr. Dan Morrical was responsible for educational programs in all areas of sheep production, ranging from nutrition, genetics, marketing and management. Research areas focused on applied projects in the areas of nutrition, forage utilization, genetics, out-of-season breeding and lamb survival.

Dr. Morrical has been heavily involved in providing educational resources to the sheep industry. He has authored over 30 extension fact sheets, ration balancing software programs, grazing videos and co-authored the nutrition chapter of the SID Handbook with Dr. Margaret Benson from Washington State University.

Dr. Morrical now serves as Premier’s on-staff small ruminant nutritionist and sheep production advisor. Most recently, he’s introduced a line of “GOLD FORMULA” mineral premixes under The Shepherd’s Choice® brand, aimed to maximize hoof health and immunity.

Braided vs. Twisted

Braiding instead of twisting the horizontals increases the frequency of metal filaments on the outside of the strand.

Braided vs. Twisted Electric Net Fences

What’s the benefit?

  1. More metal is exposed on the outside of the strand. This enables improved animal to conductor contact. The electric pulse is better able to travel from the fence and into the animal, resulting in a memorable shock.
  2. A tighter, braided weave results in fewer snags when carried or pulled through pastures, reducing frustration.

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