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Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence & Kit

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (23) Read reviews »

A multi-purpose electric poultry net fence with a non-electrifiable chick-tight mesh along the bottom. This combination allows you to use the enclosure as a non-electrified day pen for small birds, or electrified for effective predator protection day and night. Each roll of netting is a complete fence with the posts already built into the mesh/fence. 48" tall.

When to electrify—

It’s important to electrify the fence in areas where predators are a nuisance, or if your birds will be unsupervised for long periods of time. Without a proper deterrence, animals will not learn to respect the fence and, unfortunately, will test it. You will need a fence energizer to electrify the net.

When not to electrify—

Some folks prefer to watch their birds during the day and take them in at night. They can use a non-energized fence.

If your flock is not under constant supervision, then we strongly advise that you electrify the fence. Non-electrified netting will not stop predators.

  • Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence, 100 ft roll

    Item #209013 | Weight 25.00 lbs
    In Stock
    $270.00

  • Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence Kit (includes 1 roll (100 ft) of netting & 4 FiberTuff support posts)

    Item #209011 | Weight 33.00 lbs
    In Stock
    $290.80
Videos & Data
Electric Net Installation Play
Electric Net Installation
How to Repair Electric Netting Play
How to Repair Electric Netting
Properly Storing Electric Netting Play
Properly Storing Electric Netting
Electric Netting - Ends, Corners and Gates Play
Electric Netting - Ends, Corners and Gates
What to do With Extra Netting Play
What to do With Extra Netting
Electric Netting: Connecting Multiple Rolls Play
Electric Netting: Connecting Multiple Rolls
Troubleshooting Electric Fence Play
Troubleshooting Electric Fence

Instructions/Diagrams:

Benefits
Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence is best when moved daily or weekly. This portable netting is quick and simple to set up. The line posts are built-in, so it takes less than 10 minutes to go from out-of-the-box netting to installed fence. Reset wherever backyard fencing is needed, e.g. fresh forage, sun/shade.

The chick-tight mesh allows it to be used non-energized (birds can’t squirm through the 3/4" spacings). For nighttime protection against predators, electrify the netting or move birds into a coop.

Poultry Net Fences Compared

  Shock-Or-Not™
Poultry Fence		 PoultryNet®
Plus 12/48/3		 NoShock™
Hen Pen
Can be electrified? ✔ ✔ ✘
Stops predators? ✔ ✔ ✘
Effective for chicks? ✔ ✘ ✔
Time to install/remove? 10 min 10 min 30 min

Specs
Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence
Height 48" installed
Horizontal Strands 12 horizontal strands (11 conductive)
Lowest electrified strand is 4" above ground level
Vertical Strands Plastic strings, spaced every 3"
Chick-tight Mesh Non-conductive nylon mesh (3/4" spacings)
attched along the bottom 16" of the netting
to contain small birds
Roll Length 100'
Color Black
Electrical Resistance 35 Ω/per 1000'
Line Post Options Double Spike (DS)
Line Post Material PVC, 0.60" diameter
Spike Length/Diameter 6"/0.26"
Distance Between Posts 6'8"
Horizontal Spacings 2", 2", 2", 2", 4", 4", 4", 6", 6", 8", 8"
(from bottom to top)
Cost $2.70 per foot

Each roll comes with 1 Repair Kit.

Kit Contains:
  • 1-100 ft roll of Shock-Or-Not
  • 4-FiberTuff™ step-in support posts for corners and ends

Installation
If the fence is to be energized, set it up so the electrifiable strands (metal filaments) are on the outside of the fence. Local animals and wildlife get to know a fence by appearance, location and pain memory. This teaches predators to fear the fence and look elsewhere for their next meal.

Caution: To reduce the chance of entanglement, we strongly recommend using additional support posts at the corners of your fence. This will help to stop pockets from forming between the chick-tight mesh and conductive netting. The Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence Kit includes 4 additional FiberTuff™ step-in posts for this reason.
The same “unroll and then unfold” process applies to all electrified nets. Minimal strength or skill needed (and no tools). You will need a fence energizer to electrify the net.

See PDFs and videos above for additional installation instructions.

Precautions
When energized, electric fence is a pain barrier, not a physical barrier. If animals are scared or starved it will not keep them in. Animals may escape or become entangled (and may die). On a % basis, entanglement is very rare, but it can and does occur.

It is best to train animals to electric fence before you turn them out in the net only. The first time you put the animals in the net, you should be available to watch them for a while. That way if one were to get into the fence and get caught, you can turn the power off and get them loose.

Warning! Due to risk of fire, do NOT use continuous output energizers with electric netting or electro-plastic conductors such as rope, twine or tape. Use only with a low or wide impedance intermittent pulse energizer. (Fi-Shock™ brand energizers which are sold as low impedance, continuous current output should NOT be used with electric netting.) All energizers sold on Premier’s website use an intermittent pulse and are suitable for use with electric netting.

Dry conditions and wintertime usage may reduce the effectiveness of electric netting. We do not recommend the use of electric netting during harsh winter conditions—ice and heavy snow can flatten netting and thereby damage it.

Dry or frozen ground may cause post spikes to bend or break if inserted with force. Pilot holes may be needed.

Tall grass: mow the fenceline prior to installing the net. This reduces grass contact on the conductors (and power loss). It also levels the surface, reducing grass hummocks that cause gaps beneath the net that young poultry may be tempted to escape.

Rabbits, chipmunks, mice and other small critters may chew through the nonelectrified strings of Shock-Or-Not.

Troubleshooting
If the voltage drops below 3000V on the net, you need to turn off the energizer and unhook the net from the energizer. Test the energizer by itself. If the voltage is 5000V or higher on the energizer, the problem is in the net. The most common problem is that the lowest “hot” strand has been caught around one of the metal spikes on the posts and is shorting it out. The net must be at least 2" away from anything metal (metal posts, existing fences, spikes on support posts).

With Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence, the bottom hot wire can slip off of the plastic portion of the end posts onto the metal spikes. This will cause a dead short and no energy will be on the fence. Unhook the energizer and slide the hot wire back onto the post. Reconnect the energizer to the net and test.

Warranty
With proper care, electric netting should last 5-7 years. Replacements will be prorated.

Accessories

Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.

Replacement Parts
Reviews (23)
Average Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5
Number of reviews: 23 customers reviewed this product.
Recommended: 20 out of 23 said they would recommend this product to a friend.

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After a decade of raising pastured chickens, I’m thrilled to FINALLY have a way to safely get young chicks on grass (just like nature intended).

— Justin Rhodes, Abundant Permaculture
Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence & Kit
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I don’t know how I lived without this fence, so easy to put up and move. Description says use two people to install, but I did it by myself. Great product!

Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence & Kit
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I purchased this netting for 3 week old chicks. The website specifically says it will contain chicks, however in my experience, it does not. On multiple occasions I’ve had chicks get out from underneath the fence no matter how tight I make the line. I watched the videos the website provided to make sure I didn’t miss anything. It still doesn’t work. I mowed the fence line and used my foot to make sure it was tight as they suggested, and still to my dismay they still get out. The posts and fencing are made of high quality materials and hold up very well in all conditions. But the inability to house chicks, which is specifically why I bought it, is frustrating.

Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence & Kit
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The Shock-Or-Not electric poultry net is great! I went with the double spike posts to prevent sagging and couldn't be happier, very durable/great quality. Not to mention the product came SUPER fast, very nicely packaged too. Looking forward to many years with this product and will be ordering much more products sooner than later as we're expanding our homestead next year!

Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence & Kit
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I'm not sure if you guys have heard of Justin Rhodes? But I am implementing his strategies, works great. Didn't know that chickens would be so easy to move daily. Love your fencing. Definitely will be back and will also recommend. Thank you very much!

Shock-Or-Not™ Poultry Fence & Kit
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Net fence works well. Easy to install. Shipping was fine. The box was in good shape. Definitely glad I got the support posts for corners.