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Post by medic22 on Sept 18, 2020 11:11:47 GMT -5
Ive begun the process of installing electric fence to protect my berry bushes, and eventual fruit trees.
Is anyone aware of any signage I must post per law? Ive never seen any on farms around here and google didnt turn up any results. I only have 3 immediate neighbors and two of them like to walk through my backyard like its their own. I do have a No trespass sign posted at the beginning of the drive for CYA reasons.
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Post by poc on Sept 18, 2020 11:27:07 GMT -5
I have nothing on ours. Don't know if I'm supposed to or not. I don't see any signs around here nor have I ever been told that I do.
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Post by BOBinIN on Sept 18, 2020 11:55:49 GMT -5
I believe that as a courtesy you are supposed to post "DO NOT PEE ON FENCE"!
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Post by bullseye69 on Sept 18, 2020 12:07:13 GMT -5
We have had electric fences for over 30 years and never had anyone say we needed signs.
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Post by medic22 on Sept 18, 2020 18:54:03 GMT -5
Works for me. Hopefully the tresspassers stumble into it.
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Post by firstwd on Sept 18, 2020 18:56:20 GMT -5
I would hang a "high voltage" sign on it just to create a little panic and hopefully encourage someone to prove it wrong.
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Post by esshup on Sept 18, 2020 20:45:08 GMT -5
Nah, when you hear someone yell, fire a round into the air and they may get the hint.
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Post by span870 on Sept 19, 2020 4:08:35 GMT -5
There is actually a "law" about marking. No idea where I read it but I know I did when I built my running pen. If I remember correctly it just has to be marked on all sides. The signs are cheap so I bought 5. They have long ago faded. Is it a "law" that would be enforced? Highly doubt it. Only issue I've had was the neighbors chihuahua couldn't read the sign, we have the highest rated fence as far as wattage, but it only took once. The other was when they were cutting for the power line. I told the guys just drop the brush inside the fence if they want to make it easy on them. I got complete attitude from one of the guys. Didn't feel the need to advise on the fence that day. I sat there and waited. I didn't have to wait long.
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Post by greghopper on Sept 19, 2020 4:43:31 GMT -5
We used strips of white sheets material to mark fence just so horses/guest could see it.... Always heard to turn off fence when fire danger was high to avoid a fire accident.
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Post by treetop on Sept 19, 2020 17:22:49 GMT -5
Nah, when you hear someone yell, fire a round into the air and they may get the hint. Is that the voice of experience? |
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Post by esshup on Sept 19, 2020 20:39:23 GMT -5
Nah, when you hear someone yell, fire a round into the air and they may get the hint. Is that the voice of experience? LOL, no. No electric fences here, but I DO do a lot of shooting. |
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Post by medic22 on Sept 20, 2020 8:55:04 GMT -5
I'll just let it roll without signs. The no tresspass sign in the front should cover liability, at least in my opinion if ignorance of the law is not a defense, then ignorance of a sign isnt either.
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Post by greghopper on Sept 20, 2020 9:03:59 GMT -5
I'll just let it roll without signs. The no tresspass sign in the front should cover liability, at least in my opinion if ignorance of the law is not a defense, then ignorance of a sign isnt either. A shock from a electric fence will be far from fatal in most instances! It’s more of a attention getter.... |
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Post by medic22 on Sept 20, 2020 9:08:33 GMT -5
I'll just let it roll without signs. The no tresspass sign in the front should cover liability, at least in my opinion if ignorance of the law is not a defense, then ignorance of a sign isnt either. A shock from a electric fence will be far from fatal in most instances! It’s more of a attention getter.... Yeah, Im more worried about their teenage daighters visiting friends. They like to use my yard as a football field. I could see a pass leading one of them into the fence and then getting tangled. I'm sure the wrong soccer mom would happily sue for all the emotional stress her kid went through being tangled in poly tape and receiving multiple pulsatile shocks. |
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Post by greghopper on Sept 20, 2020 9:27:37 GMT -5
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Post by bullseye69 on Sept 20, 2020 10:18:42 GMT -5
We put a electric fence wire on top of the chain link fence we had for one section of the horse pasture. It was about 2" above it and in 1" to the inside to keep the horses from leaning over the fence.
Well after a few days I noticed dead birds laying by the fence.
Come to find out that when they landed the touched the hot wire and the chain fence at the same time and ZAP!!! DEAD!!
Evidently thats to much for a bird.
9,000 volts and 120 milli amps is fine for a horse but fries a bird.
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Post by span870 on Sept 20, 2020 12:04:49 GMT -5
We put a electric fence wire on top of the chain link fence we had for one section of the horse pasture. It was about 2" above it and in 1" to the inside to keep the horses from leaning over the fence. Well after a few days I noticed dead birds laying by the fence. Come to find out that when they landed the touched the hot wire and the chain fence at the same time and ZAP!!! DEAD!! Evidently thats to much for a bird. 9,000 volts and 120 milli amps is fine for a horse but fries a bird. I caught a black snake in my running pen and went to chuck it over the fence. Right when I went to throw him he wrapped around my hand and didn't quite clear the fence. Apparently snakes aren't a fan of that high voltage either |
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Post by 36fan on Sept 22, 2020 13:49:55 GMT -5
When I we string up a single wire temporary fence for our cows, I put strips of orange flagging tape on it to make it visible. Still I had a buddy almost drive through it because he didn't see it.
Electric fences pulse, it isn't a steady current. That way someone/something can draw back instead of getting "stuck" by muscle contractions.
One bit of advice though, don't electrify barb wire. Just run a strand of plain wire - it works just fine to get livestock's attention and keep them in line.
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