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  • From: Lynn Hudson <a_mountain_traveler AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Deer Fencing experiences
  • Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 08:33:40 -0700 (PDT)

I'm just getting into gardening/market gardening, and I have read of people putting up 2 fences about 5 feet apart, and 5 foot tall.  The deer won't jump a double fence.  Then as a plus running chickens between the two fences.  Cuts down on bugs entering the garden area.
 
Anybody tried this?

Allan Balliett <aballiett AT frontiernet.net> wrote:
>I've used a double electric fence to very good effect for several
>years. About 48" tall, about 36" apart. About a year ago, a flood
>took out sections of it and it was several months before I got it back
>up. Last year, I endured minor deer depredation; I suspect a single
>deer learned to jump the fence or was trapped within the fenced area.
>I have about two acres enclosed that is heavily vegetated and gullied.

Willie - Single wires? -Allan
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