KEEP FOXES OUT!

Fencing can play as big a part in keeping undesirable animals like foxes out of fields, as it does in keeping livestock in. Gallagher has a range of solutions to keep these crafty creatures out.

Foxes, while looking rather lovely, are omnivorous predators that are largely active at dusk and at night. Their diet of choice includes rabbits, chickens and young lambs, as well as fruit and berries.

Foxes are smart, with an ability to adapt to their environment. The size of their territories can range from 50 to 900 hectares, depending on the amount and availability of food.

Foxes are shrewd and determined and when they are hungry, they will do whatever it takes to catch their dinner. In these situations, they will dig or climb to achieve their goal.

The only true solution to foxes is electric fencing. After a first contact a fox is too smart to go back for a second shock and will back away.

In all situations, Gallagher recommends using double fencing – if an animal does get through the external fence, he will come up against the internal fence and then think better of it.

RANGE OF SOLUTIONS

If the area of land needs protecting for a short period of time, portable fencing is ideal. Easy to put up and take down but just as efficient as the permanent solution.

For example for internal fencing, the Smartfence – Gallagher’s all-in-one system with posts, reels and wires. The system is 100 metres long and suitable for uneven ground. It can be put up or taken down in five minutes.

External electric fencing must be placed at around two metres distance from the internal fencing.

Semi-permanent fencing – perhaps where chickens or sheep flocks are kept on rented pasture, provides sturdy, yet temporary electric fencing. For example, the Gallagher Line Post system with high tensile wire.

Where animals need to be provided with permanent protection against fox attacks, a Gallagher high tensile system is recommended.

For more information on the Gallagher range of electric fencing to keep animals in or pests out, go to www.gallagher.eu