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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015   
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I had to go check...... and can confirm that the RSPB are still going strong: http://www.rspb.org.uk/ For a second I thought maybe since I last heard of them they had merged with RSPCA.... I would also have to call the WWF, and Bear Grills!! 
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25th Apr 2012 5:29pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20607 
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We have 10 single lines on insulators on 6ft posts 8ft apart. bottom 4 lines 10cm apart and the rest equally spaced apart. Found with the nets that the grass gets into it it bows and shorts ect and also not very high. Foxes can jump. Saying that seen two dead on the road today
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26th Apr 2012 2:20pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481  
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I trim the grass around it weekly to make sure but still gives me a bolt even if you can hear it shorting 'clicking' noise. 1951 80" S1 2.0
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1st Jun 2012 10:38am |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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A little "trick" we used to use when putting multi strand rabbit fence up was to join every other strand together and connect to the output and join the remaining ones to the Earth return, i.e. strands 1,3,5 etc to Earth and 2,4,6 etc to Live. The idea is that whatever you are trying to keep out is going to hop through the fence, they learn that if they are not in contact with the ground they won't get "zapped". With the alternate power method when they touch 2 wires they get the full brunt! Also if the bottom wire is a return some weed growth won't affect it, but if there is a chance of predators crawling underneath they can miss touching the power wire you just have to assess the situation you have. If it works to electryfy the bottom wire so be it!
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1st Jun 2012 10:57am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20607
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It's the best solution I have found so far. Trouble is with the chicken wire / netting is they will just go under. No problem if they are shut in at night but they will always strike if ever it's forgotten
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1st Jun 2012 12:04pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481
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Always shut them in.......agree 1951 80" S1 2.0
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11th Jun 2012 9:25pm |
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