The Electric Fencing Handbook

by Hansen, Ann Larkin

• ISBN13: 9781612128917
• ISBN10: 1612128912
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-05-16
• Publisher: Storey Books

Summary

Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you’ll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial tool is cost effective and versatile, but veteran farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen also explains what not to do with an electric fence.

Author Biography

Ann Larkin Hansen is the author of The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Organic Farming Manual, The Electric Fencing Handbook, Finding Good Farmland, and Making Hay; coauthor of A Landowner’s Guide to Managing Your Woods with consulting forester Dennis Waterman and master logger Mike Severson; and coauthor with her husband, Steve, of Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment. She has been a journalist for more than 30 years, specializing in organic agriculture and sustainable forestry. A homesteader and a small-scale organic farmer, she lives with her family on a farm in northern Wisconsin. 

Table of Contents

Introduction
1  How an Electric Fence Works
2  The Fence Energizer
3  Fitting the Fence to the Animal
4  Permanent Electric Fence
5  Temporary Electric Fence
6  Planning and Building Your Fence
7  Rotational Grazing
8  Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairs
Resources
Index