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dgfitz 2 days ago

500/month for a dog? 500 for solar?

Do you need a consultant?

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eptcyka 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Need one? He must be one.

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colechristensen 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For starters nobody uses an electric fence for chickens. You have them for cattle because they’re so big building a fence sturdy enough they can’t just push over is expensive.

	▲	ezekg 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes they do: https://www.premier1supplies.com/poultry/fencing.php?fence_i...
	▲	GJim 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		> For starters nobody uses an electric fence for chickens Good lord man! They're for keeping the foxes out, not the chickens in!
	▲	pests 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Are we forgetting chickens can fly? Why are we using fences

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ezekg 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Livestock guard dogs are expensive, especially trained ones.

	▲	dgfitz a day ago \| parent [-]
		Nope, sure aren’t. Unless you want to buy a fully-trained dog, then sure. If you plan to raise chickens, but also plan to buy a 5k dog, you probably aren’t mentally prepared for raising livestock.