After placing the posts into the ground we dug down (atleast 12 inches) so that the wire could be placed into the soil and then bent back (outwards) so that if a fox does dig down he will hit wire.
The wire will be done in three sections - the first into the ground and upto waist height.Then upto head height and then the last wire will be bent outwards (onto the pieces of wood attached to the posts) so that if a fox does climb up the wire he will fall back onto himself. You attach the sections of wire together with tying wire pulled taught and secured at one end.
We planted excess raspberry and blackberry plants near to the wire..Great for the hens to eat the bugs and the prickles should help to deter predators.
Nearly finished!!! But its time to go home :)
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