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• Alternative uses
• Shock principles
• Fence planning
• Fence layout
• Wire configurations
• Wire types
• Post types
• Insulator types
• Uninsulated fences
• Electric fence accessories
• Grounding tips
• Shock requirements
• Low vs. hi-impedance
• About AC chargers
• About DC/solar chargers
• Radio freq. interference
• Electric fence safety
• Storage and cold weather
• Troubleshooting tips

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Electric fence school

Fence wire configuration

Below are images of several fence wire configurations. In each image, '+' is an electrified (hot) wire, and '–' is a grounded wire.

Remember, for very dry or frozen soil conditions, do not use fences that have no ground wire!

In special instances, such as a fence to keep both raccoons and deer out, it is possible to combine the features of both types of fences to make one.

 Single and two-wire fences

Below are two examples of fences for dairy and beef cattle without calves.

 Three-wire fences

Below are two examples of three-wire fences; one for dairy and beef cattle with calves, the other for hogs.

 Five and six-wire fences

Below are examples of a five-wire fence for sheep with lambs, and goats with kids, and a six-wire fence for cattle, calves, sheet, lambs, goats, and kids.

 Five and nine-wire fences

Below are examples of a nine-wire fence for horses and a five-wire fence for deer.

 Specialty fences

Below are three examples of special fences; an 11-wire fence for coyotes, a three-wire fence for raccoons, and a three-wire offset fence (sometimes called a New Hampshire or double electric fence) for deer.