Ouch – Been there too many times over the years… And many variations of electric fence. We have woven wire deer fence with chicken wire up 3 ft surrounding our 1/2 acre garden/orchard. Installed on that are 2 electric fence wires. Bottom wire is at 3 ft on regular size insulator. The second wire is 3 inches above that on an extension insulator which puts that wire out a few inches from the one below, to discourage “stepping over” the first hot wire. The woven wire/chicken fence is grounded here and there with heavy wire “staples” pounded thru into the ground (old rebar). We use a regular electric fencer available at local feed/farm stores. This has worked well. You do have to keep weeds and grass off it though which is easier with the electric fence wire up 3 ft, rather than close to the ground.
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