Foxes | Badgers 41 Foxes love to hunt poultry. Predators Badgers can cause significant damage to wheat and maize fields. Foxes also require a lot of food while rearing their young from around April/May. Domestic poultry and wild birds kept in aviaries are desirable and easy prey during this time. Omnivorous badgers have a wide range of food including eggs, young birds and grain in summer, and maize once ripe on the cob. They often bring their clans to fall on crops. Electric fences can be used to ward off predators. This includes a powerful 12 V AKO fence device with a fence voltage of around 4000 to 5000 volts and an impulse energy of 1 to 5 Joules. Optimum earthing must be ensured. First, aviaries should be surrounded by a net at least two metres high (mesh size max. 5 cm). On the upper end, the net must project outwards like the letter Y (protection against climbing) and be laid around 15 cm flat on the ground towards the outside (undermining protection). An AKO electric fence is then set up around the entire aviary, about 15 to 20 cm in front of the aviary net. This means no predators can linger between the aviary and electric fence. AKO plastic posts with a total height of 70 cm (18 cm ground nails) are used and set up in intervals of 7 to 8 m. A wooden post is driven in at the corners corresponding to the aviary layout and insulators screwed in. Two white-blue AKO TopLine Plus polywires are attached at 10 and 20 cm above ground. An AKO electric fence can also be installed to prevent damage to crops done by hungry badgers. AKO plastic posts with a total height of 70 cm are used and set up in intervals of 7 to 8 m. A wooden post is driven in at the corners of the field to be able to tension
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