Has anyone used Herras panels to make a round pen?

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Have been looking into ways of stopping Mr Fox getting my remaining 2 chickens and have stumbled across Herras building site panels. It got me thinking that they look very much like the panels used for round pens. As I am slowing starting Willow I wondered if they could be used for a temporary round pen and if so how many 12 foot by 6 foot panels would I need?

Just another crazy idea I am sure you will all put me straight :D
 
I was thinking of using these for my round pen but ended up using the tallest electric fence posts and electric fence rope. Hubby said they were easy enough to get hold of and about £18 each secondhand ( quite a lot on Ebay too) I think the total cost was going to be about £300, not sure exactly how many needed to create a 40 -60 metre pen but that was approximately what OH estimated, if thats any help. Hubby reckoned they need post supports to the outside of the pen to stabilise it. I ve found the electric fence post pen has worked adequately enough, managed to do "join up" on 4 occasions in it with my youngster and really you dont need it that much after you done this anyway, so it just makes a secure (ish) schooling area for everything else in ground work ( mines only about 30ft) as its sandwiched between the gate to my field and my shelter, so only need two further high sides to complete it.
Let me know how you get on.
 
Yes I've used them to make a round pen after Kizzy had her surgery. 13 panels made a pen about 25m round if that helps. You need the feet to stand them in & then the panels bolt together with metal clasps. OH "borrowed" mine from work, so no idea how much to buy.
 
Not any help with your round pen but I have successfully stopped the dratted foxes getting my chickens for the last two years using electrified poultry netting. I got 50 metres and I have connected it up to my stand-off electric fencing which is run of a mains energiser. Last year I ran it off my 12 volt battery energiser which also worked well.
 
With Heras fencing, you have to be very careful that the horse does not put its feet under the bottom rail as there are bits of wire sticking out beyond it which may do real damage to the horse.

I had a horse to work for a client, and she organised the delivery and erection of a Heras pen. The horse stepped under the fence and sustained a nasty cut to its pastern. This turned out to be an arterial injury. As the horse was a fairly wild, unhandled 2yr old colt, the treatment could only be carried out under sedation...a traumatic experience he could have done without.

So be careful.
 
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AengusOg said:
With Heras fencing, you have to be very careful that the horse does not put its feet under the bottom rail as there are bits of wire sticking out beyond it which may do real damage to the horse.

I had a horse to work for a client, and she organised the delivery and erection of a Heras pen. The horse stepped under the fence and sustained a nasty cut to its pastern. This turned out to be an arterial injury. As the horse was a fairly wild, unhandled 2yr old colt, the treatment could only be carried out under sedation...a traumatic experience he could have done without.

So be careful.
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OMG thats a big negative then
 
Blimey that's really nasty. I haven't actually looked at the Herras panels close up in person but that has really put me off. Maybe the electric fence option is the safest and cheapest as I already have it for the horses just with the electric chicken netting wasn't so blinkin pricey :(

Also the Herras even if used solely for my chickens would be in the paddock so would still pose a threat to nosey ponies :(

Thanks for the info x
 
Also if the horse kicks out at it it's very easy for a hoof to go through the side and become stuck as the metal sides are actually quite thin metal compared to proper round pens whic are much studier.
 
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