NoShock Hen Pen by Premier1

I give this product 8 out of 10 acorns.

Review
I have owned the NoShock Hen Pen for a little over two years and have come to enjoy its ease of use, simple design, and utility. I started with one 68ft kit but soon purchased a second 68ft kit to make a decent sized pasture for my hens. It takes a few minutes to understand how to install the posts into the netting but once you do a couple, the rest come together very quickly. If possible, I recommend having two people to handle the fence but it can be done by a single person with a little patience. The material the fence is made out of weathers all seasons rather well without any obvious wear. I really appreciate the creative gate system that the gate has for entry but I find myself sometimes popping the upper cap of the fenceposts so I can swing my leg over the fence as well. I would recommend this fence for folks with chickens that are NOT bantams. My bantams have managed to figure out how to pop in and out of the larger squares. The Premier1 chick fence may be a better fit for small birds?

My only gripes with the fence is that the netting is easily torn by critters and the metal tines on the bottom of the poles bend easily.. I have learned to patch up holes with some paracord that I had available and while it is not pretty, it is functional. I have a lot of rock in my soil and I have a few posts that ended up getting the tines bent. Where I was going to put my review at 7 acorns, I bumped it up to 8 because you can purchase all of the parts of the kit directly from the seller making repair easy and affordable.

Timothy Norton wrote: I have a lot of rock in my soil and I have a few posts that ended up getting the tines bent.  

I will not buy this sort of product again if there isn't a "foot push" above the tine. We have so many rocks, that it took almost always took 2 tries to get a post to go in, and quite a bit of hand strength.

Jay Angler wrote: I will not buy this sort of product again if there isn't a "foot push" above the tine. We have so many rocks, that it took almost always took 2 tries to get a post to go in, and quite a bit of hand strength.

I have to admit, the bent tines might of been operator error on my part. Instead of accepting there is an obstruction where I placed the fencepost and changing spots, I would leverage on the foot push with my bodyweight. I've learned to be a bit more kinder/gentler with them now.

Can't the chickens just fly right out?  

Trace Oswald wrote:Can't the chickens just fly right out?  

My hens have not tried to fly out of the netting in two years. It might be a bit psychological on their part but perhaps if they were frightened they may scatter and fly over?