Protecting an active bird box with an electric fence

[Origin Unknown]

The temptation with these sorts of threads is to descend into a discussion about the merits/selfishness of keeping cats in the near vicinity of wildlife. It's a free world and each and all are entitled to an opinion.

May I ask that this thread be kept to fact.

Our neighbour has a bird box fastened to his garden shed which is butted up against our dividing fence. The box has young in and busy parents in and out all day which is great to see. Our cats have taken a keen interest, no real surprises. We have some trellis covered in 4m2 chicken wire to protect the bird box but having observed our young cat scaling the fence to take look, I would like to add further protection.

A while back we kept chickens and so had a .12 jules electric fence around the perimeter. Any reason I should not electrify the chicken wire around the bird box?

[Boosted LS1]

It's nice you want to protect the box from cats. Do anything reasonable I guess. I'd prefer some sort of a barrier but needs must. :-) Protect the chicks if you can.

[Mort7]

Could you add more chicken fencing, but have it bending back towards your garden to prevent progress?