Essential Accessories June is Connectors, Joiners and Tape Buckle month

As many of you know ( well those of you with Electric fencing already) you need the following to make your fence work

• A power source - Mains, Battery or Battery and Solar
• An Energiser
• An Earth Stake

then the fencing to suit your needs.

What many people forget is how to join the fencing together ( especially if you have a break in it) - if tape PLEASE DO NOT TIE IT IN A KNOT,

Using a connector will help with conductivity on your

All of us at Electric Fencing Direct are at the end of the phone ready to help you with your questions and queries - we want you to get the right kit for you and your animals.  We thought writing down your FAQs - particularly when it comes to electric poultry netting would probably be helpful.  In fact we are going to do a whole series of blogs which will be based on your FAQs in all areas electric fencing!  The first one is FAQ Electric Poultry Netting.

FAQ - Electric Poultry Netting

1. What

Hello all,

The below puppy has thankfully grown out of digging up my plants and live heading my flowers. But for you who's fur babies still do this I hope this blog helps.  Electric fencing for gardens....

Garden Guardian - Upright Post Kits

Pigs.

I think people think pigs are very dirty stinky animals but that is not true. Yes pigs like to wallow in the mud (much like my dog......)

While it is well accepted knowledge that pigs wallow in mud in order to regulate body temperature and keep cool, but did you know it is also for their wellbeing. So a happy pig has food and water, shelter with bedding, a wallowing hole, a place to forage and interaction from humans.

Keeping them where you want them:

Electric fencing is a highly

Taped up or roped in?

Which should I use for my set up? ... Electric Tape or Rope?

This is a question we get asked regularly....sometimes it is really just a preference and what you are used to... but please see the information below so that you can make an informed choice and get the right product for your animals and your system.

The primary concern when trying to contain animals with electric fencing is visibility.  For many animals an electric fence acts as a psychological barrier and they

There are so many different types of insulators on the market... ever wondered what they are all for? ...

Well, insulators allow electric fencing to be attached to metal or wood without the power from the electric fencing line shorting to the ground.  There are many different types and styles of electric fencing insulator..And there are so many different types of insulator as there are so many different types of applications.  Insulators must be adapted to carry tape or rope or wire or polywire

Solar Panels

Use solar powered electric fencing to safe time and be good to the environment – get the low down on solar power for electric fencing.

What does a solar panel do?

Basically a solar panel takes sunlight and converts it into power that can be used by an electric fencing energiser.  It does not power the energiser directly – the solar panel feeds

power to a 12v battery and the energiser converts this power to what it needs to send a zap

Suffering from unwanted visitors in your garden, around your poultry or in your yard at night? Why not try the new Night Watchman LED Predator Deterrent?

At only £16.20 plus £9.95 for UK mainland delivery, we are sure you will agree it's a great price (vat incl).

Although it is a new product we have been testing it and  already have a great testimonial from a user who's been testing it for the last year - see below

Ian from Devon had this to say about it  "I've had the Night

Calling all gardeners and allotment holders.

Hello you lovely rosy cheeked people with your dirty finger nails and happy smiles how are the plans going? I know it is still early but some of you are having unwanted visitors already :-(

I have spoken to a few people over the last few days about the planning of this years crops and can we help to keep 4 legged pests away from the crops you so lovingly planted.

Well the answer in a word is YES

We have our Garden Guardian kits

For the use on top of walls

The Bowling season starts up again very soon,

You have invested so much time and money into keeping your beautiful greens level and well maintained over the winter period it would be a shame to lose them just at the beginning of the season so don't let this be you.

We have 4 line systems, 6 line systems and netting systems all of which are highly effective in keeping your unwanted pesky visitors out. If your bowling green is a slightly different size or shape and you want some extra advice