Meriel Younger

  1. 500M Three Reel System - AUTUMN OFFER

    Contents of the three reel system

    500m Three Reel System - Autumn Offer 2023

    We have 2 Three Reel Systems on offer from 1st October - 31st December 2023:

    500M - STANDARD THREE REEL SYSTEM - POLYWIRE (6 STRAND) - Was £690... Now £440.00!
    UPGRADED - PREMIUM 3 REEL SYSTEM - 500M 9 STRAND TURBOBRAID WITH GEARED REELS - Was £890.00... Now £535.92!

    Why would you use a three reel system? 

    There are many applications for Three Reel Systems and they are employed for many different reasons: to facilitate strip grazing, to fence off winter
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  2. Great News - It's Free Delivery Friday!

    Great News - It's Free Delivery Friday!

    Free Delivery Friday - 1st September 2023

    How it works...

    Place an order on Friday 1st September between 8am - 8pm and as long as it is over £100 (ex VAT) it will be processed with free delivery to UK mainland.  Customers will see the option to change their delivery amount during the check out process.  It is as easy as that!
     

    Which orders?

    • This will apply to all orders whether placed on our online shop or on the phone.
    • The order must be going to UK mainland and be over £100 ex VAT.

     

    Process

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  3. Contact Electric Fencing Direct

    Contact Electric Fencing Direct

    Contact Electric Fencing Direct

    Please note that as of the 24th August 2023 our phone number has changed.  Please don't call 01620 860058 as this number is no longer in use.

     

    Contact us:

    If you wish to get in touch please use the following details:

     

    We are always happy to help - whether it is a question about which product you need, purchasing a kit,

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  4. Ask The Expert - How do you transfer power from a perimeter electric fence to a strip grazing fence?

    Attaching to a premiter electricc fence

    How do you transfer power from a perimeter electric fence to a strip grazing fence?

    Meriel Younger from www.electricfencing.co.uk doesn’t have all the answers… but she does know a lot about electric fencing! 

    Electric fencing is a simple concept – the power from the energiser flows through the metal of a lead out cable or the metal filaments within the rope, tape or polywire or whatever conductor you are using.  The power is converted by the energiser in to a high volt low amp pulse that travels

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  5. Ask The Expert - How Effective Is Electric Chicken Netting?

    Electric Poultry Netting

    Meriel Younger the MD at  www.electricfencing.co.uk talks you through her own experience of using electric chicken netting for her hens.  Find out how effective she thinks electric netting is for hens.

    If you have no boundary for your hens and they free range, they take a chance on meeting a fox face to face. Unfortunately, there is only one winner in this scenario.  However you could be lucky and have no predators in the vicinity.  Where we live, we have seen foxes stalking our hens from

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  6. Ask The Expert - Zone or Cell Grazing For Cattle Using an Electric Fence

    Ask The Expert - Zone or Cell Grazing For Cattle Using an Electric Fence

    Here is a short blog to introduce zone grazing or cell grazing for cattle.  In this blog we relate how an electric fence system can help to get the best for your cattle and field by dividing it up in to a zone grazing or cell grazing system. Why would you want to consider this type of fencing?  Too get more and better quality grass to achieve better weight gain in cattle - and it really does work.

     

    Zone Grazing or Cell Grazing For Cattle

     At Old Leckie Farm in Stirlingshire they use electric

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  7. Electric Fencing The Basics - Track Systems (Paradise Paddocks)

    Electric Fencing The Basics - Track Systems (Paradise Paddocks)

    The Basics – ELECTRIC FENCING TRACK SYSTEM (PARADISE PADDOCKS)

    Here are some commonly asked questions asked about setting up track systems (sometimes know as paradise paddocks) for horses, ponies and donkeys.  We hope you find the answers helpful if you are needing to explore the possibility of electric fencing for your equine friends.

    Planning

    When setting up any electric fencing system be it strip grazing, a permanent fence or a track system you will need to ask yourself some questions to

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  8. Leckie Layers - Free Range Hens at Old Leckie

    Leckie Layers - Free Range Hens at Old Leckie

    Have you ever been to Stirlingshire?  It is a beautiful part of Scotland - the 'Gate Way to The North'.  If you haven't been there - you should visit.  And guess what... I know a great farm stay which is beautifully done up and right in the middle of the farm so you can get involved if you want to.

    I was lucky enough to be brought up at Old Leckie. The farm is now run by my brother, Fergus, and his wife Alison Younger (with their three girls).

    Fergus and Alison have made a few changes over

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