How To Protect An Existing Poultry Pen From Mr Fox

You have your space set aside for your hens.  They have a lovely run and hen house.  It is all fixed in place but you want to be sure that a fox or predator cannot get in.  It is possible to run a few lines of electric fencing around your existing pen so you can maximise your defences and there will be no way for Mr Fox to get near enough to dig under or scrabble over without feeling the wrath of your fence!

Here are a few things to consider:

An 8 step guide to buying your electric poultry netting kit

A fox attack can happen at any time.  We would all love our hens to free range but with Mr Fox and other predators on the prowl that is not always possible.

In the world of electric fencing the solution is a straightforward one – use an electric poultry netting kit!  But, what are the questions you need to ask to get the right kit for you and your hens?

Meriel Younger from www.electricfencing.co.uk has first-hand experience of setting

The Hotline Hot Gate

Hello sunshine in East Lothian and its welcomed by the singing of the birds and clucking of hens. After what feels like a long wet windy winter how is the your ground around your poultry netting gate? Churned up like a Clydesdale has ploughed through?? I bet it is and for those of you thinking no my ground is fine is it because you already have the lovely convenient Hotline HOT GATE?

What can a Hot Gate do for you?

Well let me tell you a wee bit about the HOT GATE and

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PREMIUM 3 REEL SYSTEM - 500M 9 STRAND TURBOBRAID WITH GEARED REELS this amazing system has been made even better by changing the polywire to braided polywire - so instead of it being twisted its braided for strength its 1mm thicker (3mm in total) and has a higher breaking strain of 105 kg, so zapper and stronger (all you need to make it even better is for someone to put the fence up for you)

Why would you use this 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 seasonal sheep/cattle grazing, to protect walls or hedges, and as a temporary barrier.  These fences are quick and easy to put up and likewise take down and store.  Theses systems are a semi-permanent and sometimes a permanent solution to livestock containment and can be made into any configuration.

New Season New Reason to check your fencing

With a new season coming up soon I hope as I am freezing. We thought we would post our new season Check list for you to rung through.

Here are some things to check and look out for.

1.  Check your power source? If mains - are all the connections still nice and tight no fraying? If battery - battery still charging? Are the energiser battery connections in place? If you are using a solar panel with a battery - is the solar panel in the correct

***2019 WINTER ENERGISER OFFERS***

Extend through to the 30th April 2019 

For January and February 2019 we have all our energisers on offer with some AMAZING OFFER PRICES.

If you find the task of choosing one daunting then have a read through this blog with the ins and outs of energisers and if you still need some advice get in touch... contact details are at the bottom of the blog.

Which Energiser to choose?

There are so many energisers out there that I am sure many of you get a headache just

Hello all,

Yet again the badgers are out in force... we are getting more and more calls this week about badgers either turning over the garden, getting into the veg patch or even turning over the bird feeders for food so below we have some kits that might help you. We are also on the end of a phone to put together something bespoke to fit your needs. Believe me I feel your pain for me its moles and a small dog who are doing the damage to my garden...

So you spent a lot of time

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So you have bought a battery kit and now you have to choose which battery you need

Well never fear Leslie is here:

We always recommend the use of Leisure or Agri batteries with electric fencing. They are designed to be discharged and then re-charged whereas car batteries are not.

We have the Leisure or Agri Batteries which are 12 V batteries and you can either have a 36 amp or a 75 amp one these batteries should have a life of 200 cycles so will last 5-7 years. If you do not let it fully

VALUE ECO PADDOCK POSTS (PACK OF 10)

OFFER PRICE £10.98  RRP £18.54

Permanent fencing? Paddock separation? Haylage making? Naughty puppy eating your veg? I even use my white ones for training my wee dog to sit in a marked place. EFD's Essential Accessories - 1 Meter Premium Paddock Posts are a great choice.

Our 1 meter value eco paddock posts are used for many many reason with many animals. We have all seen them in use in a horse field separating the field off or even in a field with sheep.