Are you planning on keeping a couple of weaners in the back garden or on the farm?  Need to keep them safe and secure?

Use an electric fence... See Alasdair's story and photos below:

Alasdair says - "these pigs are Oxford Sandy and Blacks (sow) crossed with a Mangalitsa (boar) - so they should be hardy for winter but will have to be careful they don't start putting on too much fat. Seem very happy in their pen - they have some trees to scratch and rub against and provide a bit of shelter, they

Sale Price

We just thought we should let you know that one of our most popular posts is now on sale until 28th February 2014 or until stocks last!  The Premium Paddock Plastic Post is now only £12.38 for a pack of 10 posts! (was £15.24)

It comes in four different colours - Blue, Green, Orange and White.  Overall length 1m - stands at about 90cm when pushed into the ground.  Has 8 fixings for wire, polywire, tape or rope.  The Premium Paddock Posts are made from heavy weight durable plastic.

Happy New Year to you all!

On our way along the north coast of Scotland - where surprisingly the weather was bright and sunny unlike most of southern UK - we spotted some new fencing.

So simple - one line of high tensile wire threaded through ring insulators to help protect and maintain a new stock fence.  If this line of electric fencing is maintained properly it will greatly increase the life of the stock fence as cattle and horses will not be tempted to rub on the fence posts or push against

Wishing you A Very Zappy Christmas from us all at Electric Fencing Direct!

We hope you've got all the Xmas cards posted and done all your food / pressie shopping and are starting to relax!

....if however you happen to need to stock up on electric fencing goodies over the festive period - maybe Santa forgot to buy you a new electric poultry net/ that snazzy new energiser /replacement insulators then just sit back and order online https://www.electricfencing.co.uk/ and we'll get them

 December Energiser Focus - Shrike 3v Battery Operated Energiser

Looking for the ideal equestrian Christmas present...?

Why not try the small but mighty Shrike? The Shrike's a 3 volt battery operated electric fencing energiser... and the great news is that we have it on special offer until 31st December 2013 !

Normally £76.26, we are now selling it at a cool yule £55.25 (inc VAT)!

So when would you use a Shrike?  With its clean modern looks it's very popular for paddock fencing or

We are having an end of season stock sale.... ! Get some amazing electric fencing stock at shockingly low prices!!...

Polywire:

• C21-250 6 Strand White Polywire 250m - was £11.55... now £8.31!
• P21-250 Supercharged 6 Strand Polywire 250m - was £17.16... now £11.08!
• P21-500 Supercharged 6 Strand Polywire 500m - was £33.19... now £21.23!

Tape:

• C42-200 White/Green Tape 12mm 200m - was £12.28... now £9.97!
• C43-200 White/Green Tape 20mm 200m - was £18.00... now £14.40!
• C43G-200 Green Tape 20mm 200m

November Energiser Focus - Super Merlin

The Super Merlin battery operated energiser is a mid powered battery energiser.  Just to confuse things we have two different Merlin Energisers in stock!

1. Super Merlin P250s - Traditional Design (Out of Stock)

Sale Price - £72.35

This traditionally designed energiser had been part of the Hotline range for years.  The Super Merlin has been phased out in favour of the updated new design Super Merlin HLB25.  The Super Merlin P250s features the following:

We are very proud to say that Fluffetts Farm (producers of free range eggs in the New Forest, Hampshire) use our fantastic green electrified poultry nets to keep Mr Fox away... and we have photos to prove it!! ... well.. you can just see the netting poking through in the bottom of these photos!  What happy looking hens.

Fluffetts Farm are a family owned business and they are passionate about their hens and the welfare of their hens.  Established in 1998 Fluffetts Farm has grown a reputation locally

Recently we had a lovely weekend break in Northumberland.  I'd never been further south than Banburgh exploring this stretch of coast line.  It is very un-spoilt and undeveloped.

We walked up to visit the Chillingham Cattle (http://www.chillinghamwildcattle.com/) on Saturday - which reawakened my interest Aurochs and we had a spooky walk around the medieval Chillingham Castle...

On our way home we drove past an electric fencing set up!  As I always do... I asked my husband to turn the

Billy Boy says...

I just wanted to add... that we had a very enjoyable day at the Scottish Smallholder and Grower Show - thank you to all the organisers and visitors.

I talked about electric fencing for an hour and as the talk was held in Ring 2 at the market I felt a little like a Gladiator in the ring with the crowd baying for my blood!  Fortunately all was well with the crowd in the terraces... and I survived - in fact they were a friendly bunch!

Many questions were asked and answered. and I