Page 17 - News
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Posted: January 01, 2017Categories: Information & OffersRead more »
Welcome to 2017 I hope you all have had a good start to the New Year...
We have a great start to the year for you, our 1m electric fencing plastic paddock posts are on SALE
Some of you will be looking at strip grazing soon.
The 1 meter premium 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.
Why would you need to split the field?
Splitting a field into sections can be done for many
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Posted: December 20, 2016Read more »
OFFER OVER
* Beat the price increase, buy before this Friday 23rd December 2016 by 4pm *
Hey.. if you are thinking of buying one of our water pumps best act quick!To see pumps click here
This nifty little device could save your aching muscles, ensure you are being kind to the water courses around you, save you time and possibly get you some grant money as well.
New more powerful Solar/Battery Pump - £554.40 (until Frid 23rd Dec 2016 4pm )
New more powerful Battery Pump - £388.00 (until
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Posted: December 14, 2016Categories: AnimalsRead more »
You may know that Keepers of poultry and other captive birds must now keep their birds indoors, or take steps to keep them separate from wild birds as a precaution against the spread of avian influenza which has been spreading through Europe in the past few weeks.
We were wondering what other information is available to help stop the spread of this horrible disease and have have googled and found quite a few information sources on the disease so thought it might be helpful to pop them in a
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Posted: December 06, 2016Read more »
Hiya All! ... it's me, Candy Floss!
(Remember me? - I'm that world famous super intelligent - and pretty - Highland cow that ran off and found myself a nice new home at the fantastic Hillside Animal Sanctuary!
Anyways...since our very kind and efficient keepers are so-o-o busy feeding, cleaning and looking after us, as a kind surprise (I'm full of those!) thought I'd write the end of year report for Electric Fencing Direct and
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Posted: December 05, 2016Read more »
Can we come up with high quality produce at good prices in the UK?
Well, Farmer's Weekly have noticed that LIDL has brought out an Xmas advert that backs British farming. It aims to show that it’s possible to deliver high quality produce at good prices. Good news surely! :-)
You can see the full LIDL advert here
It's great to see LIDL buying from farms who practice good livestock husbandry and we need many more of the big companies in the UK sourcing and championing free range food in
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Posted: November 10, 2016Read more »
In August 2014 we were contacted and asked to supply some electric fencing to keep 28 horses enclosed in the evenings on The Warhorse Ride 2014. We did so with pleasure and asked in return to see some pictures of this great ride. The horses that were to be enclosed were militry horses who were taking part in The Warhorse Ride in commemoration of all the men and horses who were invloved in the early part of the Great War.
Here is a bit fo information on the ride:
'The War Horse Ride 2014, under the
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Posted: November 10, 2016Read more »
Well hello November,
And wow how it has suddenly turned bitterly cold and frosty. Now is the time of year when the grass is getting low and the weather has turned when you need to pay attention to your battery, charging it and the care and maintaince to see you through to the spring.
So we are in the 2nd week in November and by now we should be planning our winter grazing habits (so as not to have last minute panics and realise you have to wait 3 days to let the animals out again because you need
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Posted: November 08, 2016Read more »
Solar set-ups
If you are using a solar set-up then as our UK day-lengths get shorter (usually Nov to march) you'll need to recharge your 12v batteries using a mains charger since the sun alone won't be enough to keep the battery topped up. (If you don't recharge the battery regularly over the winter you will damage the battery ..and have to buy a new one..so beware!).
if you are on the market for a new battery then please click here to see all our batteries
and we sell 12v batteries for
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Posted: November 08, 2016Read more »
So, we’ve decided to include a newsy article in our monthly newsletter and are going to kick off with the subject of Drones which have been in the news recently – yes, you know ... the futuristic " techy" sort of Drone – the ones that fly.. yip, the ones we thought we would never see in our lifetime..!
It seems that Drones have many legitimate applications
Some of our most well known companies are using Drones already For example Royal Mail, Asda, the BBC and more are all using drones
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Posted: November 08, 2016Read more »
Getting the Electric Fencing Ready For Winter
Yip, winter's almost upon us...Brr!
It's definitely worth spending a bit of time checking the electric fences which are looking after your livestock and property just now, before the weather gets any worse so here are some of Billy Boy’s tips to get the best out of your electric fencing:
The fencer/energiser
• Turn it on or connect to battery and see if it flashes. If not take it to be checked or send in to manufacturer for repair. Check your warranty

