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

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

2023/24 Christmas & New Year Opening Times

The 2023-24 Christmas & New Year break is quickly approaching us! We hope you are all getting into the festive spirit and are getting ready to put up your trees and decorations!

There is still time to make sure you have completed all your Christmas shopping.  A fence tester for someone who has precious chickens or a starter strip grazing fence for a naughty pony?!

*PLEASE PLACE ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY ON OR BEFORE 15TH DECEMBER 2023*

Opening Times

Free Delivery Friday - 1st September 2023

How it works...

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.

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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

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

Hotline Firedrake Solar Energiser

As the Hotline Firedrake Solar Energiser is one of our most popular energisers we thought we would write a blog about what these energisers are used for, how they work, and a little bit about what to do when they don't work! ... just some simple trouble shooting.

What is a Hotline Firedrake Energiser?

This is a range of energisers that were created by Hotline Horizont Ltd a few years ago.  There are three energisers in the range - HLS34, HLS67 and HLS200. 

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

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