The Basics - Electric Netting - Tips, Advice & Problem Solving

Problems with your poultry netting?  Is the netting sagging and shorting?  Cannot get enough power through it...? How do I integrate a ‘hotgate’?

We hope these snippets of information in our blog Electric Netting - Tips, Advice and Problem Solving below will help answer these questions above and help you put up your electric netting in record time and also give some tips for trouble shooting too…

No pulse?

One of the most frequently

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

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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Now that the hens are coming out of flockdown we are anticipating a busy spell.  Please order as early as you can to ensure delivery when you need the products.  We have plenty

Here we answer questions that are commonly asked about setting up electric netting.  We hope you find the answers helpful if you are needing to explore the possibility of using electric netting for sheep, rabbits, badgers or hens.

1. Can I roll the netting up at one end if it is too long?

We always say this… planning is key!  However, if you have purchased a length of netting and it is too large for the area you wish to install it in then it is possible to roll the netting up at one end.  There

Poultry Netting Kits

Whether you have an egg producing business or you have a few hens in your back garden you may both be confused as to which electric fencing net or system would suit your hens' needs best and keep Mr Fox out!  So in this blog we explain the components of a poultry netting kit.

We know our netting systems work because they are tried and tested by us.  We have experience of putting up and taking down poultry netting kits.  So if you are bamboozled by the choice or are having

10 Dos And Don’ts Of Electric Poultry Netting

Meriel Younger from www.electricfencing.co.uk has hens and has electric poultry netting to keep them safe.  It is hard to believe that Spring is on it’s way but before we know it the fox cubs will arrive and our most persistent predator will be back to terrorise our hens. These are the 10 dos and don’ts that Meriel has discovered when it comes to poultry netting.

The dos….

1. Do: Buy electric netting with double pronged posts. Electric netting is often

Here are some tips on what to check to make sure your netting is running at full capacity:

1.  Use your KV10 LED fence tester for this as not only does it let you know the fence has power but it tells you how much power
2.  Your netting is up and in place and has been for some time: (please make sure you turn the power off before you do theses checks)

• Is the battery nice and charged? Is it connected to the fence in the correct way (from the energiser to the fence red clip to netting connection

Essential Accessories - Poultry Netting Accessories

If you have read out blog written by our very knowledgeable MD   The Basics: Components of a Poultry Netting Kit Explained . Then hopefully you have an understanding of your netting kit and what you have and maybe need. We hope you enjoy our Essential Accessories - Poultry Netting Accessories blog.

So you have your netting and are wondering - Is there anything else I might find useful or essential to help me with my great set up?

'HOT GATE'

All of us at Electric Fencing Direct are at the end of the phone ready to help you with your questions and queries - we want you to get the right kit for you and your animals.  We thought writing down your FAQs - particularly when it comes to electric poultry netting would probably be helpful.  In fact we are going to do a whole series of blogs which will be based on your FAQs in all areas electric fencing!  The first one is FAQ Electric Poultry Netting.

FAQ - Electric Poultry Netting

1. What