Page 3 - earthing

Well your fields have been in full use now for a few months and I am sure the animals have tested the fencing a few times, tried to munch it and also there has been vegetation growth.

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 position

So if you have already had the 1st part of our down South travels here is everything else we learnt.

To the Poultry netting on a slope......

We were given a 25m poultry net with 'HOTGATE' and let loose with the same instructions as you get and a wayward Leslie...

Firstly can I please please say to you all PLEASE read the instructions before you start because if you get in a pickle it is a 25 or 50m net pickle and not fun.

We laid out the netting as instructed as I must say so far so good we

So the Scots went South VERY far South and met up with the English for a spot of training and manual labour..........!

We had checked and rechecked the weather and it was to be wet VERY wet so you can imagine our delight when we arrive to the sun splitting the stones :-)  and the use of sunglasses was welcomed over the use of water proofs.

Day 1

After welcomes, introductions and lunch we headed to work..

Well as you can see it was a nice view we had.

Our 1st job was to set up fencing to stop horses

Does my electric fencing need to create a circuit?

This is a question we are asked a lot. For some reason it is a popular perception that electric fencing must connect back to itself.  We'd like to let you know that it is not necessary to do this… electric fences can run for miles in one direction if required.

However there is a circuit that does need to be created with an electric fencing system and that is to do with having a good earth. When an animal touches the electric fence it conducts the

We love it when a manufacturer comes up with a new product that ticks all the boxes.  The Raptor 80 really has everything you could need in an energiser (The Raptor Range consists of 4 energisers of differing capacity).  It is a new generation of smarter combination energisers created to make electric fencing easier to maintain and manage.

So what is new and so special about the Raptor 80? ...............

Raptor 80 Features

These three features make this energiser stand out from a very crowded

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

Billy Boys Spring Tips

It will not be long before your electric fencing will be being brought out from winter storage… is spring nearly here? Does your fencing look a bit like this?

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 agreements.

• Check the leads from the energiser to the fence and energiser

An ideal way to keep rabbits off the cricket square!

Cricket Square Kit…!
1 x energiser Gemini 40
1 x earth stake
1 x fit one charge one (ie two 35 amp/hr batteries and a charging unit)
2 x 50m 0.7m super rabbit nets
1 x KV10 tester

Simples…

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Not being a massive cricket fan... I didn't realise that rabbit was a term used in cricket.

Rabbit - a particularly incompetent batsman, who is invariably a specialist bowler. While most lower order batsmen would be expected to