electric fencing posts

  1. The Basics - Electric Fence Posts: How to Choose the Right Posts for Your Electric Fence

    Electric Fence Posts - three reel system

     

    Introduction

    When it comes to building a reliable electric fence, your choice of electric fence posts is just as important as the energiser or wire. Fence posts give your system strength, stability, and the right height for your animals. At Electric Fencing Direct, we stock a wide range of posts—plastic fence posts, metal fence posts, poultry netting posts, and accessories—to suit every type of electric fencing project.


    Why Electric Fence Posts Matter

    A strong fence is only as good as the posts

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  2. Easter Opening Times & Shipping Information 2025

    Electric Fencing Direct at Easter

     

    Electric Fencing Direct Easter Opening Hours

    Office Opening Times

    You will be able to contact us on:

    Friday 18th April - in the office - by email or phone

    Saturday 19th April - out of the office - by email

    Sunday 20th April - out of the office - by email

    Monday 21st April  - in the office - by email or leave us a message and we'll call you back

     

    Dispatch Opening Times

    If you are planning on doing some electric fencing work over the Easter break and if you require your order before the Easter

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  3. Easter Opening Times & Shipping Information 2024

    Electric Fencing Direct at Easter

     

    Electric Fencing Direct Easter Opening Hours

    Office Opening Times

    You will be able to contact us on:

    Friday 29th March - in the office - by email or phone

    Saturday 30th March - out of the office - by email

    Sunday 31st March - out of the office - by email

    Monday 1st April  - in the office - by email or leave us a message and we'll call you back

     

    Dispatch Opening Times

    If you are planning on doing some electric fencing work over the Easter break and if you require your order before the Easter Weekend

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  4. Easter Opening Times & Shipping Information

    Easter Opening Times & Shipping Information

    Electric Fencing Direct Easter Opening Hours

    You will be able to contact us on:

    Friday 15th April 2022  - by email.

    Saturday 16th April 2022 - by email

    Sunday 17th April 2022  - by email

    Monday 18th April 2022  - by email

    Dispatch Opening Times

    If you are planning on doing some electric fencing work over the Easter break and if you require your order before the Easter Weekend please place your order on Wednesday 13th April before 12 o'clock - we will do all that we can to dispatch

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  5. Fencing Maintenance In The Snow

    Fencing Maintenance In The Snow

    ELECTRIC FENCING IN THE SNOW!

    Well the winter is well underway and this means snow for most. Now if you are a child then all you are thinking of is building a snowman and sledging.. actually as an adult this can be fun but if you are a small holder or farmer then you are thinking maintenance of your electric fencing in the snow..

    How is your fencing affected by snow?

    Your fence can be affected by the snow… check the lines are clear and not broken by a heavy dump of snow… but more importantly your

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  6. Essential Accessories - Value Eco Paddock Posts

    Essential Accessories - Value Eco Paddock Posts

    VALUE ECO PADDOCK POSTS (PACK OF 10)

    OFFER PRICE £10.98  RRP £18.54

    Permanent fencing? Paddock separation? Haylage making? Naughty puppy eating your veg? I even use my white ones for training my wee dog to sit in a marked place. EFD's Essential Accessories - 1 Meter Premium Paddock Posts are a great choice.

    Our 1 meter value eco 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.

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  7. Rotational grazing

    Rotational grazing

    With Sun brings grazing and with grazing brings thought on how to make it Summer, Autumn and hopefully into the Winter grazing.

    We have this great idea given to us by a lovely customer

    How to make a field into 4 sections allowing the movement of your animals around,

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    This system uses 1.4 meter high posts so will keep sheep, goats, pigs and cattle and if you have more alternative animals lamas and alpacas happily grazing, if you want this for horses it is suggested at least the top

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  8. New Season New Reason to check your fencing

    New Season New Reason to check your fencing

     

     

     

     

     

    New Season New Reason to check your fencing

    With a new season coming up soon I hope as I am freezing. We thought we would post our new season Check list for you to rung through.

    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

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  9. FAQ - Three Reel Systems

    FAQ - Three Reel Systems

    Knowledge is power....!  So here are lots of FAQ about electric fence three reel systems to help you.

    1. Why would I want a three reel electric fencing system?  Well... the short answer is for temporary pasture and paddock maintenance. Are you needing to strip graze a field to manage it efficently?  Rotate your grazing for cattle in the summer months to enable you to get more silage?  You need a portable system to keep your sheep moving whilst munching on turnips in the autumn?  There are
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  10. Effective movable pig fencing

    Effective movable pig fencing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Pigs.

    I think people think pigs are very dirty stinky animals but that is not true. Yes pigs like to wallow in the mud (much like my dog......)

    While it is well accepted knowledge that pigs wallow in mud in order to regulate body temperature and keep cool, but did you know it is also for their wellbeing. So a happy pig has food and water, shelter with bedding, a wallowing hole, a place to forage and interaction from humans.

    Keeping them where you want them:

    Electric fencing is a highly

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