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

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

In this series of blogs we are going aim to answer the most frequently asked questions and try to dispel many of the myths surrounding electric fencing.  If this is the first time you have used electric fencing you may want to read these informative blogs to understand the basics and find out how an electric fence works.  So how does an electric fence work?

What does an electric fencing system consist of?

Before we get on to how an electric fence works it is important to know what the main components

Electric Fencing Advice - Ask The Electric Fence Experts

Electric fencing advice required?  It has been said that we are experts in our field...!  Ha.. ha!

Anyway we are being serious (with out trying to blow our own trumpet too much!!) .... We have expert knowledge in electric fencing.

Whether you are new to electric fencing, setting up your first electric fence, have a problem you cannot identify with your electric fence, need a new part or product but not sure which would work best or really

Electric Fencing - The Basics... Testing Testing!

We have a bucket full of experience and wanted to share with you the reasons why an electric fence tester should be an integral part of any electric fence system and also to outline the different types of tester.  Electric fencing manufacturers say that an electric fencing system or kit is not complete if it doesn’t have a tester… here is why.. testing testing!

Click here to see all of our electric fence testers.

Why do you need a tester?

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

How To Protect An Existing Poultry Pen From Mr Fox

You have your space set aside for your hens.  They have a lovely run and hen house.  It is all fixed in place but you want to be sure that a fox or predator cannot get in.  It is possible to run a few lines of electric fencing around your existing pen so you can maximise your defences and there will be no way for Mr Fox to get near enough to dig under or scrabble over without feeling the wrath of your fence!

Here are a few things to consider:

The Hotline Hot Gate

Hello sunshine in East Lothian and its welcomed by the singing of the birds and clucking of hens. After what feels like a long wet windy winter how is the your ground around your poultry netting gate? Churned up like a Clydesdale has ploughed through?? I bet it is and for those of you thinking no my ground is fine is it because you already have the lovely convenient Hotline HOT GATE?

What can a Hot Gate do for you?

Well let me tell you a wee bit about the HOT GATE and

UPGRADED -

PREMIUM 3 REEL SYSTEM - 500M 9 STRAND TURBOBRAID WITH GEARED REELS this amazing system has been made even better by changing the polywire to braided polywire - so instead of it being twisted its braided for strength its 1mm thicker (3mm in total) and has a higher breaking strain of 105 kg, so zapper and stronger (all you need to make it even better is for someone to put the fence up for you)

Why would you use this three reel system? 

There are many applications for Three Reel Systems and they are employed for many different reasons: to facilitate strip grazing, to fence off seasonal sheep/cattle grazing, to protect walls or hedges, and as a temporary barrier.  These fences are quick and easy to put up and likewise take down and store.  Theses systems are a semi-permanent and sometimes a permanent solution to livestock containment and can be made into any configuration.

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