Well your fields have been in full use now for sometime 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

Essential Accessories June is Connectors, Joiners and Tape Buckle month

As many of you know ( well those of you with Electric fencing already) you need the following to make your fence work

• A power source - Mains, Battery or Battery and Solar
• An Energiser
• An Earth Stake

then the fencing to suit your needs.

What many people forget is how to join the fencing together ( especially if you have a break in it) - if tape PLEASE DO NOT TIE IT IN A KNOT,

Using a connector will help with conductivity on your

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

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

Taped up or roped in?

Which should I use for my set up? ... Electric Tape or Rope?

This is a question we get asked regularly....sometimes it is really just a preference and what you are used to... but please see the information below so that you can make an informed choice and get the right product for your animals and your system.

The primary concern when trying to contain animals with electric fencing is visibility.  For many animals an electric fence acts as a psychological barrier and they

Solar Panels

Use solar powered electric fencing to safe time and be good to the environment – get the low down on solar power for electric fencing.

What does a solar panel do?

Basically a solar panel takes sunlight and converts it into power that can be used by an electric fencing energiser.  It does not power the energiser directly – the solar panel feeds

power to a 12v battery and the energiser converts this power to what it needs to send a zap

Calling all gardeners and allotment holders.

Hello you lovely rosy cheeked people with your dirty finger nails and happy smiles how are the plans going? I know it is still early but some of you are having unwanted visitors already :-(

I have spoken to a few people over the last few days about the planning of this years crops and can we help to keep 4 legged pests away from the crops you so lovingly planted.

Well the answer in a word is YES

We have our Garden Guardian kits

For the use on top of walls

YEPEE WE LAUNCHED OUR EXCITING NEW WEBSITE TODAY.

We have been working on this for some time to make it shiny and new but most importantly easy to use and shop.

We hope you like it and continue to shop with us.

Sign up to our news letter for any more up and coming changes or offers we put on.

Also please be patient with us as its new for us and a whole new system behind it and it might take us a day or 2 to settle into it.

We are available on Live Chat to answer any questions and give you the

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Hey.. if you are thinking of buying one of our water pumps best act quick!

To see pumps click here

This nifty little device could save your aching muscles, ensure you are being kind to the water courses around you, save you time and possibly get you some grant money as well.

New more powerful Solar/Battery Pump - £554.40 (until Frid 23rd Dec 2016 4pm )

New more powerful Battery Pump - £388.00  (until

Well hello November,

And wow how it has suddenly turned bitterly cold and frosty. Now is the time of year when the grass is getting low and the weather has turned when you need to pay attention to your battery, charging it and the care and maintaince to see you through to the spring.

So we are in the 2nd week in November and by now we should be planning our winter grazing habits (so as not to have last minute panics and realise you have to wait 3 days to let the animals out again because you need