Different Gate Setups for Electric Fencing

When it comes to keeping your livestock or pets safe, a good gate setup can make all the difference. Whether you’re dealing with sheep, goats, hens, or horses, choosing the right type of gate and connecting it to your electric fence safely ensures your animals stay contained — and you stay stress-free.

Here’s a guide to the most common gate setups, with practical tips, safety reminders, and ideas to make your fencing work smarter.

1. Running Power Under

Well hello! Clearish skys......12hr and 19 mins today between sunrise and sunset here in East Lothian and its welcomed by the singing of the birds and clucking of hens. Now I do not have hens myself but where I work there are 6 beauties roaming freeish and they are loving the sunlight, laying eggs and bathing in the dust - a lovely sight to see.

So 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??