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  1. Keeping Badgers Out With An Electric Fence

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    Keeping Badgers Out - Allowing Your Lawn To Grow

    Yet again the badgers are out in force... we are getting more and more calls this week about badgers either turning over the garden, getting into the veg patch.  So below we have some electric fence kits that might help you. We are also on the end of a phone to put together something bespoke to fit your needs. Believe me I feel your pain for me its moles who are doing the damage to my garden...

    So you spent a lot of time planning and landscaping

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  2. The Fence Tester - Friend of the Electric Fence Owner

    The Fence Tester - Friend of the Electric Fence Owner

    Hello All,

    So do you all check to see if your fences are working properly do you use a friend then wonder when you ask for help with a fencing problem do they suddenly become very busy or just find out when the animals have escaped that it is not....If you do check them how do you do it?  The Fence Tester - Friend of the Electric Fence Owner

    Essential Accessories: The Fence Tester

    Touch and jump back?

    Get someone else to?

    Or use a fence tester?

    If like me you are a wimp and use a tester ( the best

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  3. UPGRADED - PREMIUM 3 REEL SYSTEM - 500M 9 STRAND TURBOBRAID WITH GEARED REELS

    UPGRADED - PREMIUM 3 REEL SYSTEM - 500M 9 STRAND TURBOBRAID WITH GEARED REELS

    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)

    Polywire 1mm thick

    Upgraded Turbobraid 3mm tick

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    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.

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  4. New Season Checks

    New Season Checks

     

     

     

     

     

     

    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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  5. Is my netting working properly?

    Is my netting working properly?

     

    Here are some tips on what to check to make sure your netting is running at full capacity:

    1.  Use your KV10 LED fence tester for this as not only does it let you know the fence has power but it tells you how much power
    2.  Your netting is up and in place and has been for some time: (please make sure you turn the power off before you do theses checks)
    • Is the battery nice and charged? Is it connected to the fence in the correct way (from the energiser to the fence red clip to netting connection
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  6. Keep Badgers Out!

    Keep Badgers Out!

    Badgers destroy a lawn

    Hello all,

    Yet again the badgers are out in force... we are getting more and more calls this week about badgers either turning over the garden, getting into the veg patch or even turning over the bird feeders for food so below we have some kits that might help you. We are also on the end of a phone to put together something bespoke to fit your needs. Believe me I feel your pain for me its moles and a small dog who are doing the damage to my garden...

    So you spent a lot of time

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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. Solar Panels - Renewable Energy for Your Electric Fencing

    Solar Panels - Renewable Energy for Your Electric Fencing

    JULY OFFER : SOLAR PANELS 

    Well, hello :-)

    Solar assist panels

    Use a solar panel to trickle feed 12v battery

    So why am I writing about this well of course to help save the environment and your time with an efficient and Eco solar powered electric fencing but also on a more serious note these panels will save you money (in the long term) and you may only need to charge the batteries you use potentially as little as 3 times a year, weather and sun dependent!!

    Pricing:

    10w Solar Panel & Stand 

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  9. How much power is needed to protect and deter animals?

    How much power is needed to protect and deter animals?

    Hello There Lovely Readers

    How much power is needed to protect and deter animals?

    We get asked this question a few times by people checking they have enough power on their fence, how much power do I need on my fence to keep x animal in or x animal out?

    Below we go through what you need. Whether you are either protecting your animals/garden from predictors or keeping your animals in for their safety.

    What we will go through in this blog is the recommended Voltage per animal, recommended heights

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  10. How much power is needed to protect and deter animals?

    How much power is needed to protect and deter animals?

    Hello There Lovely Readers  How much power is needed to protect and deter animals?

    We get asked this question a few times by people checking they have enough power on their fence, how much power do I need on my fence to keep x animal in or x animal out?

    Below we go through what you need. Whether you are either protecting your animals/garden from predictors or keeping your animals in for their safety.

    What we will go through in this blog is the recommended Voltage per animal, recommended heights

    Read more »