Erecting a net is fairly straight forward and the only requirement is that the horizontal live wires do not touch the ground or come into contact with vegetation. The bottom wire is not live so may come into contact with the ground. Many Electric Poultry netting problems may be solved...

Through most months of the year foxes are looking for food and all the more reason to protect your poultry. Popular belief is that foxes only come out at night to hunt under the cover of darkness. They are nocturnal animals aren’t they? Well during winter time this is largely...

With the cold weather rapidly approaching consideration must be given to the effectiveness of your electric fencing. This may be effected in a few ways;- 12v Battery systems. Cold weather has a serious effect on batteries that are left out in freezing weather. This is caused by the cold affecting the...

Following on from the post regarding the Effectiveness of Electric Fencing in protecting crops, there are alternate initiatives to achieve the same effect - protect crops from wild animals. These are centred around the use of natural deterrents and include chilli plants and honey bees. It has been a long...

The Effectiveness of Electric Fencing is highlighted by this article posted in Kuensel, a Bhutan based newspaper. "In the past two years, the country lost more than 754 truckloads of crops to wildlife, latest agriculture ministry records show. This means, each month, wildlife ravaged at least 31 truckloads of crops...