Electric Fencing Direct products around the world
We love to get photos and feedback on our fencing products from our customers and this blog shows some fab photos of a customer's poultry electric netting setup out in Almegijar near Granada in Spain.
The chickens here get to look at the beautiful Sierra Mountains every day - lucky them. And our fab 25m Solar Assist powered Premium Poultry netting kit keeps them safe from predators - yip there's sneaky foxes out in Spain too..
- 25m of 1.22m (4ft) green heavy duty premium close mesh fox busting poultry netting (with built in double spiked posts throughout, built in gate post for entry, guy ropes and galvanised peg set to peg the bottom line down)
- Powerful 12V battery powered energiser (Gemini 40 - dual Powered so will work off mains or battery)
- 1m earth stake
- 10w Solar Panel and Stand
- Connections pack
- Please note use of customer's own hi tech battery cover which helps protects battery from the extreme heat of the sun (Editor's note: mmm looks remarkably like a red plastic storage box to me...?)
(You also need a 12V battery - click here to see ours)
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So Good earthing is at the root of any effective electric fence.
And in this dry mediterranean climate the earth stake certainly needs regular watering in (yes, with a good old watering can) to ensure good earthing so any passing fox gets a decent zap and knows it's just not worth coming back.
Even in the UK, the ground can get very hard and dry - if yours is like this then consider using one of our larger and heavy duty earth stakes here or here - they are designed for maximum contact with soil (so giving best earthing therefore zappiest fence).
These heavy duty earth stakes would also work a treat on a long fence (eg cattle/horse fence); additionally, on long fences it's a great idea to link 3 or 4 earth stakes together using leadout cable. (The first earth stake in the chain is connected to the energiser and the other earth stakes are just daisy chained onto the first earth stake using leadout cable).
Do make sure you insert the earth stakes as deeply into the ground as possible (you'd want at least 80cm of a 100cm long stake in the ground).
Have you got any interesting photos of electric fencing you've bought from us that you'd like to see on our website? They don't need to be from some exotic country - photos from your back garden will be fine.
If so please email them over to us at [email protected]
