Blackrocksrock Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) Do any of you use the Omlet netting with poles? I made up something but its really not much good and the girls got out yesterday - not a problem with sweetcorn to bribe them back - they are still a bit spooky and I have not picked them up - they run to me but are not crouching even though I have 2 eggs most days. Anyway I wanted to run the netting issue past you all and see if its worth it and it works - I have uneven ground too. Edited March 7, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I use it and find it very good. A bit unwieldy at first, but you soon get used to handling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Yes I have it and find it great - it is proper stock fencing (the type that could be electrified for a field of sheep. Due to this it has a metal thread in with the green, so it is very strong and easy to move. Well worth the money I think. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Thank you both - its in my shopping basket as I speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I really like my fencing It keeps the chooks in the area they have to roam in, except the 2 leghorns who fly in and out during the day I haven't bothered to clip their wings as they do fly back in when they want to Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 I have not clipped wings either - if they are cornered with a fox they can fly up into our trees ( at least it will give them a chance from a predator I feel) - Ordered my netting but 2 weeks to deliver Wanted it next week really but oh well I have to wait - not good at waiting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 When I ordered my netting it actually arrived 3 days before the date it said on the website, so you may be lucky and get it sooner Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERTIE MCSQUIRTY Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 ring omlet when i ordered mine it stated 2 weeks delivery however did it over phone and was told 5 days delivery - it arrived 2 days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 North East Scotland may be the problem though but I will phone them tomorrow morning from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 My netting is good. It takes a while to get the tension of it right so the chooks can't crawl under it, & mine occasionally stand on the run to get a head start & then & fly over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Pleased with my Omlet netting. When it first arrived I thought it wasn't as high as I expected but chooks haven't flown over it apart from when one used the eglu as a launch pad until I moved it further away from the fence. I would recomend that before it arrives you buy some cheap plastic tent pegs. I've got the fencing pinned to the grass every few feet as my chooks like to stick their heads through the fencing. I've just moved my netting from one side of the garden to the other. I cut it up and ran a short length to the left hand side corner of this picture (not that you can see it) and put in a wooden stake. Then left a gap as a gate. My expanding trellis gate (which is very unattractively propped up with the dustbin or garden chairs). Might use a flap of netting as a gate, not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 Wonderful photos but unfortunately I have had to cancel my order as Omlet courier charges an extra £22.60 to deliver up here - they should really get their act together as this is ridiculous - we are mainland and other companies manage to do it ok. I am not impressed at all and unwilling to pay for the extra charge as you can imagine!. When I got my Elgu sent my courier it was £24.00 plus £11 insurance for eglu and run as 2 parcels - large as you can imagine as eglu was made up. Think they are taking the "michael" somewhere along the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Try this place. They sell the same netting as Omlet but without the extra posts. I've ordered stuff from them in the past and found that their P+P is reasonable. http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/acatalog/25m_Green_Hotline_Poultry_Netting.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 unfortunately I have had to cancel my order as Omlet courier charges an extra £22.60 to deliver up here - they should really get their act together as this is ridiculous - we are mainland and other companies manage to do it ok. I am not impressed at all and unwilling to pay for the extra charge as you can imagine!. . That delivery charge is outrageous At the moment I am very against ordering items from England I can say that because I am English and very proud to be I bought some things from an English company last week online, the postage came up as £3.50. The next day I received an email from the company saying that because I do not live on Mainland UK the postage would be £9.00 Last week I ordered 3 items from the omlet shop - mark 2 roosting bars, chicken tonic and red mite powder. Because the oder was over a certain weight the parcel would have to be sent via a courier and the charge was outrageous The lady at Omlet split the parcel into two. Roosting bars in one parcel and the other two items into another parcel, that way they could be sent via the royal Mail. The roosting bars cost £6.47 I think and I still had to pay five pounds something postage. I bought the netting last year from Omlet and I am sure I did not pay £22.60 postage Have Omlet changed couriers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 This place is in scotland and sells electric fence kits. The netting sold by Omlet is the same as the netting they use in their kits so if you contact them they may be able to just supply the netting and poles without all the stuff to electrify it http://www.smallholdershop.co.uk/ as they are in Scotland, delivery must be cheaper for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 Thank you for the replies - yes I have tried flytes of fancy and guess what delivery is £7.64 as I am not on any island - so some courier is ripping off some customers me thinks. Thanks for the links I will decide which one to go for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Managed to find a place with free delivery over £50 spend and so I managed to get 50m instead of 25m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 [quote name="ali-sThe next day I received an email from the company saying that because I do not live on Mainland UK has there been a lot of erosion there then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
