The Marshalls Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Hi All, Sorry if this has been asked lots of times before, but we're in need of advice for purchasing an electric fence. Our neighbor saw a young fox in her back garden at 7.45 the other morning. We'd been thinking of getting a fence, but now it's rather urgent. Could anybody recommend a supplier? Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 The Omlet fencing can be electrified easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marshalls Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 Safely and effectively? We're looking for a simple, cost effective solution. Something designed for domestic use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Have you seen the fencing from Tschibo?? Hang on will find the thread............ Here you go...... http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9600 its galvanised steel, so could be electrified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Quite a few people have used the Omlet fencing and electrified it. You can get transformers from most farm suppliers or countrywide stores. Try asking Lesley which one she recommends - they have loads of electric fencing on the farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marshalls Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 Thanks All, but how do I contact Lesley? Is she one of the moderators of this forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Yes she is. PM her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marshalls Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 Thanks, I'll check into this tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hi Chris I have the Omlet fencing, and use a battery powered transformer, to electrify it, I hope never to prove that it works with foxes but it works a treat on the pup when we first got it he still went back for another go, but then stayed away It runs on 2 D cell batteries, and is very easy to set up. karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Where did you get your battery powered transformer from Karen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 We have three battery energisers and one solar powered. The solar powered one is expensive and doesn't provide a really good charge .It would be fine on a small area though. The best we've got isThe Electric Shepherd. Easy to use and not too expensive. I'll find a link for you. Edit - back again...... This is the type we like http://www.rutland-electric-fencing.co.uk/ You can buy them online or we bought ours from our local Countrywide store http://www.countrywidefarmers.co.uk/pws/Home.ice We have the ESB55 with stand and Earth spike. I'll post a photo in a minute....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 This is what we have around the chicken run area - single wire, the Rutland Electric Shepherd and a battery. The battery has to be off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Thanks Lesley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Where did you get your battery powered transformer from Karen? Sorry I missed this Mine came from Ringwood Fencing, we ue a climbing frame spike as the earth spike! and hang it from a small stake knocked into the ground. karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Thanks Karen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marshalls Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 Hi All, Sorry for the slow reply on this. Thanks for all your help, especially Lesley!! I'm still a little unsure about this, and I don't want to find I'm buying the wrong stuff! As far as I can tell, electric fences are essentially a single wire that's electrified with a transformer, as demonstrated in Lesleys very nice pics. But it was sugested that the Omlet fencing could be electrified? I'm not sure how that would work? It looks to me as if the Omlet fencing is actually just netting, or am I looking at the wrong item in the shop? Having looked around on the web, I managed to find this site with what looks like an excellent starter kit:- http://www.speedgate.co.uk/products/view.htm?id=11717 But we'd still need some netting as well, as this just contains the electified 'tape'. Am I getting this right? This site appears to have a good range of affordable equipment. The cheaper starter kit being around £90 and then we could add the Omlet netting for £50 ish. Sorry to ramble, but I'm just trying to get my head around this. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Chris - we felt just the same and every place we looked assumed that we all had knowledge of electric fencing We think we've got it sorted now....... The Omlet netting - and other chicken netting - has a fine wire in all the polypropolene (sp) cord which makes up the netting. When you attach a battery or mains energiser to it, the whole fence is electrified. We chose a single strand wire about 9" from the ground and held away from the fence because of the size of the run. The energisers have different strengths, the solar powered one seems to be the lowest. It needs to be strong enough to deter foxes but not as strong as the ones required to keep pigs in - as we found out! Our pigs just chewed the wire if we put the wrong energiser on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marshalls Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thanks Lesley, That's usefull. So from what I was looking at, I could get just the transformer (battery unit) and the Omlet mesh and that's all I'd need. So I'm probably looking at about £57 for the unit and £50 for the netting. That sounds fine, though I guess we'll just need to see how good the unit is. I'm almost tempted to go for a slightly more expensive one, rather than the cheapest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
