These are easy to use Electric Netting Kits that really are quick and easy to set up and include everything you need* to create a safe and secure pen for your poultry.
The poultry pen kits are designed as much in mind to keep the foxes out as to keep your chickens in.
Foxes don't tend to take a running jump at a fence, they prefer to try to climb a fence or even jump to the top in order to have a look over the other side and make sure
its safe for them to go further; a fox will more often 'stalk'
the fence and perhaps test it from a few points for weakness. All of these behaviour patterns help make electric fencing and electrified netting in particular,
very effective against the fox, but the close mesh design of the net also make the netting effective against other predators such as badgers, mink etc.
The netting kits are easy to set up and to demonstrate we have some useful information, including a number of excellent instructional videos in our "Useful Guides"
section (see far right) that we hope will help you learn how to setup your own poultry pen.
poultry netting installation & video guides
In summary:
First strim the grass where your netting is to be positioned then unroll the net and push the posts,
which are already attached to the netting, firmly into the ground. Use the twine that tied the netting during transit to tie the first and last posts together.
The bottom line of netting isn't live, so once the net is in place, check carefully along the entire net for any lumps and bumps in the ground that are creating gaps
that an animal could get under and use the short pegs provided to firmly fix the bottom line in these areas to close the gap. Extra posts are also provided for the
corners and also for wherever the netting needs additional support i.e. wherever it is sagging, or on particularly rough or exposed ground.
These posts should be woven in and out through the net at these points and the top and bottom line of the net and can make a huge difference. (If this isn't enough, then additional
posts are available).
Finally, additional pegs are provided for use in the corners to help keep the top line tight, much like a guy line on a tent, fix the lines about
half way up the corner posts and then peg into the ground. The energiser and earth spike/s should then be connected to the netting as per
instructions provided with the energiser.
Although not part of the kit, many of our customers suggest the addition of a flashing light, such as our Voltage Indicator Lamp to try and increase the level of deterrent; depending on the individual fox, this may work, but even if not, by adding this item to your kit you can look out the window at night and see if there is power to your poultry net.
Each Poultry Netting Kit includes the following items:
- 1 x Hotline HLC80 Gemini Combi Energiser(Mains or 12v Battery Powered). *
- 1 x ES2 Earth Spike
- 1 x 50m Green Poultry Net with 14 integral fence posts attached, gate post section, guy ropes, pegs and repair kit.
- 4 x CP112 Poultry Net, Heavy Duty rigid double spiked Corner Posts.
- 1 x N40 Netting Warning Sign
- Relevant connectors/leads.
* If using mains power the energiser must be housed indoors, or in an outbuilding etc. and you will need sufficient HT Lead Out Cable to take the power to the electric net and also for connecting the earth spike; the spike doesn't have to be right next to the netting, but it MUST be 10m or more from any other earth.
* If using battery power you will need a 12v battery such as the Hotline LS70 Sealed Leisure Battery and the means to charge it, such as the Guardian 7A Battery Charger.
- Standard 50m Poultry Netting (Kit 1) - As listed above.
- Complete 50m Battery Powered Poultry Netting (Kit 2) - As above PLUS high quality 12v 70 amp/hr Sealed Leisure Battery and 6 light fence tester.
- Complete 50m Mains Powered Poultry Netting (Kit 3) - As per the standard kit plus insulated HT Lead Out Cable (see Important Note below), additional connectors Large Crocodile Clips and Bolt Joint Clamps (for more permanent set-ups), plus a 6 light fence tester.
- Important: Don't forget there are TWO RUNS OF CABLE REQUIRED. One from the ENERGISER to NET and the other from ENERGISER to EARTH SPIKE (Earth spike MUST be 10m+ from any other earth system e.g. Your house or outbuildings earth spike). The energiser is supplied with approx 1m leads, sufficient for use with battery powered setup and in some rare locations this may also be sufficient for a mains installation (in which case KIT 1 would be fine). Typically however, you will require additional cable so please be sure to select the most suitable mains option for your poultry pen installation below.
Larger poultry pens: Each of the netting kits includes 50m of netting. The energiser supplied is suitable for up to a maximum of 200m of poultry net so should you wish to extend the net it is easy to do so; The Poultry Net is available in additional lengths of either 25m or 50m and are designed to be clipped together using the fittings already attached to the netting and then making sure the end posts are securely tied together. Beyond 200m, a more powerful energiser would be required.
