How Does an Electric Fence Work?
Nowadays, nearly everyone who keeps pasture animals naturally uses an electric fence.
Entries by Alexander Beichert
Repairing your Electric Fence — Checklist for Troubleshooting
Despite the careful construction of an electric fence, there are always situations where we have to repair something on the fence. Manual repairs of fence posts, insulators or the conductor material are quite simple to identify and correct, for example, with Litzclip fence connectors. However, if there is too little or no more voltage on the electric […]
Annual accounts for livestock owners – livestock reports
The year is over, the holidays as well … so, we livestock owners just have to finish 2016 with the tasks of checking our fences and making them winter proof as well as taking care of the annual bureaucracy and red-tape.
How you build a reliable electric fence
For your animals` safety and health, a well-functioning electrical fence is a prerequisite. All components must be carefully coordinated with each other. If you keep in mind the following points during planning and maintenance, you can be sure to rely on your electric pasture fence.
Video: Connect electric fence conductive material in 30 seconds
When setting the tension of new conductor material or when constructing or converting pasture fences, the conductor material must be connected to the fence posts in some way or another.
Conductive Materials for the Electric Fence: The Polyrope
Deciding which conductive material is most suitable for your electric fence is not always easy. In another blog post, we’ve given tips for the use and purchase of polytape and polywire. In this blog post we’ll talk about when one should use polyrope, and offer some advice for the right choice from the various types of ropes.
Conductive Materials for the Electric Fence: The Polywire
In the other two parts of our series on conductive material, we give tips for the use of Polytape and Polyrope. In the following, we discuss the third option of fencing your pasture: Polywire.
How to repair conductive material of electric fences in 30 seconds
For livestock owners, a functioning electric fence is essential. Whether it is a fence for horse, sheep, goat or cattle pastures … the problem is always the same. Time invested in the upkeep of pasture fences can be great. Some of us spend countless hours constructing and repairing pasture fences every year, not to mention […]
Electric Fence Equipment – 6 Products that Make Your Life Easier
In this blogpost, we present several clever products of electric fence equipment, which will make your life as an electric fence owner easier:
The Electric Fence for Wild Animal Deterrence: Wolves
For about 150 years, wolves have been distinct in our region. But since 2000, more and more wolves are living in the wilds of Germany again. Conservationists are quite happy about this. But one man`s joy is another man`s sorrow: Because wolves, as carnivores, not only kill wild animals, but also easy-to-take livestock such as goats […]