The effectiveness of an electric fence is directly related to the "sting" supplied by the electric charge being transmitted through a conductor (be it a tape, rope or wire). The quality of this electric "sting" is also directly dependant to the quality of the conducting material transmitting the energy from...

There are numerous styles and materials for making an electric gate, Spring Gates, Retracting Gates, Bungi Cord gates, high tensile wire or self-constructed gates using tape or rope. The least successful gates occurred the year we used bungi from a company, and the bungi turned out to be a real...

One of my favourite "take-aways" from a recent Electric Fencing conference in Montana was this caption - "Do not let your chickens kill a Bear" and I thought that the very same sentiment could be written as "Don't let your chickens kill a Fox" This premise works on the assumption...

The economic returns to erecting an efficient exclusion fence can often be difficult to quantify. Invariably it is reliant on an observation based on experiences before and after the erection of a fence. The biggest issue facing western Queensland communities is the fight against feral dogs and Dingoes, farmers across...

19th April 2013 The very cold winter has resulted in a situation that we had not encountered in the past. We found that the hot air emanating from the hot tub was getting trapped in the roof so that the area was some degrees warmer than the outside. The doves are roosting...