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What’s the best energizer?
Poultry, due to the nature of their legs
and minimal body weight, have much
higher total body resistance to electricity
than a cow, horse, pig or dog.
And the fence, due to its low-to-the-
ground nature, is prone to high weed
contact. So low output units (such as many
sold in stores because they are cheap)
usually disappoint.
For energizers see pp. 35,
37 and 39.
To make electric fences safer:
• Make them visible to humans and
animals. Visibility is increased by
contrast (that’s why many Premier nets
are black and white).
• Educate folks about it. Hang warning
labels on the fence
.
Tell children never
to touch it—to particularly avoid head
and neck contact.
• Allow space for people to avoid it—to
walk along or around it.
• Avoid fence energizers higher than 5
joules in peak output that don’t include
delayed pulse technology
(available in
HoriSmart units; see our website)
.
What about grass contact?
Too much is a serious problem as it
lowers the voltage of the fence. So:
1. When grass gets 6" high mow
carefully along the fence. (If you mow
into the fence, then your wallet, the
mower and the net will all regret it!)
Move the net into the mown strip by
removing and reinstalling one post at
a time. (First turn off the energizer!)
This takes about 5 minutes per net.
2. Or spray herbicide in a narrow strip
under the fence. We prefer burn-
down chemicals that don’t kill off
the perennials. No herbicide lasts
forever so expect the weeds to return
in time.
3. Buy an energizer large enough to
cope with extra weed contact.
Why Premier “knows” netting
• We’ve used it for 40 years (since 1970
in England).
• We currently use miles of it in
multiple designs for poultry, goats
and sheep on our own property.
• We hear from other users daily.
History?
Invented in England in the 1960s.
Premier’s contributions have been:
• Black and white color in 1995 to
increase night visibility to humans
and 24 hour visibility to animals.
• Much higher conductivity in 2003.
• PermaNet in 2007.
• Thicker, stronger line posts in 2010.
• Plus nets (with extra posts) in 2011.
Points to consider…
• It must be moved when grass
covers the lowest “live” strand.
The alternative is to apply a strip of
herbicide to brown off or kill weeds.
• Ice and heavy snow can flatten it.
• High wind can lean it over.
• Animals may become entangled in
it—and die. Entanglement is very
rare (6 to 7 times over 40 years for us),
but it does occur and it’s ugly when
it does. Our website and main fence
catalog offer tips to reduce the risk.
• Must
always
be properly electrified.
• Only non–conductive posts should
ever come in contact with the net, i.e.
only plastic or fiberglass.
Net & Energizer Kits
Why kits?
• New users tell us that with kits
they see netting as
simplifying the
purchasing decisions—
because
there are many netting options,
support post choices, energizers,
ground stakes, etc.
• Because both buying and building
fences is complicated for those
without experience.
We also know that:
1. Many already own an energizer. If
you’re not sure whether it will work
for our fences, call us.
2. Many need longer fences and
larger energizers than suggested
in our kits. If so, call us and we will
help you reach a solution.
3. Sometimes seeing helps. So check
out our “How-to” videos on our
website’s home page to see how to
install and take down netting.
Fence Energizers
For netting to be effectively used it
must be electrified.
Most farmstore solar
units are too low in output to properly
energize a roll of netting
.
That being so,
we now offer solar units that meet the
higher output demands of netting.
Which energizer is right for you?
If you’re close enough to plug the
energizer into an outlet use a plug-in
unit (IntelliShock, Patriot, Speedrite).
For fences far from an outlet your
choices are:
a. IntelliShock or Patriot—for which
you will need a 12 volt battery that
must be regularly recharged.
b. PRS solar units (include energizer,
battery and solar panel to recharge
them plus connecting leads to
ground stake and fence).
PRS units are ready to work
within 5 minutes—just place them,
drive in the ground rod, connect
the leads, switch it on and test for
voltage on the fence.
To purchase either net or
energizer kits see pp. 34–39
However, if you would like to
purchase components individually
(many do), visit our website at
www.premier1supplies.com or call us
at 1-800-282-6631.
www.premier1supplies.com • 1-800-282-6631
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