Hot-Net enables short term fencing options

23rd August 2005

Hot-Net electrified netting from Fencewright was a great success at Mystery Creek. Farmers at the Fieldays came up with dozens of uses for this netting and two of them thought it would make the perfect portable fence along the deep drains of calving paddocks to stop newly born calves falling into the drains.

For this the user would isolate the electric pulse to the top two wires, thus giving a safe net for the calves and retaining a barrier for the cows. It is easier to fence them out than drag them out.

It is an effective method to teach young calves to respect an electric fence. It can be used to subdivide areas into small paddocks for different age groups, making a race for moving a mob though a paddock with stock in, or fencing off a corner to drive in with the feeder. When used around wrapped bale stacks it will keep out stock, possums and pukakos, torn wrapping means spoilt feed.

This portable fencing is 1.07m high, the same height as a normal 8 wire post and batten fence. It comes in a 50 metre roll with 14 plastic posts set in the net 3.8m apart each with an 18cm metal spike at the bottom and it weighs less than nine kilograms.

The use of electrified netting saves farmers time, feed and stress.