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Rat and Mouse baits now in stock

Rat and Mouse baits now in stock

We stock rat and mouse bait in two formats.Sapphire   Grain / PasteSapphire 25 contains the single feed active ingredient Brodifacoum on an oat grain which can control mice and rats in 1 feed.Sapphire Paste is a highly attractive bait packed with peanut oils and cereals making it very palatable to rodents ensuring…

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Building a retaining log wall

Building a retaining log wall

Building a retaining wall out of timber to hold back soil gives a lovely natural look and has lots of applications in landscape projects. I was talking to our timber mill recently about this and their advice and experience is below."We’ve plenty of experience in this sector. I’m pleased to…

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Choosing and installing electric fencing for horses.

Choosing and installing electric fencing for horses.

I would offer this advice on getting the best value from your electric fencing.Most electric fencing (tape and rope) will eventually fail due to physical damage of rubbing and chafing. This chafing can cut through the metal conducting filaments before the plastic breaks. Over the longer term the plastic will…

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Timber selection and treatment by Clifford Jones

Timber selection and treatment by Clifford Jones

I asked the managing director of Clifford Jones Timber Ltd to give us an overview of their operations and what qualities set them aside from other timber suppliers. After reading this your should have confidence in the Clifford Jones timber that Farmbits Direct ltd supplies.At Clifford Jones, we are passionate…

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IAE bespoke systems

IAE bespoke systems

IAE have long lead times for bespoke systems. With pressure from safe manufacturing processes and shortage of some materials the company is working hard to produce schemes for customers wishing for made to measure jobs.Call us as soon as possible to get your scheme under way as fitting out buildings…

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Galvanised Water Trough supply - material delays

Galvanised Water Trough supply - material delays

Increased demand and shortage of manufacturing materials has caused IAE to close its order books for galvanised water troughs for a few months. They are manufacturing as fast as they can with limited materials. They expect their order books to be open again in late autumn of 2021.In the meantime…

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Does my energizer have a fuse?

Does my energizer have a fuse?

Rebecca asks "does anybody know if my electric fence energizer have a fuse" Probably YES! Here is a battery Gallagher energizer from Farmbits:Take a screwdriver and prise the lid off Have a look at the circuit board and identify the fuse holder (circled in yellow) The use holder is this green thing with…

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IAE - some products suspended - how to find out which are currently available for you.

IAE - some products suspended - how to find out which are currently available for you.

IAE shut down and restartThe manufacturing plant shut down for the first few months of the pandemic. They then restarted with a reduced range of products. Farmbits as your local dealer are changing their stockholding to reflect availabilityReduction in ranges availableSafe working practices and shortages of supply have reduced the…

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Why two field gates hung together may not make a pair.

Why two field gates hung together may not make a pair.

You want a pair of 5 bar gates hung together? This gives the benefits of smaller gate swinging arcs and is good with uneven ground.However hanging two smaller wooden field gates (0.9m up to 2.1m width) will not make a "mirror pair" of fieldgates due to the single bracing strut…

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