chicken wire

  1. Kyng

    Chicken wire or wire mesh

    What’s the difference between the two? I found locally both options, but had started off with the small wire mesh (little squares) but I had seen the typical chicken wire. Can someone fill me in with the pros and cons? I have a whole side left and need some more. If it makes sense to use one...
  2. C

    Movable chicken coop run skirting?

    Hi, so I am building a temporary movable chicken run that will marry up to the movable coop (very well built and predator proof). This is what I have so far. I have 1 side and some to find some scrap hardware cloth to cover with and add some side support boards. It’s light weight (1x2) and...
  3. swinfield89

    Type of wire?

    You know when you buy a big roll of hardware cloth, how it comes wrapped in a lot of thin, flexible, rust-free wire? It's very strong but very thin, can be bent and manipulated by hand without tools. I want to buy just that wire for a coop project, but I'm having trouble finding anything like it...
  4. A

    Wire size for chicken tunnel

    I am getting ready to move my chicks outside and am looking for ways to expand their enclosure. I have a 8x8 coop and a 4x8 run leftover from when I last had chickens. I am thinking of adding a chicken tunnel to this, made from flex tube and chicken wire. I am looking into different options for...
  5. BluebirdHomestead

    How to predator-proof this coop. Wwyd.

    Hi there. New around here. Just moved to a 1.5 acre lot that has an existing coop that I’d like to fix up. Wwyd to predator-proof this? I’m in Colorado near Longmont, raccoons, foxes, birds of prey, maybe even a wandering bear. The run just has normal chicken wire on it. Do I need to do a...
  6. Pmv17

    Hardware cloth or chicken wire

    Our run is going to be a re-purposed dog run made out of chain link fence. We know it needs to be re-inforced a foot below ground and 3ft up. Can we get away with chicken wire? What about over the top which is currently open? Chicken wire or hardware cloth? Our predators are: dogs, coyotes and...
  7. K

    Coop INSIDE a larger barn- chicken wire?

    We are planning a 25’X40’ open coop inside our metal pole barn. I’ve been stalking this site for all things chickens and have found so much info!! My question is - can we safely use 3’ high pallet walls around the bottom of the coop, and then use chicken wire from there to the ceiling 9+ feet...
  8. imneva

    run, chicken wire and questions

    I have my coop which is an 8x12 shed converted into a coop. getting ready to put a containment fence/run around it making it pretty big 1200 sq ft. I want it to me as close to free range as possible.... they will be locked up in a predator proof coop at night do I really need to use...
  9. madisonboe

    How to treat this?!

    I came home from work to this today Basically she somehow got stuck under the chicken wire and now all he feathers under her wing are completely gone! The skin looks raw and red and I feel so bad for her. Is there anything I can do?! I can try to get a better picture of her now that she’s not...
  10. Sarah B.

    Chicken wire vs hardware cloth? Which should I get?

    I live in Iceland and am making my chicken coop. I've got three chicks that will need a coop in about four weeks. Now I'm wondering, should I get chicken wire or hardware cloth? Now I know most of you will say hardware cloth because it's more predator proof but think about this ; There are no...
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