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    2ft High Picket Fence Around Garden

    Hey All, springtime, aka planting time is just around the corner now, so I'm contemplating what to plant and how to keep my flock of 4 hens out. I read some reviews about the 2ft high (3" spacing) picket fencing from Lowe's being able to deter any of the girls from hopping in. The height is...
  2. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Neighbors' Pesky Dogs and Invisible Fence

    I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this, but I'm hoping to reach people who have some insights on aggressive neighborhood dogs. First of all, I live in the sticks. It's all country out here--winding, rural roads, tons of livestock and dogs (usually fenced in, thankfully). The...
  3. Liz Birdlover

    Fencing Advice Wanted

    I need to fence my entire property. 1.8 acre. Doesn't sound like much, until you get an estimate for post & rail with wire. I was shocked at the cost! SHOCKED I tell ya!!! Wood used to be much less than vinyl. Not anymore! I did buy a double wrought iron gate for an awesome price, but I'm not...
  4. skygoddess11

    BUYER BEWARE.... RentACoop products

    I really dislike writing negative reviews....but, this company is making copycat type products that are far inferior (and causing injuries). The Grandpa's style feeder is cheaper and has holes in the "step on" plate that birds get their toes stuck in. The port hole feeder traps birds and...
  5. J

    Help! Coop for chicks is too hot!

    Hello all! Our coop in inside a barn and it easily reaches 95 in there during the day, we bought an electric fence because outside in the shade is much cooler but I just learned they have to be about 12 weeks to not squeeze through the holes in the fence. I’m doing everything I can to cool them...
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    Two foot wire fence "apron" which I'd planned burying about a foot underground but am so exhausted I may just use what're called sod staples and let the grass grow up through the wire hardware cloth fence excess. My intent is to keep out critters from digging under the fence. Think it'll work?
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  7. E

    Clipped Wings & Vertical Plank Fences - A Warning (GRAPHIC)

    Good evening, I'm writing to outline an oversight that lead to the death of one of my flock this morning - I hope by bringing this to people's attention her death will not be totally in vain. I recently clipped the wings of my flock (just on the one wing) to stop them from digging up my new...
  8. F

    Garden Managing

    Hey y'all, my name is Fully, and I am looking to start a garden. I have the land for it, I know I will have to keep the chickens out of the garden though. I have some chicken netting to put around the outside of it, but I am worried that the garden will get eaten by grasshoppers also. It is on...
  9. E

    Gap under fence, will they escape?

    I'm currently designing my outside enclosure that will be all 1/2 inch hardware cloth. However we do have a large fenced yard we would like them to possibly free range in when we are home. The bottom fence boards are elevated about 6-8 inches off the ground, is this something I should cover with...
  10. Viergacht

    Pullet hanging from fence!

    When I got up to feed the girls this morning, I found my 4 month old Barred Rock pullet Rhoda hanging by her foot from the fence - I suspect she'd slipped and gotten it stuck between two slats. No idea how long she had been hanging there. There are some bloody abrasions right above her foot...
  11. cjbuckeye

    New to Chickens, Coop, Fence advise

    I have 12 chicks, 6 golden Commett's and 6 golden laced wyandotte's that I'm getting plans together for a coop and pen. They will be free range a lot but coop at night. For a run attached to the coop, is Chicken wire ok or should I use stronger? I have heard coyote's nearby so I would want to...
  12. EggSighted4Life

    E-Fence... Riddle Me This?!

    So I have a solar (battery) powered E fence... Set up and working for years now, since 2016. Had to replace the battery just a few months ago. Also switched to aluminum wire instead of poly, and had it working fine for a while now (2 months)... meter pegged at max the whole time and it bit me a...
  13. hhouck514

    Have you used snow/safety fencing?

    Has anyone on BYC used safety fencing (aka snow fencing) for their chicken run? I want to use something that is cheap, light and portable. I would run an electric fence outside. The birds would be put in a coop when it's dark, but would it work for daytime?
  14. twinkletoes68

    Fence suggestions for ducks

    We have a preditor-proof duck house and pen that our babies go in at night but we want them to enjoy our yard during the day. We have 8.5 acres so we only want them to have access to a small area. We don't have a fenced in yard right now but want to build something for them so they don't go...
  15. F

    Sharing My Coop, Run & Movable Fence Set-Up

    We spent the morning putting up the fence for the ladies (Lavender, Peregrine, Coco, and Coco. No, I didn’t name the chickens). It’s a cool, movable fence that we got from a company called Omlet (if you’re interested, just Google “Omlet movable fence” for more info). We’ve had the fence for...
  16. DaSouthernYankee

    2 separate duck questions I need some help

    Okay forgive me in advance this is a long one. First I recently bought and Indian runner who’s was about 3 weeks old, 2 created pekins roughly made it to 2 weeks old and four chickens (not sure they’re reddish in color and I asked for meat producers) from TSC. I have a flock of ten already who...
  17. M

    How High

    I have 27 assorted chicks including Leghorns, Dominiques, and others that are 4 weeks old now. My coop is not ready and they are outgrowing the brooder. I want to let them out during the day, how high will my fence need to be? As I understand they are now at the max for the brooder, and am...
  18. Viksceeks

    Opinions needed for chicken enclosure

    I have a 40ft by 27ft area that I would like to chicken proof. I have 8 chickens total. Their coop is pretty much predator proof and I lock them up every night. I had them free range but they have recently been exploring my neighbors garden... the chain link is 3ft on 2 sides and other 2 sides...
  19. Ra_

    Heads up regarding the size of openings in Bekaert fencing sold at TSC

    In the Q&A portion of this 330' roll of wire on the TSC website, the manufacturer provides links to this image when asked about the size of their wire. The width of the openings is 6" I deduced that these dimensions were small enough to contain my hens. After hauling the 120 pound rolll of...
  20. theinwardcold

    Duck Run Fence

    I'm trying to figure out how tall I need my fence for ducks and my goose. There isn't many predators around, and less that can be harmful to the adult birds. Just trying to figure out how tall it needs to be to contain my girls.
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    • Forum: Ducks
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