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  1. Duckiemom524

    Help what kind of fencing will keep predators out of duck run

    I have a duck run and house that ducks spend majority of day in then I lock them up every evening/ night. We built it last year with chicken wire not realizing that wasn’t predator proof till after it was done. I couldn’t afford to change it so I lock them up at night so they are safe. Since...
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  2. kjat32

    Advice: using wire dog fence panels to build a chicken tractor

    Hey there, We have 24 (3 8-panel) panels of 4' wire fencing that we used for our puppy mobile run (pic). It's flimsy just by itself so I dont want to just use it as is. My idea is to incorporate it into a chicken tractor. The tractor has to be to able to withstand an 80 lb "interested" dog. It...
  3. RenoHuskerDu

    Electric fence grounding question

    There are so many good threads out here on electric fences that I decided to build one. NO MORE chickens on the back porch, in the garden, or in the crape myrtle beds. We like to reuse primary material. I have 100s of yards of heavy steel electric fence wire left over from the previous owners...
  4. hhouck514

    Roof for Chicken Run

    What would you recommend that I use for the roof of a chicken run? Would a UV treated netting work well? I have some chicks coming from Cackle Hatchery later this week, and I will be building a coop/run for them soon. I need to use something that can keep flying bantams in, but also keep birds...
  5. RenoHuskerDu

    How high a fence to keep hens out of veggie garden?

    Howdy, I hope this is the correct forum. I searched and only found dead old threads from 2014. We have 9 laying hens, 1 old maid, and 1 lazy rooster. It's time to plan our veggie garden. In Texas, if you wait too late, you get sun-dried dead veggies. I've never seen our chickens fly higher...
  6. SniperGoose

    Electric fencing?

    This is gonna be a long post, so please bare with me lol So we have around 1 acre fenced off for our chickens, geese, and ducks. The fence itself is 4 feet tall, and is chicken wire with metal fence posts. Since fencing that area off, I haven't lost any flock members to predators. However, I...
  7. thecreekhouse

    Omlet brand chicken fencing - a review

    Recently I invested in the 39 meter length of Omlet chicken fencing. ( You can find it by Googling “Omlet fence.”) This is an easy to install, movable fence for use with chickens. My husband and I found it trickier to put the poles together than we expected but once we did, we found them very...
  8. linsybird

    Extending the Height of a Chainlink Fence

    I live an a good amount of land with three acres fenced, and a smaller backyard right by the house. I’m hoping to extend the height of the backyard fence to use as a chicken run, but I’m trying to figure out the best way to do it. The main thing it needs to do is keep the chickens in, because...
  9. Hatching Escape Plan

    Hatching Escape Plan

    Every day I erect a barrier fence to allow my flock to have the luxury of grazing and these two, Zoe and Tesla, always manage to escape my well devised, at least, I thought, fence. So moral of the story, chickens are smart.
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  10. Thechickentrainer1999

    Which is stronger?

    Which is stronger, 1/2 inch hardware cloth or 1/4 inch hardware cloth? Also is there any place to get it cheaper than amazon?
  11. Thechickentrainer1999

    Best wire to use?

    What is the best predator proof wire for a chicken coop/run. I've thought about using hardware cloth but I saw on "call of the wild man" years ago I believe that a coyotee chewed through some lady's hardware cloth on her rabbit cage. Is there anything stronger than that or would double layering...
  12. S

    Electric poultry netting

    I’m trying to figure out the best way to go for my run I will have foxes and critters being a problem where I live and I don’t know if it would be better for me to get the electric poultry netting or stick with the regular chicken wire. Any suggestions
  13. 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...
  14. davidinthailand

    Fence height

    Our chicken area is secure, the chickens don't get out (I put a net over it). However, the neighbours also have chickens, they fly over the 5 foot wall I made and get eaten by my dogs. According to local by laws, I have to pay a fine, which I find most unfair. Anyway, I am going to build a fence...
  15. B

    Higher fence or over net?

    So i have 8 RIR's and they have figured out they can jump/fly over their 4ft high run fence. Question is, would it be best fer my girls if i go higher fence or a cover net?
  16. PirateGirl

    Show me your FENCE

    On this summer's outdoor project list is fencing part of our yard. I can't decide what kind of fencing I want. We live in a neighborhood and are not allowed razor wire or electric fence, but those are pretty much the only restrictions from the building department in terms of fencing. The...
  17. Brookepi

    noshock vs omelet fencing

    I live in a neighborhood with an HOA and houses that are fairly close together. We have chickens but no fence that encloses the yard. It wasn't an issue last year but I see that the girls are very interested in the neighbor's yards (hunting chipmunks). So I have been looking at options to...
  18. onfire24222

    Duck House/fence near pond?

    I am curious.....We have a 2 1/2 acre pond....If I put the duck house near the pond do I need to have a fence/run? Will they be on the pond all day? I am guessing I should have some sort of fence so I can put their feed and water in there and then just let them into the pond after they ate? THANKS!
  19. MPORT

    Question About Predators Scaling Wooden Fence

    Hello! I'm new to BYC and am curious about what predators may try to get in my back yard. I recently moved to the country outside of Lubbock, Texas, and am planning to start a small backyard flock in the spring. Not exactly sure what predators are in my area besides coyotes - I know that there...
  20. MyISAbrownhens

    Chickens want to hang with the horse?

    I have five hens and unfortunately, since so many people in my neighborhood let there dogs run loose without a leash, I can't let my chickens free range a lot for their safety, they have a big enough run with 15 sq ft per chicken, I try to let them have supervised free ranging as much as...
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