Chicken wire vs deer fence for top of run - BackYard Chickens
2010年7月10日 · I’m going through the same thing with my extended run and plan to cover the top sometime before summer due to predators getting over the fence. I looked into bird netting but pretty sure I’ll be using chicken wire instead, held up with bamboo. I’ve had a roll of chicken wire for a decade and need to use it on something.
Best way to secure wire fencing to fence posts
2015年5月11日 · What kind of wire will you be using for the run? Hardware cloth ~ Screws & washers are the way to go. I think mine are 3/4" or 1" screws, really don't remember. (click on pic for close up) Chicken wire ~ Staples, small ones work better, like the ones pictured. Bent over nails will work also.
How do I cover sharp edges of chicken wire?? - BackYard Chickens
2009年7月19日 · What do I use to cover the edge of the chicken wire? I'm talking about where we cut the wire at a corner and stapled it on the posts-- the corner posts in our run are 4x4s, and the wire is bending up on all corners, especially the door. I thought of using just 1x2 strips, but is there something easier and also weatherproof!
Electrify your Chicken wire/ Welded wire - BackYard Chickens
2008年5月14日 · (The total resistance of the fence is more or less equal to the sum of the lengths of wire in its run - a 4' high piece of 1" chickenwire would have roughly 50x the resistance of a single strand of its wire, and furthermore because it is pretty thin wire it will have extra-high resistance due to *that* too.) Realio trulio.
FYI: Poultry fencing @ Lowes - BackYard Chickens
2012年10月4日 · I was online trying to scope out who had the best price for poultry fencing/chicken wire to redo my fence with. At Lowe's online site they have 4' X 150' 1" diameter hole galvanized poultry fencing for $35+! When I called the store the same stuff is listed at almost TWICE that price. The guy...
best way to bury wire fencing - BackYard Chickens
2009年3月31日 · When this happens, the pest will dig until it hits the bottom of the fencing, and then pull the fence and go under. What I HIGHLY recomend is to do this:-bend the bottom foot of the wire fencing towards the outside of the pen/run 90 degrees.-dig a trench a foot deep and wide enough to now accomodate the foot of horizontal wire.
help w/ fencing on a slope - BackYard Chickens
2010年6月13日 · Smallish-mesh wire fencing needs to be installed straight (to itself -- that is, its top and bottom edges have to be a dead-straight line). To put it on a slope, what you need to do is decide on an arbitrary straight line, and then cut the ground out and/or fill in to make the ground meet the line of the fencing.
Stapling chicken wire | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2011年1月27日 · A reasonable test would be to take a scrap piece of whatever wire mesh you're using for your fencing and a scrap length of wood, staple the fence mesh on, then try REAL HARD to get the fencing back off. Use *both* a prybar *and* a pair of vice-grips that you pull on with all your might, pulling straight out along the axis of the staples.
What to use instead of "chicken wire?" - BackYard Chickens
2007年10月5日 · Economical alternative to chain link fencing Strong yet lightweight makes fence easy to install Tough 16 gauge wire has a bright galvanized finish that resists rust Made in the U.S. If that is to be overlaid across the existing chicken wire, it may keep predators from breakning in, but small chick who come near the wire may still be at risk.
Chicken wire & electric fence? - BackYard Chickens
2009年4月27日 · I tried ruing electric tape 3" to 4" above ground level, and killed a couple of frogs and toads. NOT something planned! I rely on hardware cloth and 2"x4" woven wire over it, all well secured. Chicken wire is a waste of money and effort, IMO. Rats and weasels will get under your electric, and through that chicken wire.