There are many, many types of fencing on the market today, and they generally have a main purpose or use for each type. It might be to protect a garden, or stop deer, or keep your goats contained, but when it comes to chicken keeping, it can be a bit confusing. If you are building a chicken coop, or chicken run, it is critical to use the right type fencing to protect your flock. Chicken wire, poultry netting, hardware cloth, welded wire and more. It gets difficult to decide on what would be the best choice.
Fresh Eggs Daily explains the differences in this article:
"Keeping your flock safe from predators is something important to consider if you are new to chicken keeping, or building or buying a new coop, chicken tractor or run. Keeping your garden veggies safe from marauding bunnies, deer and wild birds is always a struggle. Not all fencing options are created equal - and using the wrong type of fencing can lead to heartbreaking losses.
Fresh Eggs Daily explains the differences in this article:
"Keeping your flock safe from predators is something important to consider if you are new to chicken keeping, or building or buying a new coop, chicken tractor or run. Keeping your garden veggies safe from marauding bunnies, deer and wild birds is always a struggle. Not all fencing options are created equal - and using the wrong type of fencing can lead to heartbreaking losses.
Chicken Wire
My grandmother, a lifelong chicken keeper, always told me
that chicken wire wasn't good for anything except keeping chickens in (or out,
as the case may be). And she was right. A dog, fox or raccoon can rip through
chicken wire in no time. Another danger is that often baby chicks can squeeze
through the holes. Chicken wire is made of galvanized wire and usually comes
with 1" or 2"-sized hexagonal holes.
Chicken wire should never be used on coop vents, openings or
window. And it shouldn't be used for your run if you leave your chickens in the
run all day when no one is home.
About the only thing I might use chicken wire for around the
run area is to cover the top to keep aerial predators out during the day. It
won't stop a raccoon or weasel that might climb the side of your run or keep it
out forever, but it would at least slow one down a bit. So if you're home all
day, the run is visible from the house, the chickens only use it during the day
and are locked in their coop at night, and you're mainly worried about hawks,
then chicken wire is an affordable option to cover the top of your run."
Read the full article: Choosing the Right Fence for Your Chicken Coop, Run or Garden
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