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Best place to get hardware cloth or welded wire mesh on a budget?

post #1 of 12
4/24/10 at 11:29am
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I'm planning to cover my future chicken run with eather 1" by 1" hardware cloth or welded wire mesh.  Idealy, i would find it in 6' by 50' rolls.  All the prices online i've seen are pretty far off from the $120 i was hoping to spend.  Where did you find the best prices for your mesh?  Thanks!

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post #2 of 12
4/24/10 at 11:33am

try craigs list

Loving my mixed flock.  3 White Leghorn, Buff Orpington,  Silver Laced Wyandotte,  2 Isa Brown,  Speckled Sussex, Golden laced Wyandotte, EE , Barred Rock, Australorp, 2 Rhode Island Red, Light Brahma , Black Sexlink, New Hampshire.

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Loving my mixed flock.  3 White Leghorn, Buff Orpington,  Silver Laced Wyandotte,  2 Isa Brown,  Speckled Sussex, Golden laced Wyandotte, EE , Barred Rock, Australorp, 2 Rhode Island Red, Light Brahma , Black Sexlink, New Hampshire.

How I beat feather picking. http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6586027#p6586027
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post #3 of 12
4/24/10 at 12:09pm

i second the craigslist suggestion - there is a lot of things to be had very cheap!

A friend of mine was so thrifty that he was able to get all of his fence for free from area farms!

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post #4 of 12
4/24/10 at 12:44pm

Try ebay too.  I found some really cheap there. 
Another option is asking a local place to order it for you - although that might not be the cheapest, you could get what you want.  In my search, I even found that Lowes was willing to order something for me without a special charge.

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post #5 of 12
1/12/12 at 7:44am

Check with your local feed store/farm & home stores to see what they have in stock.  Lowes wants a fortune for 3' x 25' half inch hardware cloth!!!!! 

 

I found half inch hardware cloth at a local farm and home store....100' long x 3' tall to put around the base of a 20' x 10' kennel area to keep predators out, plus I used it to enclose my chicken run 12' x 6' tall all for only $94, which is a lot cheaper than buying it from Lowes in a much smaller amount.  I also covered the top of the 20' x 10' area with it.  The size of the fencing to buy is to keep your chickens/ducks from sticking their beaks/heads through where a raccoon can pull it through to decapitate and/or kill.

 

I also layed the hardware cloth on the ground of the 12 x 6 run and stapled it to the wood support boards along the bottom to keep predators from digging in.  Depending on the size of your coop, run and any additional spaces, it really doesn't take long to use up 100'.  In the end you'll have the peace of mind knowing you have fully protected your flock.

Mom to 3 Welsh Harlequin ducks, a Barred Rock, a Buff Orphington, 2 Rhode Island Red chickens, plus two miniature daschunds and a wonderful husband who is very supportive of my new 2011 eggers.
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Mom to 3 Welsh Harlequin ducks, a Barred Rock, a Buff Orphington, 2 Rhode Island Red chickens, plus two miniature daschunds and a wonderful husband who is very supportive of my new 2011 eggers.
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post #6 of 12
1/12/12 at 12:40pm

I have been looking too. I thought on Amazon Mat midwest had some pretty good prices. And if it is something Amazon is stocking the freight is free. Comparison wise, I was getting $1.07/ft compared to $2 something from local places, TSC, Aco, etc. Here is a link to where I was referring:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hardware+cloth&x=0&y=0

 

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post #7 of 12
1/12/12 at 12:44pm

Go to some of your local country hardware stores.  A lot of them will sell it to you by the foot instead of having to pay the huge price for a giant roll you do not need.

I refuse to by it from home depot or Lowes. Thier prices are crazy.  A friend told me about Humm's hardware here local in Jacksonville and he helped me out and saved a bunch of money.

Retired Army (25 yrs), Married 4 grown kids, 3 grandkids, 1 dog, 2 cats, 14 Harleys and lost count of chickens...

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Retired Army (25 yrs), Married 4 grown kids, 3 grandkids, 1 dog, 2 cats, 14 Harleys and lost count of chickens...

STOP...Take a long look in the mirror. http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/626614/stop-take-a-good-long-look-in-the-mirror/0_20#post_8364995

SWAP PAGE:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=80874-my-swaptrade-page
 

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post #8 of 12
1/12/12 at 3:48pm

I just bought it from Wayfair, the cheapest place around and with free shipping.

 

http://www.wayfair.com/Mat-Mesh-Hardware-Cloth-308B-BFJ1001.html

Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 7 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 13 babes hatched 3/22, 18 babies hatched on Mothers Day....and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #9 of 12
2/2/12 at 4:22pm

chicken_s is right. I just ordered 1/2 wardware mesh 36" x 100'. Cheapest out there by about $40 plus free shipping.

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post #10 of 12
2/3/12 at 9:24pm

I cannot find 1" x 1" welded wire mesh in longer lengths like36" x 100'. Also cheap, DUH. Anyone have eyes on some?

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