Post pictures of your coop with hardware cloth?

Willow's Meadow · May 12, 2010

Can you guys post pictures of the hardware cloth and how you installed it--in your coop? I have a barn with a cement floor that I am going to put hardware cloth in so just in case a raccoon or some other animal got in they wouldn't be able to get through the hardware cloth to get the chickens. Should I use a staple gun, nails? The hardware cloth will section off part of the barn for the chickens. I'm not sure how to make it so they can't just slid under the hardware cloth. Maybe nail it to wood on the floor so they can't get through. The barn is pretty secure(but I'm really trying to be extra careful) I am going to make a "roof" out of hardware cloth as weel as "walls that are hardware cloth" which will all be inside the barn.

Buff Hooligans · May 12, 2010

sparrow75 · May 12, 2010

not quite done yet, but have some of the cloth up. it actually wasn't has hard as i imagined. having two people helps a lot. i used "poultry nails" to attach it to the frame. they are like heavy duty u nails, pounded in with a hammer. i got them at Lowes.

Eberak · May 12, 2010

I used Screws and washers to secure my Hardwire cloth, then buried it into the ground for added protection from digging animals. I also pinched the Hardwire Cloth between two panels of old Pallets. I did this because my Wire was not long enough to cover the entire wall, so I would overlap two pieces and then pinch it, with the wood and a few screws. This allowed the wire to be pulled tight and makes a great look to the run.

ColoradoMike · May 12, 2010

I opted for the screw/washer system. Seems more secure and was easier for me to install - especially in the portion of the run that's beneath the coop.

Hamptons06 · May 12, 2010

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Beautiful BOs!!

I LOVE our BOs! What a nice open run too!

Chook-A-Holic · May 13, 2010

isabrownmom · May 13, 2010

We used screws with rubber washers (the same kind we used for our metal roof). Lots easier than pounding with a hammer.

Qi Chicken · May 13, 2010

Nice Photos! Keep em coming, the run is up next for us.

Mucky · May 13, 2010

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What are those strips that you used to secure the wire? They look really thin, some sort of metal?

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