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Actually, you probably don't want galvanized
before weld. That's a cheaper and less durable product than galvanized
after weld. When the wire is galvanized before welding, the welding process strips some of the zinc off at the weld points (where the horizontal and vertical wires meet). The wire can then begin to rust at these points leading to the wire breaking apart there.
I took a look at what they had on the shelves at our local Home Depot and Lowes, and in addition to not having the gauge and wire spacing I was looking for, I noticed the general quality of the wire to be very low. When you see welds broken in a roll that's still on the shelf, that's not a good sign about its durability.
I've ordered 16 gauge galvanized after weld wire from Klubertanz:
http://www.klubertanz.com/
It's expensive, but it's excellent quality. And you can buy it by the foot, which is what I did for securing the windows and vents on my coop.
For my runs, I buy the 19 gauge vinyl coated galvanized after weld wire from Davidsons:
http://www.wadavidson.com/
It's a good quality product but obviously a much thinner wire. You can bend it, which I do to cover the cut ends, and that's something you can't do with 16 gauge wire.
