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I don't think it is because they are stupid, from what I read they are basically blind at night. Can't see the predator reaching through!

I hope you mean metal "LATH". A lathe could be quite damaging to a chicken if it were turned on when the bird flew into it. It certainly is sturdy stuff. General web search turned up only one size: 27"x8'. If you were designing with this in mind, can get it locally and didn't need much, it...

I'm also thinking about winter. The horse stall coop is large for the 12 chickens we have and has GREAT ventilation as the top 3' is wire on 3 sides. They have 93 sq ft of ventilation area. Good for summer but that might be a big problem in the winter. I need to figure out how much ventilation...

A quick Google check says yes Fence staples look like Poultry staples. The U shape wraps around the wire and pulls it to the wood. A flat Arrow type staple with its 'wide stance' just can't grip the same even if they are long. "And what about weasels? Can't they get through a 2x4" hole?"...

19 gauge seems to be standard for 1/2" x 1/2" hardware cloth. The stall I just finished converting already had 2x4 welded wire over 2/3rds of the open wall area above the plywood as did the door. The other 1/3rd was chicken wire. Nothing overhead so a critter could conceivably climb up the...