I have had Red Fox's go through chicken wire. The chicken wire still has value against Red Fox. The Red Fox did not put effort into getting through any of several pens with chickens until the chickens roosted against the wire. Other similar pens with chickens roosting in center did not get the...
I learn things from people newer than you all the time.
When I first started here a decade ago, I was ripped on by experts frequently because I was a noob. I had been into chickens for a solid 35 years prior to that. It is a form of hazing. If you do not bow to it, then you can get placed on a...
I could also show where chicken wire failed, and where it held. Balanced views needed.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/reconsider-effectiveness-of-hardware-cloth.1019186/#post-15803630
There are multiple grades of chicken wire and hardware cloth. The chicken wire I use can last better than a decade, especially if protected from the rain. Regardless of whether chicken wire or hardware cloth is used, I try to make so predators cannot work on getting past it by making so the...