Am I crazy for wanting to sell my whole flock

[GreenHaven]

The fruit tree netting the shops sell here is awful thin and breaks easily.

I bought Trixie reinforced cat netting, about 6 years ago when I build my second attached run.
Its sold for balconies to keep cats in. I love it. Its even better than the netting for birds of pray cages. I used that on the first run. Rats had no problem to chew the thick net to pieces.

The cat netting has a 3cm maze, is darkish green and has a very thin iron thread inside the threads/netting.

Thank you for sharing that. I had used "bird netting" on my blueberries and it was hopelessly useless. So I've written that down for my planning notes - that sounds great. I had seen some netting for commercial orchards that was much thicker (and also expensive) - but they do not have to keep raptors out!

 

[BDutch]

Thank you for sharing your technique!

One more. The netting likes to hang and I put up a pole in the middle to do the opposite (netting a bit higher in the middle) . If you have a pole of 2,60 - 3 meter (9-10’) , make a pole-ditch of at least 2’ and stamp the earth tight. Use only wood that is fit to use in the ground for many years like robinia. Oak or chestnut are second choice.

With more poles and slats you can make it much bigger.

 

[GreenHaven]

One more. The netting likes to hang and I put up a pole in the middle to do the opposite (netting a bit higher in the middle) . If you have a pole of 2,60 - 3 meter (9-10’) , make a pole-ditch of at least 2’ and stamp the earth tight. Use only wood that is fit to use in the ground for many years like robinia. Oak or chestnut are second choice.

With more poles and slats you can make it much bigger.

I SO appreciate you sharing you're experience with me. I will basically be making a circus tent with netting.

 

[McChooky]

My fence posts are about 5 feet high or so. I will have to extend them somehow. I think I might use this and some netting. My next chicken project! I have already added 6 hoop structures for them to hide under - some with sand boxes, and about a dozen bushes over the summer. I will probably add some evergreens in the spring - they love to hang out under them when I let them free range. All should help I hope. Thank you for sharing your technique!

You can extend metal fence posts using PVC pipe