Are staples enough?

[Silkie_Lover1]

I will be putting my silkies outside soon and we have their coop lined with hardware cloth held up by staples. Can predators tear off the staples?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I will be putting my silkies outside soon and we have their coop lined with hardware cloth held up by staples. Can predators tear off the staples?

I’ve never had a problem with predators removing my staples. I bang them in real well with a hammer and consistently bang in any that get loose.

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

Do you know what kind of staples were used?

From my research, it's safer to either cover the stapled areas with boards, or use some kind of screws/washers.

Can you post pics of your setup?

 

[Spartan22]

Yep raccoons can tear those, make sure edges are fastened with wood strips screwed in.

 

[RodNTN]

I’ve never had a problem with predators removing my staples. I bang them in real well with a hammer and consistently bang in any that get loose.

X2

 

[rosemarythyme]

I've seen people post that predators were able to rip staples out. It's far safer to use screws with fender washers, or an extra strip of wood screwed in to sandwich the wire.

 

[lazy gardener]

Depends on what kind of staples. If they are the U shaped fencing staples probably not. But, if they are the construction staples typically applied with a mechanical or electric staple gun, most definitely, even the most wimpy predator can pry those loose. When in doubt, go for overkill in your predator proofing. I prefer to use an electric stapler with the construction staples to hold the hdw cloth in place, and then screw an other board over the top. An other favorite method (of mine) is rust proof screws and fender washers. I buy fender washers by the pound, and start to panic if I can't find my stash of fender washers!!!

 

[happyfrenchman]

They don't pull out the staples, they pull on the wire, then the staples start coming loose. I would use a strip of wood and some wood screws.

 

[Backyard Bruce]

I think it depends on what you call staples.
These are 1.5" narrow crown staples used in construction.

This is what I used but you need a crown stapler with an air compressor to shoot them in. I stapled 1/2" Hardware cloth over everything then a layer of 2X4 weed wire over that. Nothing but a bear is pulling that down, I have four stands of hot wire at 15K volts for his arse.

If you're talking about using the t-50 staples from your staple gun then no I do not thing it is sufficiant for the job application.

 

[Silkie_Lover1]

Thank you for all all of the ideas! I am going to go with covering the the staples with wood.