Best way to attach chicken wire on top of pen.

[pennyJo1960]

I want to just commend you on the thought you have put in to security
2 x 4 will be great

 

[Lover duck duck]

@adrikeen
You must of been typing back when I asked the question so sorry about that so side it is. You don’t think it will look bad since the other boards are waaaaaaay bigger.

 

[Lover duck duck]

I want to just commend you on the thought you have put in to security
2 x 4 will be great

Thank you so much. I love my ducks and I have even gone as far as putting a concrete trench all around the pen’s perimeter. Call me crazy or not but I want to make sure nothing gets a free dinner at least not from me. Lol

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thank you so much. I love my ducks and I have even gone as far as putting a concrete trench all around the pen’s perimeter. Call me crazy or not but I want to make sure nothing gets a free dinner at least not from me. Lol

Mine are all chickens but feel the same I have been fortunate to have cockerels that take care of their ladies well and raises chicks for me

 

[Lover duck duck]

Mine are all chickens but feel the same I have been fortunate to have cockerels that take care of their ladies well and raises chicks for me

Awesome. I think I want to get two geese but they are not available now.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'm not sure I understand how the 1x2's will hold the wire or how you attach the wire. If you do use them I'd put them on the side so the wide dimension is vertical. It won't bend as much that way. It won't be very strong and not sure how you would staple to them. I'd be worried about splitting the 1x2. If you are going to put something up there to attach the chicken wire to I'd suggest 2x4's.

If it were me with that tension wire for support I'd use j-Clips or hog rings to attach the chicken wire to the hardware cloth. That chicken wire is in 48" widths. When you stretch that across the 30' you will probably get gaps. I'd use J-Clips or hog rings to tie those strips together. Make the top wire one solid piece by tying it together.

 

[Lover duck duck]

I'm not sure I understand how the 1x2's will hold the wire or how you attach the wire. If you do use them I'd put them on the side so the wide dimension is vertical. It won't bend as much that way. It won't be very strong and not sure how you would staple to them. I'd be worried about splitting the 1x2. If you are going to put something up there to attach the chicken wire to I'd suggest 2x4's.

If it were me with that tension wire for support I'd use j-Clips or hog rings to attach the chicken wire to the hardware cloth. That chicken wire is in 48" widths. When you stretch that across the 30' you will probably get gaps. I'd use J-Clips or hog rings to tie those strips together. Make the top wire one solid piece by tying it together.

Exactly that’s what I was thinking since my post are 8 feet apart and the chicken wire is just 4 feet I bought j clips to attach the second piece of chicken wire and so on. So I will buy 2 x 4’s instead around the sides to keep the chicken wire in place. Is that right?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Exactly that’s what I was thinking since my post are 8 feet apart and the chicken wire is just 4 feet I bought j clips to attach the second piece of chicken wire and so on. So I will buy 2 x 4’s instead around the sides to keep the chicken wire in place. Is that right?

 

[Lover duck duck]

Thanks

 

[aart]

Call me crazy or not but I want to make sure nothing gets a free dinner at least not from me.

Then why use chicken wire, as it's not predator proof?