Cheap fencing ideas

[Chickennoob2025]

I’m going to be raising 55 freedom rangers at a time this year and want to fence a very large area so they will almost be free ranging but not able to go anywhere. I’m looking into fencing options and wondering if anyone has any budget friendly options of how to fence about a 5000sq foot area for not too expensive! Poultry netting won’t work as the area won’t be close to power

 

[StinkyAcres]

There are non-electric poultry netting options. Check out Premier1's fencing.

 

[Yardmom]

Does the area just need to keep chickens in or does it need to keep predators out?

 

[Tahai]

poultry netting with electricity would work if you bought a solar fencer. or a fencer hooked to a battery. Unfortunately, fencing of any kind isn't cheap. If all you are doing is keeping chickens in, then step in posts and chicken wire is probably the cheapest option. If you are keeping predators out, then you need to consider all your predator types. bird netting for aerial attacks, strong wire for larger animals, hardware cloth for minks, weasels, snakes...

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

Does the area just need to keep chickens in or does it need to keep predators out?

I would say both.

 

[chickenking190]

my only idea is to use tea posts and chicken wire

 

[fowltemptress]

There are non-electric poultry netting options. Check out Premier1's fencing.

If there are rabbits anywhere on the property I advise against this. My fences are a Frankensteined mess because of the invasion of the lagomorphs - the fence is now more chicken wire than netting and impossible to move without everything going to shambles, which completely defeats the point.

When it comes to fencing, I've learned it's best to bite the bullet and budget for the expense, unfortunately.

 

[Nonafel]

I use premier1s solar energizers with 2 100 feet lengths and an extra 25 feet or so. Was going to add more, so this would meet your 5k square foot area easily.

Using their double spike netting you're looking at $639, plus a PRS pro 100 energizer running $473. I'd suggest adding a gate for $61 to $75. Totals around $1250.

Now if you just want dirt cheap fencing you could do a green or orange safety barrier fence from your local hardware store. Runs around $34+ for 100 feet, you'd need 3 of those so $100. Source T posts or whatever you want on your own, but you'd likely use 1 every 1 feet, so 30, thus around $225 (at $7.50 each) for a total of lets call it $350.

The safety fence won't keep ground predators out, but if you have none or no worries about those that's likely your cheap option.

 

[Debbie292d]

About five/six years ago, we got two of these pens on Wayfair for $60 something each. It was a steal back then, probably a mistake even, but what they want now for them, holy moly! We cover each panel with 1/2" hardware cloth.

About a year ago, we needed more panels, so found the same thing on Temu.

40" high works as growout pens for our silkies. We put a shed or doghouse converted to coop at the end of them. For other breeds, you'd need to tarp the top or cover it somehow as they'd wind up being able to fly out of there.