Chicken coop condo design 100 percent predator proof

[dogsuckchickensrule]

thanks to byc i cant edit the rotation got to love this sites imageing

 

[Kim95037]

When I went to build a chicken coop, they told me not to even bother with the octagon chicken wire, its pretty easy for a raccoon to chew thru, not to mention other predators. I guess a big part of it depends on where you live. Ive also been told that sometimes they will reach in a decapitate a chicken, if the chicken is close enough to the edge.
Check out this thread.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/search.php?search=what+kind+of+chicken+wire+is+best

The bummer is the other wire can be pretty expensive. I used some 1/2 by 1 inch welded square wire, you can see it in this picture. Its about 300 bucks for a 100 foot roll and Im on my third one.

You could probably find a lighter gauge with bigger openings cheaper than that, but myself, I wouldnt rely on regular chicken wire for protection.

 

[dogsuckchickensrule]

i never had any problems maybe you are talking about the big 3 inch octagon wire i cans ee that but so far nothing got them and there have been raccons trying to break in i caught one ina modified rat trap after i see dirt displaced aorund the coop. since the floor is wire they cant get in. I had raccons in my coop eating chicken food in my old coop sometimes i forget to lock them up till 1:00 becuase i was away and my brothers ar complete retards and i was suprised they were all alive. i dont think chicken breakins are that big weasels and coons are clever but not too clever to take the time and chew through wire.

And about the wire i recomend rabbit wire with the small rectangles. the chickens to this day jump into the wire thinking they can get out and cut themselves there so stupid. i put food in my pen and they walk around the pen they dont know they must go through the door.

 

[Mikee1948]

I believe most people would edit (fix rotation) their pictures before posting them.

 

[dogsuckchickensrule]

backyard chickens has no such edit mode for pictures and im not manually editing them in paint either. the way it should work is if i take a pic with my iphone vertically the picture otta be vertical but no


and anyways i did research and it seems raccons can bite through it but i havent had any issues with this wire and i dont like it you have to stretch it and stable. use 1/2 hardware cloth its safer a raccon likes food thats already edible like some table scraps i feed the chickens digging through a wire wall takes time and they cant see the chickens anyway the whole hen house is enclosed with t1-11 so the chickens wont stick their heads out or anything plus i got a nice dog that hates coons but loves my chickens and the coop is rigged with night vision cameras that work off of ac in the ground so i can see whats going on from my garage pretty cool

 

[HouseMouseHens]

When I went to build a chicken coop, they told me not to even bother with the octagon chicken wire, its pretty easy for a raccoon to chew thru, not to mention other predators. I guess a big part of it depends on where you live. Ive also been told that sometimes they will reach in a decapitate a chicken, if the chicken is close enough to the edge.
Check out this thread.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/search.php?search=what+kind+of+chicken+wire+is+best

The bummer is the other wire can be pretty expensive. I used some 1/2 by 1 inch welded square wire, you can see it in this picture. Its about 300 bucks for a 100 foot roll and Im on my third one.

You could probably find a lighter gauge with bigger openings cheaper than that, but myself, I wouldnt rely on regular chicken wire for protection.

$300 bucks for welded wire?? I got a 100ft roll of 48inch width 1/2x1 welded wire for $65 at Lowes a few days ago! Where are you buying it that it's that much?!?!

 

[HEChicken]

I believe most people would edit (fix rotation) their pictures before posting them.

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Chicken wire is not at all predator proof - it is designed to keep chickens contained, not to keep them safe. I used it on my coop to block them from roosting in the rafters, and I used it to surround my vegie garden so the chooks couldn't get at the vegies while free-ranging. But I wouldn't use it where I need them safe from predators.

 

[dogsuckchickensrule]

$300 bucks for welded wire?? I got a 100ft roll of 48inch width 1/2x1 welded wire for $65 at Lowes a few days ago! Where are you buying it that it's that much?!?!

true i recently made a pen becuase i had freerange chickens the past 10 years and recently we made a new coop at my new house and they go in my garage and poop everywhere the 1 inch hex wire wont keep a fox from chewing throguh and thats what your talking about i can see that at daytime but my front yard i can see the chickens ( i live far from the road) so thats not a problem. but for the side its ok but cloth is better its stiffer the hex rusts and is very floppy. i bought the hex at tractor supply for 70 bucks it was 48x150 ft i sued almost all of it and i used steaks and sealed the wire down to the ground keeps chickens in and there too dumb to jump out. When this stuff starts rusting ill go with the cloth

 

[Kim95037]

$300 bucks for welded wire?? I got a 100ft roll of 48inch width 1/2x1 welded wire for $65 at Lowes a few days ago! Where are you buying it that it's that much?!?!

WHAT?? What guage is it?? Im in California. I bought it at Orchard Supply.

 

[HouseMouseHens]

WHAT?? What guage is it?? Im in California. I bought it at Orchard Supply.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_62294-1278-...6&Ntt=welded+wire&pl=1&currentURL=&facetInfo=

It's 14 guage. I have no idea what that means, but that is what the specs say. $300 for wire fencing seems insane regardless of specs.