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Chicken Run Question

Discussion in 'Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance' started by bullington, May 14, 2011.

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  1. May 14, 2011 #1
    bullington

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    We live out in the somewhat country and have our share of critters. Part of the coop we have built has an area outside for them to run around out in the dirt. My question is how far have you put the wire underground to deter any type of digging? I was thinking 12" or so? Thoughts?
     

  4. May 14, 2011 #2
    guard278th

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    That's deep enough
     
  6. May 14, 2011 #3
    bullington

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    K thanks. I'm also going to put a rock border around the outside also. Should slow them enough.
     
  8. May 16, 2011 #4
    midget_farms

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    I didn't bury any - I layed 12" of chicken wire flat on the ground around the coop at the bottom of the fence. Diggers are not smart enough to back up a foot. The grass in the yard quickly swallows the wire. After a couple months you cant even see it anymore.

    Use galvanized wire though or it just rusts to nothing by the end of the first winter.
     
  10. May 16, 2011 #5
    darkmatter

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    The bottom part of my run fencing is plastic coated wire that I've buried about 6 inches and 12 inches above ground. The rest is standard "chicken wire" suspended from #9 galvanized wire strung post to post. Been working for me.
     

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