M Brennen
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I would assume a hot wire means electric fence.thank you. what is a hot wire ?
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I would assume a hot wire means electric fence.thank you. what is a hot wire ?
thank you. what is a hot wire ?
Yes.I would assume a hot wire means electric fence.
thank you, that is what we have decided to do, my husband is on it !!!Yes.
Here's some good info:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/a-treatise-on-electric-fences-for-poultry.72229/
welded wire is the best 2x4 is good but there is one problem with that, chickens tend to put there heads thru wire to get weeds or grass on the other side, this can make them easy prey for coons, weasels, ect they are very clever they will wait for chickens to do this then snatch them by the head or neck and eat what they can. use welded mesh but put along the bottom a fine mesh like 1/2 inch about 16 inches tall this will prevent this situation from happening, also welded wire will also stop bigger predators like bears or cougars, a bear will just tear chicken wire to shreds believe me ive had it done. use welded plus small mesh along bottom.Due to covid, everyone is putting up animals, there is a shortage here for hardware cloth 1/2 x 1/2 squares. we are building a chicken tractor and I am trying to decide if I use chicken wire (not my first choice). PVC covered chicken wire or 2 by 4 in welded wire. we have no racooons or snake predators to worry about but we do have a fisher cat that routinely prowls through our area. Which do you all recommend and why ? My husband thought we could simply double wrap with chicken wire
Due to covid, everyone is putting up animals, there is a shortage here for hardware cloth 1/2 x 1/2 squares. we are building a chicken tractor and I am trying to decide if I use chicken wire (not my first choice). PVC covered chicken wire or 2 by 4 in welded wire. we have no racooons or snake predators to worry about but we do have a fisher cat that routinely prowls through our area. Which do you all recommend and why ? My husband thought we could simply double wrap with chicken wire
Compression set staples aren't really the best thing to use, they won't hold against most preds.Get a good slap stapler
Fischer cats are fierce hunters. Look on line for the hardware cloth. Better to get what your first choice is than settle and regret. I’m using vinyl coated chicken wire on a pvc tractor during the day but my coop has hardware cloth.Due to covid, everyone is putting up animals, there is a shortage here for hardware cloth 1/2 x 1/2 squares. we are building a chicken tractor and I am trying to decide if I use chicken wire (not my first choice). PVC covered chicken wire or 2 by 4 in welded wire. we have no racooons or snake predators to worry about but we do have a fisher cat that routinely prowls through our area. Which do you all recommend and why ? My husband thought we could simply double wrap with chicken wire
Due to covid, everyone is putting up animals, there is a shortage here for hardware cloth 1/2 x 1/2 squares. we are building a chicken tractor and I am trying to decide if I use chicken wire (not my first choice). PVC covered chicken wire or 2 by 4 in welded wire. we have no racooons or snake predators to worry about but we do have a fisher cat that routinely prowls through our area. Which do you all recommend and why ? My husband thought we could simply double wrap with chicken wire