Chicken wire

[Roy]

IMO if you want to take a chance losing your flock, then go ahead and use chicken wire. I won't take that chance...

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Quote:
No.

 

[gjoyner]

get 1/4 inch wire. racoons will pull them out peice by peice through chicken wire and stuff bigger.

 

[Blender]

I dont think that normal chicken wire is strong enough, its also better to use a concrete floor so they cant dig underneath!

 

[gsim]

Quote:
Hardware cloth mesh is good at ground levels. Chicken wire ok overhead, but if coons, bobcats, foxes climb up to it they can rip it apart. Fence charger will handle that and make them stay away. I did 2x4 welded wire 6 ft tall, set in cement and then did mesh 24" tall all around inside so chooks can't pole their heads thru and coons can/t reach in. it is electrified too with 4 courses of hot wire from 8" above ground to 42' above ground. Mine is open to sky because I have tons of crows around all the time.