you can look this up as a matter of fact you will have to look this up because no one knows about this any more but this is the best fence ever and i had two rolls of it before and once i moved and seen how valuable it is now i wish i would have packed it in the move. but here it is:
Keystone Steel Wire Div 70253 Poultry And Rabbit Fence
http://www.redbrand.com/Products/DeerWildlifeFence/DeerOrchard.aspx
if you look on the red brand fence web site you have to go to deer and wildlife fence they have it in 4' tall all the way to 8' tall so pick your poison but from what i have see for daytime fence this is by far the best. i come from the mentality that you lock up your flock at night and nothing larger than an 1/8th of inch hole for the chicken coop. but that is just my opinion.
Thanks for the link. I've looked at that fence before for a garden.
Unfortunately, when you have snakes, skunks, raccoons, and a number of other predators around (rural farm), that spacing is too large. A number of people can get away with something like that, or even chicken wire (gasp!), but that wouldn't work here.
Some folks let their chickens run free without any fencing, even 24 hrs per day and are mostly fine.
That wouldn't work here. We'd just end up with fat foxes and bears, oh my
My father tells a story about a raccoon who reached through a fence similar to that and snagged a chick and even grabbed a full grown chicken by the leg (there is a similar story online- not mine- but not sure if it was this site or somewhere else?).
Ultimately, it's up to you to decide what works for your situation. Just know that large gaps fencing is very limited in its protection.
FYI. There are also fences that are smaller on the bottom and get larger on top that helps with predators. Some folks take fencing like the one you linked and cover the bottom foot or so with finer meshed fencing (or even electric fence) and have been successful. Just goes to show there isn't any one 'Right' or 'Wrong' way.
- JC
