Fencing

[tbone21]

So in the spring I plan on getting some runners, giant pekin, khaki Campbell's and 3 white Chinese geese.... I am wondering if normal field fencing has two big of holes or can I use it? Or am I better off with welded wire? I am going to get four foot high either way. I plan on copping them up at night in their house and then letting them run around the fenced in area... There is a run off that flow every time it rains in the area I plan on building (behind the fainting goats lol so going to build a pond in there and let it flow through pen so every time it rains fresh water to play in and no rain I will just drain and refill...

 

[Going Quackers]

Paige wire? It's to large most of the smaller birds will just walk right through, i have some for my horses and they duck(lol) underneath as well as the small females go through the squares.

Welded wire would be the better choice, i have some around my sheep paddock, and they cannot get in there unless they fly in lol

 

[tbone21]

It's smaller on bottom then like 4x4 squares.... http://m.lowes.com/product?langId=-...d=1091587&store=595&view=detail&nValue=SEARCH

 

[Amiga]

That looks similar to what I use

http://www.redbrand.com/Products/OtherProducts/WeldedWire.aspx

And it works well for daytime. Just to be on the safe side, I also wrapped coated small-diameter (one inch) chicken wire around the bottom two feet to make it harder for things to reach through in their Day Pen. But at night, they are in a very secure building.

I did not put the chicken wire around the two larger fenced areas - they are only in those areas when I am close by.

Once they are adult sizes, that woven wire works fine. I will say that twice in 3.5 years, a duck has gotten her head woven through the wire.

The first time, it took me over half an hour to realize something had happened, and the second time, just a few minutes. I watch them fairly closely.

The first one scraped her jaw and strained some muscles, but she recovered well. The second was just annoyed.