Fencing

[HeidiC]

I have 5 week old chicks that I need to fence in. I have the poultry netting that you can electrify, but they are still small enough to fit through the holes in it. I need something easier to move than chicken wire or hardware cloth. I found "Omlet" fencing, but that can't be electrified. "Deer netting" isn't secure enough from predators.

Am I the first person in the world that wants to confine baby chicks and protect them from predators?!?

 

[GitaBooks]

How old are the chicks? If they are still really small than you could try making a temporary pen for them out of non-electric wire and than move them to the electrified wire when they are larger.
I don't use electric wire or moveable fence. Sorry I can't help more.

Best of luck!

 

[HeidiC]

They are 5 weeks. They have been running around free-ranging for a week or so. They are layers and will be integrated in with our older girls eventually, but they are too small for that yet. They are getting more adventurous and we have gardens to protect. We have all manner of predators (weasel, fox, coyote, eagle, hawk, etc.) and I don't like to have them just running around.

For our meat birds, I zip-tied deer netting to electrified poultry netting, but that is a huge pain. It seems to be working, but I really don't want to go through that again. I just can't believe that there isn't a product on the market that can keep these little guys in, and be electrified to keep the bad guys out.