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Me, I could find all sorts of uses for 5' wide hardware cloth, wish I could afford to surround all my coops with it. I finally, after a few years and too many losses, added a layer of hardware cloth (I think it was 3' or 4'?) around the pen I made from our old trampoline. For economy I had originally surrounded the frame with 2" square welded wire. There was some tarp and pool fencing around the area where the roosts were, to make it more secure for the birds when they slept near the side. But somehow the predators enticed the birds to the other sides where they could be easily reached through the 2" square openings. One morning I had SIX young cockerels killed by having their dumb heads yanked through that wire. You'd think that after the first 2 or 3 birds that got killed like that the others would be a tad bit more wary... I happened to have some $$$ from selling chickens at the Fair, and treated ourselves to hardware cloth for that pen.
I got mine at Ace Hardware. I wonder if your local Ace could special order a roll that is the size you want. They're usually very helpful at those stores.
I haven't had any predator issues, yet, but lately there have been coyote sightings both north and south of me in Pinellas, and I just want to be on the safe side. We do have lots of raccoons, but they are apparently lazy city racoons who prefer garbage over live chickens. I think I am going to change my design a bit and use 4 foot pieces. It will work out just as well.
Coyotes in Pinellas???? We moved to Live Oak from Largo 8 years ago. With as built up as Pinellas is, I can't even imagine where they would hide out. Wow.
Unfortunately where I am now, rural area on 10 acres, we have coyotes, fox, raccoons, opossums, and hawks that we have to watch out for. Our most recent attack was a hawk last week. Got one of my buff girls. I interrupted before it could actually feed but she was dead and the ground was covered in feathers.
Does anyone know if there's anyone within an hour or two of me that has show quality Orpingtons for sale? Eggs, day olds or started birds is fine. I've just had my fill of shipped eggs for now.
I got mine at Ace Hardware. I wonder if your local Ace could special order a roll that is the size you want. They're usually very helpful at those stores.
I haven't had any predator issues, yet, but lately there have been coyote sightings both north and south of me in Pinellas, and I just want to be on the safe side. We do have lots of raccoons, but they are apparently lazy city racoons who prefer garbage over live chickens. I think I am going to change my design a bit and use 4 foot pieces. It will work out just as well.
Coyotes in Pinellas???? We moved to Live Oak from Largo 8 years ago. With as built up as Pinellas is, I can't even imagine where they would hide out. Wow.
Unfortunately where I am now, rural area on 10 acres, we have coyotes, fox, raccoons, opossums, and hawks that we have to watch out for. Our most recent attack was a hawk last week. Got one of my buff girls. I interrupted before it could actually feed but she was dead and the ground was covered in feathers.
Does anyone know if there's anyone within an hour or two of me that has show quality Orpingtons for sale? Eggs, day olds or started birds is fine. I've just had my fill of shipped eggs for now.
