Hardware cloth gauge.

[DamnYankee]

Hello all. Another post got me to thinking about hardware cloth. I have my coop mostly framed out. I should be able to install the hardware cloth to the run soon. I see both 23 & 19 gauge, among others, on Amazon & MyPetChicken. Would 23 gauge suffice or should I go heavier.

Thanks

 

[chicklover 1998]

where do you live?

 

[DamnYankee]

where do you live?

Sorry. Gotta adjust my settings. I live in the Piedmont of North Carolina.

 

[galvinj]

I went with 19 gauge half inch just to be on the safe side.

 

[TerryH]

What I see most is that the 1/4" HWC is 23 gauge and the 1/2" HWC is 19 gauge. I went with 1/2".

 

[ladyearth]

heavier prob better. i cant remember if the guages are higher or lower for metal...
my prev rolls were 19. now this newer roll has no label.....
Heck I found it cheaper at a farm supply store they had it in stock. wish I known earlier.....
they prob had it a long time at least $10 to 15 dollars cheaper than a another farm store that had to order it. 50 foot rolls of course. Hubby puts the roll on a pipe for me and put that pipe thru two metal milk carton. wow so much easier. almost feels like a paper toel holder. He is such a wunderful genius most times.
and another store only has 100 feet rolls. Too late for my use. and heavier for me to handle
I just can not believe the number of people who chintz out and use only poultry wire..... I know a few personally....You get what you paid for.
Of course this is just my humble opinion too

 

[TerryH]

The lower the gauge number the bigger the wire. Pretty much all the 1/4" HWC I've seen is 23 gauge but it basically has twice the amount of wires compared to the 19 gauge 1/2" HWC.

 

[DamnYankee]

I'm gonna go with 19 gauge. The savings is not worth it. Thanks all.

 

[chicklover 1998]

good choice.