Hardware cloth

[mowin]

I have fox, raccoon, owl, hawk, weasel. No bear thank goodness! Hardware cloth at 24 in is plenty high to keep raccoons from reaching in and grabbing chickens in my experience. Chicken wire will keep out all other predators, I found the trick is to secure it properly.

Assuming you lock 'em up in a secure coop at night?

 

[David61]

Chicken wire slow a coon down about as long as it take to eat a donut.

 

[Krazikatlady64]

We have a variety of predators here too. I'll stay with the 1/2". Amazing that it kept some possums out after trying a few times to get in David.

 

[Justso]

Assuming you lock 'em up in a secure coop at night?

My coop is open to my fully enclosed run. And yes I really only have chicken wire covering except for the first 24 in. Really, really, really, for many years. And, the raccoons around here are lock picks.

 

[macbow]

Thanks for all the feedback. Been a great help. I am going to order the Amagabeli HC off Amazon...even though I don't particularly care for helping Jeff Bezos out too much these days!!

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Thanks for all the feedback. Been a great help. I am going to order the Amagabeli HC off Amazon...even though I don't particularly care for helping Jeff Bezos out too much these days!!

That's the brand I got from Amazon. That was 2 years ago and they had the best prices at the time. Hopefully there is some in stock. Best of luck.