Hardware cloth

[aart]

Just because you buy from a certain seller,
doesn't mean the all the HC they sell is sourced from the same manufacturer.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I totally agree with @aart. As long as it is at least 19 gauge welded 1/2 wire it should be fine. I f you really don't care about cost you could always go with the 15 gauge wire. However, it took me two months to gather all the wood and wire to build a small grow out pen for my young pullets. Everything that was available is now gone. I waited an extra 2 weeks for a piece of roofing material that never materialized and had to use galvanized aluminum. BTW: that's all gone now as well. Best of luck with your coop build.

 

[David61]

China's quality control is, well I'm not sure anybody knows what quality they ship to the USA or what factory made it. China just about runs the worlds black market.

 

[Krazikatlady64]

What do you think about 1/4" HC at the bottom of the run? Burried 1' in concrete and then 3 feet up. At that 3' point, 1/2" HC over welded wire?

 

[Sarahs Hens]

I am building a coop now and have ordered this one twice:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C89QJU0/

So far, it's been easy to work with and the welds seem to hold well.

 

[Justso]

What do you think about 1/4" HC at the bottom of the run? Burried 1' in concrete and then 3 feet up. At that 3' point, 1/2" HC over welded wire?

I would consider that excessive for where I live, but it depends on your predator situation where you are. I have 24-in high hardware cloth, then regular chicken wire to 6 ft and over the roof

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

What do you think about 1/4" HC at the bottom of the run? Burried 1' in concrete and then 3 feet up. At that 3' point, 1/2" HC over welded wire?

Not a great idea. The 1/4 inch HC is not very sturdy.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I would consider that excessive for where I live, but it depends on your predator situation where you are. I have 24-in high hardware cloth, then regular chicken wire to 6 ft and over the roof

Apparently you don’t have much of a predator problem. Chicken wire is only to keep chickens in, but will not keep predators out.

 

[Justso]

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.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

You do know that raccoons can climb. Just a thought.