Hello New member over here

[MSuomie]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! I think chickens are a great way to teach your son responsibility.

Thank you. He shocked me one day when a hawk got into the coup and he just went in there and grabbed the hawk by the feet and put him out.

 

[MSuomie]

We are old and retired now

lol

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[ValerieJ]

Thank you. He shocked me one day when a hawk got into the coup and he just went in there and grabbed the hawk by the feet and put him out.

That is amazing. I missed that it was a hawk! I'm with you. I wouldn't do it.

 

[MSuomie]

That is amazing. I missed that it was a hawk! I'm with you. I wouldn't do it.

Lol, yes. I felt so weak. I tried to poke at the hawk to move him out of the coup, I even went in the coup, but that was a brave as I got. My 12 year old was like I got it. My son is such a hero

 

[electrycmonk]

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Green netting??? I've only found black. How long ago and where - may I ask did you find the green stuff?
Do you also know what the size of roll?

 

[MSuomie]

Green netting??? I've only found black. How long ago and where - may I ask did you find the green stuff?
Do you also know what the size of roll?

Give me a few..Let me ask the hubby

 

[MSuomie]

Green netting??? I've only found black. How long ago and where - may I ask did you find the green stuff?
Do you also know what the size of roll?

Hubby said he got it from home depot..he said if you want a better net, he said go to "bass pro shops"

 

[electrycmonk]

Okay, I'll so wander thru their web pages for spec's on the netting.....

That looks to be about 1/2-3/4" squares? The stuff I got was a brand name at Lowe's but when I was to get some -only available via ordering and a multi-week delay found the same exact brand and model on Amazon and got it in a few days. It was a roll ~100' long X 7' wide but, it's folded in half to be a 3 1/2' wide roll. That fold created an oddity for me as the pattern is skewed along the fold and that is the only issue compared to the massive struggle with 1/2" Hardware cloth...... Thank you.

 

[ValerieJ]

Okay, I'll so wander thru their web pages for spec's on the netting.....

That looks to be about 1/2-3/4" squares? The stuff I got was a brand name at Lowe's but when I was to get some -only available via ordering and a multi-week delay found the same exact brand and model on Amazon and got it in a few days. It was a roll ~100' long X 7' wide but, it's folded in half to be a 3 1/2' wide roll. That fold created an oddity for me as the pattern is skewed along the fold and that is the only issue compared to the massive struggle with 1/2" Hardware cloth...... Thank you.

Are you looking for bird netting? What you just described is bid netting. I bought a bunch of that stuff and it is hard to work with. I do like that you can get it in green. but I ordered this netting on Amazon and it is far superior, although the holes are larger. I'm trying to keep eagles out so the hole size wasn't the deciding factor. Anyway, just wanted to throw this into the mix for you to think about, depending on what you are using it for. I put it over the top of our chicken run. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GM76TW2/?tag=backy-20