HELP with fencing!!

[The_Flock]

Hi Peeps. I'm fencing my entire 165'×45' chicken run in 7.5' high fencing. I'm going to have a 1.5' apron (or burying it straight down on sides where we line another property) from that 7.5', leaving 6' height for fence. I'm doing this because we have a resident fox family and I've lost a few chickens to them now. I've looked at alot of fencing and found this brand of chicken wire that is specially made for foxes, wolves and coyotes. It's a stronger mix of steel and is coated in PVC.
I'm just wondering if anybody has used this, or know anybody who has, and what they think of it.
I'm very aware that foxes can chew through co-op variety chicken wire. Which is why I'm really hoping someone has used this stuff.
Thank you very much for your help. I've attached a link to the product we are considering.
https://www.deerbusterscanada.ca/collections/steel-hex-deer-fence
There's a list of products at the bottom of the page. We are looking at the steel hex web pvc coated. But I'd like opinions on the HEXA-GONE too. It's supposedly got strength of 1250+ lbs.

 

[aart]

Maybe I read thru the page too quickly but I don't see where it gives the gauge of the steel wire, the size of the holes, and whether the PVC coating is UV resistant.

Bias Disclaimer: I used PVC coated wire mesh once, coating almost invisibly cracked, let water in, and the wire inside rusted terribly within a year, will never trust it again.

 

[The_Flock]

Maybe I read thru the page too quickly but I don't see where it gives the gauge of the steel wire, the size of the holes, and whether the PVC coating is UV resistant.

Bias Disclaimer: I used PVC coated wire mesh once, coating almost invisibly cracked, let water in, and the wire inside rusted terribly within a year, will never trust it again.

Wow!! That's not good at all. Thank you for letting me know that.
I see the HEXA-GONE fence doesn't really have specs as far as size of openings and gauge of steel. But the pvc coated one does.

 

[aart]

1" same as the usual chicken wire, 20ga heftier than the usual 23(?)ga.
Not sure I'd bet that a canid with sufficient time and hunger couldn't chew thru it.

 

[The_Flock]

@aart do you have a suggestion for a fencing type for this? I'm open to ideas.
The girls will also be in a 4' electric fence on the inside of this 6' fence.

 

[aart]

@aart do you have a suggestion for a fencing type for this? I'm open to ideas.
The girls will also be in a 4' electric fence on the inside of this 6' fence.

Oh, didn't know you planned on electric too, maybe I missed that part.
What kind of electric fence?
Put the electric fence outside of the 6' fence to keep the 4 leggeds at bay.
Chicken wire keeps chickens in, hot wire keeps predators out.

 

[The_Flock]

Oh, didn't know you planned on electric too, maybe I missed that part.
What kind of electric fence?
Put the electric fence outside of the 6' fence to keep the 4 leggeds at bay.
Chicken wire keeps chickens in, hot wire keeps predators out.

No you didn't miss the part about the electric fence. I don't think I've mentioned it yet. Unfortunately the fencing we have is poultry netting (165' for now, but soon that will be double), so it can't go on the outside. But I got a pretty powerful fencer so I was thinking of running a few wires around the areas that are a little more wild. We live beside an easement and it is the pathway for many creatures. At some point I kinda want to put up privacy fencing with wires on the outside so the girls don't stress out about seeing the fox on the path. But that's pricey for 250' of property.
So do you think that the fencing I showed the pic of gauge would be good with electric fencing on the inside and in a couple of months a few wires on the outside?
If not do you have a suggestion for fencing

 

[aart]

with electric fencing on the inside

Hot wire inside another fence makes no sense to me.
That might be something one would do with 4 legged livestock,
to keep them away from the outer fence, but poultry doesn't work like that.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Do a search on "fox climbing fence videos". That might give you good information and save you a lot of time and money. You need to look at it, don't just take my word for it.

I use 48" high electric netting and so far it has stopped all land-based predators. That does not sound like it would suit your situation. Your chicken wire could work to keep your chickens in. It will stop some predators but larger ones can break it. They don't chew through it, they pull it apart. Electric fencing (wires) on the outside will stop bigger things and climbing things if it is set up right.

 

[The_Flock]

@aart I already bought the electric poultry fence and am using it right now to keep my girls safe. The fox hasn't made it through the fence at all. So when it's up in the run when the new high fence is up, it'll mainly be up for overkill. Plus I spent alot of money on it so I'm not going to pack it up and not use it. Lol. When the new fence is up I am going to run a few wires on the outside that lines up with the easement and on the back of the run, because I can't see back there from my house. I know the electric poultry fence is overkill...but if something does happen to get in then it'll get a shocker zap again. Lol.
@Ridgerunner thank you for your input, I truly appreciate it. I have watched endless videos of foxes jumping, chewing and pulling fencing apart. The fencing I'm specifically asking about, one product says that it has a tensile strength of 1250 lbs. No wolf, fox or coyote can chew or pull that hard. And the other product has a gauge of 20, pvc coated and openings at 1" and a tensile strength of 30lbs. I'm hoping that someone has used this variety so they can vouch for it, rather than take the website's word for it.