In my never-ending quest to find an easier way to work with poultry fencing, I learned all about "hog rings." Our chicken run is built from piecing together 10' sections of chain link dog kennel. I wanted to attach a shorter layer of cheap poultry fencing to the bottom part of the panels. I found hog rings at Home Depot in the fencing section. There is also a special pair of pliers that is grooved to hold the ring. Load it up, position it so it will eventually circle the wires you want, squish and - done! It's pretty darn fast, too. A bag of 200 rings plus the pliers ran about $18. Here's what it looks like:
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