How far to bury netting?

[bragabit]

Let me give some background info:


I've only lost 1 chick to a cat. I have 30 chicks that are 3 days old. I am going to move them outside with a lamp. Will this be secure?

Outermost perimeter- 6 foot chain link fence
Inside Perimeter- 1 black lab-doesn't touch chickens
pasture fence (chicken area)
Inside the pasture area there is a rabbit hutch converted to a coop with a small run covered over head with netting. Then I am taking my old trampoline and stapling it to the side and want to bury it into the ground. But how far to bury?

 

[gavinandallison]

what do you have around your chain link fencing? We have chicken wire around ours and over that we have green plastic chicken fencing which we purchased from Lowes - costs $11 approx from Lowes. Our 8 week old chicks are then put up at night in a henhouse. We have buried nothing into the ground, but put a light inside the run area at night andalso have a radio. Predators then think there are humans in the area and keep away. Look at my page and you'll see my coop and run....