How to secure: Weasel&Coon on the loose

[hayley3]

I read they sort of hibernate but come out when it warms up...I never knew that.
I am in Southern Indiana and have never had issues with a coon during the colder months, so learned something new today. However now that I think about it, I saw coon roadkill a few days ago but it was 60 degrees in December.

 

[Manhen]

I ordered stainless steel zip ties. If they are not enough to secure sheets of hardware cloth together while tying to the original structure than what is?

HOLY MOLY chicken man! Stainless Steel Zip Ties. Gotta luv it. Best luck, my coop is secure, but my run is designed to keep neighborhood dogs out....Roosters save the flock.

 

[Manhen]

Thanks so much for your input everyone! It’s been a long, freezing day up here but rocky raccoon and Wiley weasel are outta luck now! Please feel free to point out any issues this set up might have; stainless steel zip ties on the way.

Never stop thinking eh?

 

[Howard E]

Stainless steel zip ties????? Ouch.

In days gone by......it would be hard to find a set of farm buildings that did not utilize baling wire to some extent. It was byproduct of small square bales of hay....and to a lessor degree than twine balers, still is. I have about 40 bales of hay that was tied with wire. A short piece of that......doubled....wrapped around a post and twisted into place....is as strong as the wire fence it is holding.

If you can't get baling wire, nearly all building supply box stores sell a roll of similar sized wire used to tie concrete rebar together. Costs about $5.

Or.......if you use wire for your electric fence, the 17 gauge aluminum wire makes an excellent corrosion free fastener. The 14 gauge galvanized steel wire is stronger, but is generally too stiff for most of us to work with for this application.

 

[Cryss]

1/4inch hardware cloth will rust. 1/2inch hardware cloth is more rustproof.
To attach wood to a metal fence place another piece of wood on the opposite side of the fence making a fence sandwich and screw them together.

 

[aart]

1/4inch hardware cloth will rust. 1/2inch hardware cloth is more rustproof.

They'll both rust equally,
just that the 1/4" is 23ga wire,
as opposed to the 1/2" being 19ga wire,
so the 1/4" may rust thru sooner.

 

[Cryss]

They'll both rust equally,
just that the 1/4" is 23ga wire,
as opposed to the 1/2" being 19ga wire,
so the 1/4" may rust thru sooner.

That's why i said "more" rustproof.

 

[aart]

That's why i said "more" rustproof.

Neither are 'rustproof'.
I don't know that the galvanization(which is slows rusting) is any thicker/deeper on the 19ga.
Sorry, semantics maybe, but still.
I do agree that 23ga 1/4" HC is 'weaker' than the 19ga 1/2" HC,
it will tear easier and rot/fail faster.

 

[Cryss]

I do agree that 23ga 1/4" HC is 'weaker' than the 19ga 1/2" HC,
it will tear easier and rot/fail faster.

Yes, that.

Sorry, semantics maybe, but still.

And that.

 

[Manhen]

Neither are 'rustproof'.
I don't know that the galvanization(which is slows rusting) is any thicker/deeper on the 19ga.
Sorry, semantics maybe, but still.
I do agree that 23ga 1/4" HC is 'weaker' than the 19ga 1/2" HC,
it will tear easier and rot/fail faster.

Bending introduces microscopic cracks that start to rust. Stiffer wire bends less. also thicker wire is worth putting thicker zinc on. And if the zinc component is by % weight, heavier wire will have more than proportionally thicker zinc.