Is 1" chicken wire small enough for chicks?

[webs66]

Can someone tell me if 1" chicken wire is small enough to use with chicks, or can they fit through it? We have an old dog kennel I was going to line the bottom of with 1" chicken wire to use as a run during the day when they are small, but I really don't want to be chasing 25 baby chick around to the back yard if they can get out.

 

[ChickenToes]

I think they would be able to fit through that for the first week at least, if not a bit longer.

 

[MissPrissy]

They can climb through easily.

You would be better off using hardware cloth.

 

[Katy]

I agree you need to use hardware cloth.

 

[brahma-momma]

we raise standard size brahma's and we have always used the 1in chicken wire and have never had any problems we even built our little brooder cage using it. however I dont know how it would be for a smaller breed of bird.