Is 24" of hardware cloth tall enough for the run?

[kittyacid]

I'm using a dog kennel as a run and would like opinions as to whether 24 inches is tall enough to line the lower portion of the chainlink or if I need to use 36". The kennel is 6' tall and will have wire over the top and an apron at the bottom. Thanks!

 

[Judy]

I would think so; it should stop a coon from grabbing a bird through the wire. The coon can get higher but the bird won't.

 

[kittyacid]

Anyone else?

 

[kittyacid]

So a raccoon can't reach down from the 24" height and grab a chicken? I'm not sure of their height and reach.

 

[Heavy D]

ahhhh I would go 36" its not that much more $$$ just to be safe....our girls are worth it!

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

2 feet is plenty tall

 

[Kansaseq]

What about other predators that can climb up past the hardware cloth and slip through the chain link? I am dealing with the same issue, and am wondering how high to go.

 

[MIKE555444]

I may be alone in my way of thinking but I would think the possibility of something reaching through the bottom of the fence would be very unlikely. Not that it could never happen but a coon is about all that could reach through and grab right? The chicken would have to come up to the edge of the fence within 6" - 8" and not be afraid... also this would all have to happen in the daylight hours(when a coon almost never hunts) or this would have to happen in the night when the chickens are never outside in the run.

Does people really have this happen often?