I plan on making a run for the chickens I plan on getting next week, with a 6' chain link fence. I will be putting 28" high, mesh on the bottom of it to try and detour predators from getting in. Also I plan on making a wooden 'fence' on the outside of it as well. The run will be approximately 30x 15, so I'll have plenty of room for my, so far 12 chickens that I plan on getting Fri. My question is could I use regular bird netting for the 'roof' of the run? This is what I was thinking of :http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bird-Nett...r-Bird-Poultry-Avaiary-Game-Pens-New/29608046 . I'm not really sure if that will be good enough for hawks or not, but need something to keep them out!! Thank you in advance!!
I would recommend using heavy-duty poultry netting like this instead - it is much sturdier and i have watched it withstand a hawk strike http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Anti-Bi...813?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0e4f63a5
Do you know if this netting can be cut to a smaller piece w/o unraveling it? Or, would this product be about the same? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bird-Nettin...250?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58a0aa020a
I use a lightweight bird netting to keep away hawks. (I had a bad hawk problem) After i put it up one hawk dove and then took a quick turn up. haven't had a problem since. As long as they can see the barrier between them and the chicken they won't fly into it.
I have a change of plans now, unfortunately. We live in a complicated situation where it's actually my father in law's house, but, supposibly, we can do anything we want here. Apparently now, I cannot put my coop on the back porch, like I had first planned on, so now I have to move it to the side of the house. Therefore the run I was planning on making will have to be smaller. I thank you for your input, and will use the information when I'm able to enlarge my space.
