PawHut 24' Chicken Coop Galvanized Metal

[Brooks_]

It comes with the chicken wire BUT NOT already assembled...you have to wrap it and attach it to the frame.

I'd leave it off.
Save it for separating walls inside the predator proof enclosure...or something else like around the garden..

While I agree with @aart, I would use a mix of both. I would use the HWC around the bottom portion and the CW over the top (saving some for other uses). That would be about 75 feet of 4 foot HWC plus another 75 feet of 2-3 foot cloth for skirting. That will add up fast. I don't think I'd want to do the top too.

Edit: I would also use wire instead of the zip ties as shown. Zip ties for easy installation, and then wire for strength/durability.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I didn't get notified bout the last 2 pages of posts on here for some reason...thanks all of you!!!
I had another posts somewhere regarding the clips to use and can't locate it now...for attaching the hardware cloth and chicken wire all together...
T-post clips, j-clips, or hog clips?
Or any and all work well?

 

[21hens-incharge]

I didn't get notified bout the last 2 pages of posts on here for some reason...thanks all of you!!!
I had another posts somewhere regarding the clips to use and can't locate it now...for attaching the hardware cloth and chicken wire all together...
T-post clips, j-clips, or hog clips?
Or any and all work well?

I like the J clips for holding hardware cloth to chicken wire.

 

[aart]

I had another posts somewhere regarding the clips to use and can't locate it now...for attaching the hardware cloth and chicken wire all together...
T-post clips, j-clips, or hog clips?
Or any and all work well?

Tposts clips only work for attaching field fencing to Tposts.
I don't care for either J or hog clips...if you do use them get good pliers, ones that will fit thru 1/2" HC.
I'd use UV resistant zipties, or wire twists.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Tposts clips only work for attaching field fencing to Tposts.
I don't care for either J or hog clips...if you do use them get good pliers, ones that will fit thru 1/2" HC.
I'd use UV resistant zipties, or wire twists.

Absolutely agree with needing the right pliers to use hog rings and J clips.

With J clips and the pliers made for them the clip still needs loaded into the pliers in the correct orientation.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I like black zip ties. Easy to orient, no special tools required.

Easy to remove to reorient/reconfigure when (if) you discover you should have done something another way.

 

[aart]

Easy to remove to reorient/reconfigure when (if) you discover you should have done something another way.

Exactly!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I don't trust zip ties to hold (except the steel ones which are very expensive) so hog rings for me. It does take some work to get used to them but you can load them and fasten them pretty quickly once you get used to them.

 

[Sally PB]

I like black zip ties. Easy to orient, no special tools required.

Easy to remove to reorient/reconfigure when (if) you discover you should have done something another way.

A lot of my run is held together with zip ties. Originally, the idea was to move the coop and run twice a year (summer place, winter place), but now it's going to stay where it is.

One really useful thing about zip ties is that they are like an extra hand holding something in place while you put stuff together.

 

[Onyxflock]

I didn't get notified bout the last 2 pages of posts on here for some reason...thanks all of you!!!
I had another posts somewhere regarding the clips to use and can't locate it now...for attaching the hardware cloth and chicken wire all together...
T-post clips, j-clips, or hog clips?
Or any and all work well?

Another idea is to get chain link dog run that has wire already attached. Strong and easy to attach hardware cloth to keep the little buggers out. Likely close to the same cost and the hard work is done for you. 2 of us set this up in a day. If you zoom you can see the pre-fab house in the middle. Plenty of room to walk around and do your stuff.
Also a bonus - you can buy more panels to expand. Ours is now 10x20 - this was 10x10 with sun roof at TSC.