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[drumstick diva]

So glad you joined us at Backyard Chickens

 

[Avogadro]

So glad you joined us at Backyard Chickens

I’m glad to be here, just with this one post I’ve already bolstered my information bank! You’re all fantastic!

 

[drumstick diva]

You may like being a "greeter," as well. Great way to spread your wings and establish yourself here. Just "welcome" others.

 

[cmom]

Oh lord, that’s a haunting image with the owl in there.. Terribly sorry to hear about your losses. Thank you so much for sharing, I’ll definitely make sure to get heavy duty netting. Do you recall what brand or specifications your good netting is?

How large are you planning on making your run/pen? I have several pens. The total area I have covered is 200'x60'. I bought the first netting I got, which was 200'x50', off eBay. I put in a max bid and to my surprise I got the netting. It is good and heavy duty. It has been up for around 10 years and still good. I had a 10' gap because my pens are 60' deep so I needed netting to fill in the gap. I bought two 150'x14' pieces to fill in the gap of the crappy netting when I bought it I thought it was different than it was but used it anyway. It had worked until recently when the owl discovered it could plow right through it. This last piece of netting I got on Amazon. I bought it because it said each 2"x2" square was rated for 85 pounds.

 

[featherhead007]

How large are you planning on making your run/pen? I have several pens. The total area I have covered is 200'x60'. I bought the first netting I got, which was 200'x50', off eBay. I put in a max bid and to my surprise I got the netting. It is good and heavy duty. It has been up for around 10 years and still good. I had a 10' gap because my pens are 60' deep so I needed netting to fill in the gap. I bought two 150'x14' pieces to fill in the gap of the crappy netting when I bought it I thought it was different than it was but used it anyway. It had worked until recently when the owl discovered it could plow right through it. This last piece of netting I got on Amazon. I bought it because it said each 2"x2" square was rated for 85 pounds.

Does that new stuff keep out the gators?

 

[cmom]

Here is the area I covered. The trees were small when I put the netting up.

 

[cmom]

Does that new stuff keep out the gators?

I'm sure it would if gators could fly or climb.

 

[drumstick diva]

wow

 

[drumstick diva]

I have seen photos of gators climbing short fences -

 

[Avogadro]

How large are you planning on making your run/pen? I have several pens. The total area I have covered is 200'x60'. I bought the first netting I got, which was 200'x50', off eBay. I put in a max bid and to my surprise I got the netting. It is good and heavy duty. It has been up for around 10 years and still good. I had a 10' gap because my pens are 60' deep so I needed netting to fill in the gap. I bought two 150'x14' pieces to fill in the gap of the crappy netting when I bought it I thought it was different than it was but used it anyway. It had worked until recently when the owl discovered it could plow right through it. This last piece of netting I got on Amazon. I bought it because it said each 2"x2" square was rated for 85 pounds.

Preliminary planning is putting the run at 100^2 ft (working on dimensions now) that has the option to open to a fenced area maybe 1,000^2 ft (that would be mobile and rotate seasonally). Though I’m very open to suggestions at this stage!