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Actually he is coming down that tree you see in the photo. The netting is fastened around the tree and there is enough slack (gap) that he can squeeze through. The purpose of the netting is really to keep hawks out and the chickens in. I know it will not keep racoons out. I am very careful to make sure my chickens are all locked up at dusk.
I am trying to figure out a way to better secure the netting around the tree, however I am sure that he would have no problems tearing though it if he wants in. The netting is a very heavy duty aviary netting, but is no match for a determined coon!
I was having trouble with squirrels doing that, I cut a piece of hardware cloth and after cutting a 'track' around the top edge I threaded a heavy duty bungey cord though it and wrapped it around the tree, the nailed the bungy (how DO you spell that anyway?) to the tree. the top of my run is hardware cloth/ chicken wire with a tarp over it. I had a hawk come through the netting. The bottom edge I wove a wire around that and the top. sort of like a Christmas tree skirt. Good luck,
but I don't think netting will keep more than a blue jay out if it really wants in.
Thanks for the info on the way you secured your top. We have discussed replacing the aviary netting with wire fencing at some point, but it will be a job as the run is a good size and we will have to construct more framework.
The aviary netting I have is heavy duty, nothing like the deer or bird netting you get at you local big box store.