Poultry Netting v Hardware Cloth

[rhiannon]

With raccoons and other critters nearby, I would definitely use hardware cloth or some sort of welded wire for a ground barrier.

 

[bryan99705]

Stick with hardware cloth or welded wire with small openings to keep a coon from reaching thru the wire and use it for the skirting too. the only thing chicken wire stops is chickens!

If the critter attacks get real bad , surround the coop and run with electric fence that's well grounded. You may start a new breed of coon - the glowing bottle brush type that's scared of electric fence

 

[romadfox]

I am using Solar Nite Eyes as an added deterent to critters. Check it out at http://www.solarniteeyes.com/.

 

[PoppiesChicks]

I have chicken wire but I lock them in the coop at night. I haven't had a problem yet. I am considering adding hardware cloth to the bottom 3 feet. It's so expensive and the chicken wire came in a height of 6 ft and 50 feet long. It was much easier to install. We do live on a farm so there are all sorts of predators but they usually only come out at night when the girls are looked in safe. Good luck!!

 

[freerangethought]

Hardware cloth it is! Thank you for the quick and informative replies everyone!