Question about types of wire...

[Three Cedars Silkies]

We are rebuilding and relocating our pens and I have a question for those of you who have used the thick green plastic "chicken wire".

It seems so thick and I don't think a small predator could pull it apart. It has a break point of around 350 pounds per sq foot.

Have any of you used it...are you happy with it??

 

[Lollipop]

Never used it, but coons will chew. They are extremely determined. Be careful......Pop

 

[gumpsgirl]

Yep! Coons, possoms, and whatever else wants to get to your chickens will just chew right on through the plastic stuff. It wouldn't be worth the risk, IMO. Pulling the stuff apart isn't half the problem as the chewing is.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I put some up we dont have much of a predator problem, but my Jack Russel Terrorist walked up to it, stuck her little sweet nose through a hole, and bit though it in one snap. If you have coons they will go through deffinately. We have not suffered any losses due to it but, the new pen I am building will have wire.