This is Why Hardware Cloth

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Hardware cloth for the win!!!

1/2 inch!

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Another great use for hardware cloth! I was able to get some rye berry seeds to pop right in the run

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

We built a garden using hardware cloth and All I see is a chicken playpen in late fall/winter!! Definitely gonna make it a hoop house that the girls will love in the cold new england winters!

 

[artbykarenehaley]

I am GOING to get a picture of one of my hens scaling a 6' chicken wire fence - flapping her wings and literally grabbing the wire with her feet as she "walks" up the fence so she can jump over.

She sounds like she's part parrot to be able to climb the fence! I would like to see that. My sister had a bantam Roo named Baby that could do that too. Crazy little guy he was.

 

[SummerLilacs]

I'm sure you have all seen the Goose Mama nursing and charging after the eagle trying to take the poor thing away for dinner. That's my alarm call, my geese definitely sound the help, we are all going to die yell... unfortunately, its usually about 2 am when they do... and of course I had to train my dogs to run to the door/window to check on our "Pierre" the male. So, the geese are a screaming, the dogs a barking, the ducks joining in, and the rooster a crowing. Sigh.

 

[themotleycoopchic]

Question, is it better to get a plug in fence charger, a battery powered one or one that can work on both?

Both, just in case. I had a battery not charge and had to plug it in until I got the replacement.. Extra peace of mind.

 

[3KillerBs]

Both, just in case. I had a battery not charge and had to plug it in until I got the replacement.. Extra peace of mind.

My coop is big enough that I can shut my birds in for the day if I need to give the solar charger a plug-in charge.

 

[allenw]

I am considering putting an electric wire around the coop the 60 mile fence charger I saw on Craig's list is probably a little strong though.

The mile rating on fence chargers has no practical application. Joules is a better number to judge by and the actual output can vary because of soil conditions. I was looking at the specs on mine the other day and seen it said 8 joules in moist conditions and less then one joule in dry conditions. It's not on a chicken pen either.

 

[Chikwhisperer]

I agree. We had 2 dogs get into our fence backyard once and were determined to get to my hens. Throwing themselves against the hardware cloth. Thankfully it was attached well and they didn't get in because my chickens literally have chicken brains and were just standing there staring at the 2 giant pitbulls trying to get in to kill them. Not 1 ran to safety

 

[Chikwhisperer]

“Chicken Brains” LOL PIT BULL VS Black Racer snake? the other day a black racer slithered dn towards me saw it before, but then it stopped & went up by Lanai slithered along & boom turned and there were TWO I think about 4’ long aprx. The one was under the (was going to be she shed now just shed) by coop/run the other day. Now I see two and raced along garden Lanai/house and I guess around corner to green house area where also saw the one. Did I mention I HATE SNAKES?!? Frightened to death of them! I chased one once with a hard rake it was after a nest of baby Cardinals in a short tree in that same corner area. I flung it dn & missed it was between rung or ? It turned and came @ me I of coursed screamed ran & jumped in Lanai! Snake deter goes dn later today & I’m buying moth balls also hope they work. Oh & when the one other day saw me it turned & in front of Lanai have cinder blks plant flowers in openings it raised it’s body/head up to top and watched me then slithered right up! I’m scared to walk everywhere! They R not poisonous but they do bite= NOT ME TY!