Update to "Is it even worth it?"

[Smuvers Farm]

Yay! Hardware cloth goes along way in predator proofing.

x2 seriously this cannot be stressed enough!!! We should have a Hardware Cloth 101 tutorial for every new BYC person.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Also @Smuvers Farm related to "HC 101" it is totally worth the 12.99 plus 4 dollars for the disks to buy the cheap Harbor Freight Angle Grinder when working with HC. It makes cutting irregular shapes or trimming off excess materials sooooo much easier than tin snips or other methods. If you choose to write a 101 article it takes about 20 seconds to slice through a 4 foot section and you don't need to get cut up handling it much.

Edit ----angle grinder is great for slicing off nail/screw tips that protrude into the coop from a miss.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Also @Smuvers Farm related to "HC 101" it is totally worth the 12.99 plus 4 dollars for the disks to buy the cheap Harbor Freight Angle Grinder when working with HC. It makes cutting irregular shapes or trimming off excess materials sooooo much easier than tin snips or other methods. If you choose to write a 101 article it takes about 20 seconds to slice through a 4 foot section and you don't need to get cut up handling it much.

Edit ----angle grinder is great for slicing off nail/screw tips that protrude into the coop from a miss.

ABSOLUTELY this as well!! I wish we'd known about an angle grinder before putting HC on our 20x20 foot run..... yeesh!!