I have read most of the posts on here about the wire. I think I am going to use the 1" hex chicken wire. Mostly because of the cost. My chickens will be in a secure coop during the night. I don't live near any woods or forest. I do a lot of animal control work and never had a call any where close to home except one time a few years ago a lady up the road had some skunks take up residense under a shed. My brother raises pigeons and we have had some trouble with coons eating them, he is about 25 miles from me. I think pigeons are different in the fact that they will try to get away from danger. I don't know why I wrote this, just ranting or bored.
Paul
Paul