lizandged Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I am building a coop in my garden. I have built the frame but now need some chicken wire. I have seen all different types and gauges of wire. What is the minimun guage I should use? What is the maximum size the mesh should be? Is 1 inch by 0.5 inch at 19 guage Ok. Thanks for any help and advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 There is a recent thread on here somewhere about the merits of weldmesh rather than chicken wire due to being more fox-resistant. I'm just finishing off my new permanent run and used weldmesh which I bought on ebay. It's really thick, and I would definitely recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastedblue Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I've just finished my coop, see "chicken run inspiations" page 7, and used 1" x 1" 19g weldmesh it's cheap, and easy to cut with pliers/tin snips, but strong enough to keep the most persistent predator out 16g is about 2/3 more expensive (£54 as apposed to £31 for 30m) and, IMO, not worth the extra cost if you're on a budget check www.yell.com for weldmesh suppliers before you go to screwfix or ebay btw, when designing your run bear in mind weldmesh usually comes in 2ft, 3ft or 4ft widths... oops... too late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Definitely use weldmesh. Foxes and rats can both bite through chicken wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I've just finished my coop, see "chicken run inspiations" page 7, and used 1" x 1" 19g weldmesh Toastedblue, your run is FAB. This may be a silly question but I have looked on the site for this information and not found it - what is the "footprint" of the eglu - I would love to adopt toastedblue's idea of having the eglu on its own table/shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Look **here** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastedblue Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Toastedblue, your run is FAB. This may be a silly question but I have looked on the site for this information and not found it - what is the "footprint" of the eglu - I would love to adopt toastedblue's idea of having the eglu on its own table/shelf. thanks... but I can't take credit for the design Eglu footprint is about 80cm x 80cm at the widest point, my shelf is 100cm x 84cm I put it on a shelf to give them more floor space, I might make it heigher depending on the size of the chucks, and it serves as a shelter when it rains or as shade when it's hot there is a design flaw though, when it rains it runs off the back, bounces off the top of the wall and back into the coop... something else for me to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Look **here** Thank you! That page is just what I was looking for, I've printed it off - I don't know how I missed it - while I was talking myself into having hens, I kept coming back and going round and round the web site ... Rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I spent months on the site whilst I was pondering about keeping chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I just wanted to let everyone know that even with 16 gauge weldmesh on my new run, I saw evidence that a fox has been chewing at it yesterday. It hadn't been able to chew through it, but I'm sure that a thinner gauge would have been bitten through. If you have foxes anywhere around 16 gauge is the minimum in my opinion. Better safe than sorry. Foxes - grrrrrrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
