chickflick Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I am thinking of fencing off the bottom of the garden in the summer for them to free range in maybe and just wondering how easy this stuff is to use/will it withstand both children and chickens?? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 You mean the Omlet netting? It's fairly flexible - so if a child ran into it, say, the poles would bend rather than break. I guess it could be ripped but it's quite tough. Although it's a lot of money, I do think it's worth it but I struggled with mine at first because of the size. I cut it into three lengths eventually and now I get on much better, however if you don't stretch it tightly between poles, then the little madams shuffle out underneath sometimes! Mine have never flown over it, but that's because they don't know they can fly. I recommend it if you want something you can move around/take down when they're not using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Ditto to Olly's post. It is a bit unweildy at first, but you get used to handling it. It won't withstand children attempting to climb on it, so they will need to know that it is a no go area. I can recommend it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I got this......http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NET-4M-X-2M-black-square-mesh-60mm_W0QQitemZ220179403746QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1280QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem I have made a movable fencing by stapling the netting to canes which I push into the ground. So far it's working really well and has even survived the cat not seeing the netting and running full pelt into it! I also have 2 children who like playing football and it's standing firm so far Plus-I only paid £3.00 for it and £3.00 delivery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Looks good.....I know I'll sound a bit thick, but I don't understand the measurement. How long and wide is it in English, and how big are the individual squares? I have a little scheme afoot and that might be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 It works out roughly 13ft x 6 1/2 feet and each hole is about 2 1/2 inches. If you go to the sellers shop he has loads of different sizes. This converts the meters into feet and inches- http://www.startinbusiness.co.uk/si/metres_to_feet.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Fantastic Xs......am off to order some! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Put in a best offer of £3.00 rather than the buy it now of £4.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Oh bum....to late....never thought of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Never mind-Still works out good value paying the £4.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 It does.....and there might be a bit of a reduction on the postage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickflick Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 useful ideas here- i like the idea of the £7 netting! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 3 D's Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Im getting some netting (omlet one) and i was wondering if anyone has experinced foxes getting into it? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Im getting some netting (omlet one) and i was wondering if anyone has experinced foxes getting into it? /quote] Matt, the Omlet netting is not fox proof. It's just to keep them in their own bit of garden. This is my Omlet netting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farrowy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm a fan of the omlet netting, it's really easy to put up and move about with the poles already attached. It's fairly robust as well, I've tested this a few times when I've been trying to step over it and got tangled up and taken a tumble The only problem I have found is since getting the bantam girlies - one of the bantams can atually fit through the netting! Only when she really puts her mind to doing so. Was a bit of a suprise - spent ages making sure all the fencing was high enough and secure - only for Mrs Weasley to pop through, whilst the other girlies all raced over looking most suprised as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Wow Jay I wish I had seen that netting before i bought my Omlet lot! Would have saved me a few pennies. But... I do like my Omlet netting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondinho Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I got this......http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NET-4M-X-2M-black-square-mesh-60mm_W0QQitemZ220179403746QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1280QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem I have made a movable fencing by stapling the netting to canes which I push into the ground. So far it's working really well and has even survived the cat not seeing the netting and running full pelt into it! I also have 2 children who like playing football and it's standing firm so far Plus-I only paid £3.00 for it and £3.00 delivery Not sure if I'm being stupid and it's probably in the advert!! But how high is this netting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 The only problem I have found is since getting the bantam girlies - one of the bantams can atually fit through the netting! Only when she really puts her mind to doing so. Was a bit of a suprise - spent ages making sure all the fencing was high enough and secure - only for Mrs Weasley to pop through, whilst the other girlies all raced over looking most suprised as well They seem to have changed netting suppliers at some point - I'm pretty sure that the stuff originally advertised on the Omlet site had a band of finer-gauge netting at the bottom, but the stuff they sent me didn't. Bit of a problem, since I have bantams! I've solved it by attaching lengths of standard bird/pond netting ("sewing" it on with lengths of string), but it's a time-consuming job and also makes the netting heavier so you have to put the poles closer together. Luckily I only need about 10m to go all the way round my salad beds, or it would be very saggy! (You also have to make sure that the finer netting is on the side the bantams are supposed to be, just in case they try to push through the large holes and get caught between the two layers!) I also pin mine down along the bottom, using galvanised steel pegs from the Organic Gardening Catalogue - a chicken who wants to get at juicy lettuce and tomatoes can be very determined! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...