4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[carrie]

Had my chickens a week, bought omlet 25m netting, and one of my chickens- a speckledy can get through it. Can't believe it, I bought it so that my chickens could have more space while I am out of work rather than being in the run all day!!

[Jules.]

Is she getting through it, or does she go under it or over it? Have you seen her do it?

None of my girls can get through my netting, but if I don't "pitch" it so that the bottom of it is taut along the ground then they can wriggle under it.

Tent pegs can rectify this problem.

When I had my eglu they used to stand on top of the run & fly over the netting

[TAJ]

Two things here - this netting is not 'attack proof' unless you electrify it so whilst I rave about how good this netting is I would never leave my girls out in it unless I was at home - not many people on here (if any?) would leave chickens out in the netting whilst off at work. If you want to do that I would recommend a walk-in run that provides them with protection from attack.

 

Secondly, unless the netting is tight along an even ground, a chicken could get their head under it. I have the poles more frequently spaced and have no problems, others put tent pegs in at the mid-point between poles.

 

Tracy

[alih]

one of mine flies over it from her stance on the eglu. The others haven't worked it out yet!

[TAJ]

One of mine flew over it from the top of the run - I just moved the netting further away and that stopped it.

 

Tracy

[carrie]

No she definately gets through the netting, I have watched her do it.

[Tina C]

She must be quite small then? My bantams can get through it but they only bother when they want to lay an egg in the big girls' eglu and I have not responded to their shouts

[Steph101]

Occasionally, mine have been able to limbo underneath; we weight it down with the odd house brick, or secure it with tent pegs.