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[sti chick]

Hi, my husband is about to source the wire to build the run, it will be 4.5 mtr by 5 mtr in size. It will have a perspex corrugated roof and the house will be inside this area. He would like to know if the wire he has found would be sufficeint for the job. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Welded-wire-mesh-1-x1-x-48-Aviary-Hutch-Fencing-30m_W0QQitemZ360109862687QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Structures_Fencing_CV?hash=item360109862687&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1296%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

If its not could you kind people advise him what would be best, also where best to purchase it from.

 

thank you

[stoice]

Look at Hills of Devon http://www.hillsofdevon.co.uk/- people on here say they are good, free delivery too. I'm hopefully getting a new walk in run from my dad after xmas and got in a muddle over which wire thickness is best to use. I've heard on here that 16gauge wire is best for stumping Mr Fox. Omlet runs are made of a coated version of it too. 16gauge wire is 1.6mm, according to http://www.meshdirect.co.uk/Wire-Mesh-2%20...%20-c-23.html which says it is ideal for fox protection...

[sti chick]

Thank you for the link that@s just what he needed. He has now asked another Q would 1" -1" be best or 2"-2" squared he says sorry for all the questions lol

[stoice]

Try this previous thread

 

I believe 2"x2" might be a bit big as the girls could get there heads through it (And a canny fox could take advantage of this)

[Jules.]

My mesh is 1x1 and 16 gauge from Hills of Devon. Excellent delivery.

I used half of it & sold the rest on

[sti chick]

Thats setled then, it will be 1"-1" we don't want the chooks loosing their heads He is ordering the 48" by 30 mtr roll. He has said Wickes do the corrugated perspex sheets, so all he has to do get the matirials then start building mind you there is a big silver birch tree right in the middle of the proposed run area that he is going to have to negotiate the roof around he is very clever though

 

cheers

stichick

[Jules.]

I got my roofing from Wickes, its the smaller profile corrugated palstic, & it looks very neat if i may say so myself

[helenmb]

We used 16 gauge wire too and got our Persex roofing sheets from Wickes too. They are a bit fiddly to cut but are really good and let lots of light in.

 

Here is our run before we completed it - we now have a cube on the outside (another picture below of how we put a slot into the wire so the cube roof can slide through to make cleaning etc easier. I will have to take some better shots as it has changed quite a bit. Next stage is to make a mezzanine in one corner, that is our Christmas holiday project!

 

 

Here is the prototype slot shortly to be replaces with something a bit more robust.