rainbowsong Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Hi I'm new here. I have ordered my eglu which should arrive next weekand it will become the very posh residence of two blue orpington banties. I haven't been introduced to the chooks yet so they have yet to be named. I need to secure the end of my garden when the hens are free ranging and was wondering about using the omlet netting. How substantial are the stakes and the netting. is it easy to drive the stakes into a hard clay soil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hi I use the omlet netting, and think it is ideal for the job the stakes are quite fine so should be no problem to put in the ground, it is designed to be flexible, as preditors and chooks don't like the feel of something 'giving way' when they try to climb it. My girls have had their wing clipped but have only had one escape and that was because we put the eglu too close to the netting, and she got out by accident Good luck, and what colour did you choose? karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hi, we just put our netting up last week.... It was so easy because you can move the poles to where they are required most (ie corners etc) and some of the ground was really tough but the poles have metal bottoms so no problems there. The funniest thing was watching the girls trying (but failing!!) to see if they could squeeze through the netting to get to my son who had grapes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I use the Omlet netting and it is very good. I also have heavy clay soil and when it dries out it is as hard as iron. I "water" the ground it if it is too hard to insert the poles. Be aware that the netting is not fox proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basset Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hi I have a corner of the garden fenced off with the omlet netting. It is very useful in preventing the rest of the garden being destroyed by the chooks. But even with clipped wings my two chooks always make one escape over the netting each day. Luckily they are easy to catch and return to their area, and I think one escape attempt seems to sap their energy so they never escape more than once in a day. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 We've used Omlet netting for some time. When we moved we had the chcikens fenced in solely with the netting and had no problems at all. It is great for moving around wherever you need it to be and for protecting vegetables or plants. All our hens have one wing clipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hi, we just put our netting up last week.... It was so easy because you can move the poles to where they are required most (ie corners etc) and some of the ground was really tough but the poles have metal bottoms so no problems there. The funniest thing was watching the girls trying (but failing!!) to see if they could squeeze through the netting to get to my son who had grapes! My girls have tried that also They now do not bother trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
