Britannia Ovens (esp Range cookers) your experience

[emchook]

I am planning my WIR and have decided [ for the moment anyway ] to go for an avaries4U which seem to be so popular [ lucky me ! ]

Before I go ahead and order I was wondering if anyone can reassure me that the build quality is as good as it looks ?

Is 19 gauge wire ok to protect the chooks from foxes and maybe the odd badger ? I am planning to leave the eglu door open at night once the days start getting longer so I can havee some little sleep ins this year.

[Redwing]

Yes 19g wire is absolutely fine

 

16g is perfect but more expensive

[Plum]

Hi, on same note I looked at aviary mesh on Hills of Devon website it give 1mm and 1.6mm wire does anyone know how that equates with guage.

 

Thanks

[Redwing]

1.0 is 19g

1.6 is 16g

 

if I remember correctly

 

I have 19g and 16g, if you are building your own run the 19g is easier to work with

[Plum]

Thanks Tasha

Can you cut them both with ordinary wire cutters or do you need a different tool?

[Redwing]

Wire cutters are fine, the dinkier the better, mine are about 4 inches long with 'blades' about half an inch long

[Plum]

Cheers

[tara]

Ive got this but dont know what the guage is dose any one know ?

 

http://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk/pages/products/timber_prod_det.aspx?tpc=AA&fmc=CX&fnc=AX

 

 

A friend asked me and l felt stupid for not knowing what it was on my own run

[Redwing]

Ive got this but dont know what the guage is dose any one know ?

 

http://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk/pages/products/timber_prod_det.aspx?tpc=AA&fmc=CX&fnc=AX

 

 

A friend asked me and l felt stupid for not knowing what it was on my own run

 

I dont know but they are far stronger than 16g

[sandyhas3chucks]

Yes 19g wire is absolutely fine

 

16g is perfect but more expensive

however I understand that all is not equal. Apparently some imports are thinner than you would expect.

My run is 19g but there are places where it has snapped. (for no reason)

I have a known fox population and also have dogs.

I have NO DOUBT at all in my mind that the 19g could be munched open by a terrier, with very little effort and therefore have reinforced the lower parts with 16g from hills of Devon.

It IS a bit awkward but the thinner 19g also sort of gets away from you easier. (and bites back more )

[Tutti Frutti]

Apparently some imports are thinner than you would expect.

My run is 19g but there are places where it has snapped. (for no reason)

 

Same here! We bought 19g pvc-coated weld mesh and it's snapped in places - we even wondered if the 19g included the PVC

 

So we've also reinforced the bottom of the run too, doubling up with chain-link fencing from Wickes http://www.wickes.co.uk/Chain-Link-Fencing/invt/187738

[sandyhas3chucks]

mine was naked(so to speak)

[Redwing]

Crikey! I will keep a close eye on mine then, thanks for the heads up