Ammonia smell in coop-first time owner

[Clucking Bell]

Hi there, Im new to this this forum and Ive ordered my eglu and 4 chickens which is arriving next month, very excited!!! Im in the process of building a walk-in run and I need to order my chicken wire, what size holes should I go for (gauge?)Im guessing the smaller the better??, also does anyone have any tips for the best places to buy from? Any suggestions will be muchly appreciated, thank you!!

[Lewis]

I'd say 1x1inch 19 gauge

16 is stronger

[Cooks]

I'd say 1x1inch 19 gauge

16 is stronger

yup Lewis speaks the truth

I have 1 inch x 1 inch 19g and it is fine

[Clucking Bell]

Cool, thanks for the advice!!! Ill let you know how i get on.

[jackthelad]

We finished our run a couple of weeks ago (theres a thread on here somewhere!!) we used 1inch square, 16 gauge and bought it on line from 'hills of devon'.

 

It did the job nicely and looks great

[BarbaraJ]

We used 1 x 1/2'' on ours

[The Dogmother]

You will need weldmesh rather than chicken wire. The latter is only good for keeping chooks off your veggies; it won't stop a fox or rat.

 

Good quality weldmesh (Hills of Devon are good and cheap) will do the job.