welovemarmite Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Where can i get one??? I need one of those big ones that means people with a lousy aim can still catch chickens when they escape... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJChick Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 The lady where I collected my chickens caught them using a fishing net - so perhaps a fishing tackle shop nearby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 We use our pond net on the odd occassion we can't catch one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I use an anglers net that I bought from a garden centre. Wouldn't be without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Flyte so Fancy do nets I think I got mine of ebay it was listed as an Aviary net It works a treat I snapped the handle down on mine as I only use it to catch chooks in a run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 I have found one on amazon for £5 which has got excellent reviews... have ordered it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky1 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I have found one on amazon for £5 which has got excellent reviews... have ordered it... Saw that, it looks very good - the reviews are very positive. Hope it works out OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 so do i! We have a short fence at the back of the garden and none have escaped in the time we have had them, over a year. Now two have escaped in the last couple of weeks.... Think we need to do some chicken proofing and get the net in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Resurrecting this thread as I found it through Google I've just added to my little flock with a couple of hybrids and a white leghorn (Morehens struck and there's no date for BHWT in Scotland at the moment ) My chickens free-range within an electric fenced area of the garden and live in a Cube. At the moment the three new girls are in the Eglu run with extension, but I'll be trying a supervised free-range shortly. Thing is, I'm alarmed about the potential flightiness of the leghorn - although her wing has been thoroughly clipped - especially initially when my bolshie older girls go for her. If she does fly over the fence, then I'd like to be confident of getting her back. I've been 'training' them with the sound of rattling corn and she seems quite food orientated at the moment, which is good, as I might be able to get her back that way. But she's not crouching yet, so I thought a net might be the way to go. What I was wondering was the type of net people use - and how long a handle is best? I saw the Flyte so Fancy one but it's pretty expensive and I couldn't find the Amazon one mentioned above (not surprising as the thread's a year old). Also, any reassurance that it'll probably all be okay would be very welcome too. (for info I have two araucanas, two creme legbars, a maran, a welsumer and two hybrids in addition to the new girls - only one that's ever flown the fence is one of the hybrids - although the smaller araucana flung herself through the mesh once ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I'd just use a landing net. All my girls are trained to the shake of mealworm tub, so I've never needed to use my net I would imagine you could get them really cheap, if you are just using it for chickens then they wouldn't need to be that strong. A lot of landing nets have telescopic poles anyway so they extend quite long, but of course it depends how close she lets you get to her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Net what net just turn up with food and they fight to follow you back into the run, I do actually have a pond fish net a blue one from the garden centre, does the job nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I use a landing net from the local fishing tackle shop - cost me £6 or thereabouts. Two of mine often resist arrest and it's invaluable for catching them without causing the hens any stress. Our local chicken outlet always uses them for this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Thanks We've a fishing shop in the nearest town. She's already a favourite although she hasn't got a name yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
