NFMC Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I want to buy/build some netting to keep my chickens to one part of the garden. Omlet do a very good looking piece of kit but it's £99.00. http://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/shop.php?product_id=9359 I'm not too worried about the gate so how hard would it be to make my own using this and a few posts...? http://www.allplas.co.uk/acatalog/Anti_Bird_Netting.html?gclid=CNK39ePK960CFcxofAodpHXkrg Does anyone have any experience or tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I am afraid I went for the convenience of the omlet netting. You don't just get the netting, you also get the posts and tent pegs to tie it all down. The netting that you have found looks fine though, if it is made to keep little garden birds off your veggies I am sure it will keep your chooks enclosed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I have that netting, to protect my raised beds from squirrels & birds (chickens & the rest!). It's good stuff, strong, and it hasn't unravelled where I cut it, which I was a bit worried about. It should be fine for what you want, if you get the posts, pegs, stakes etc done right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millie-Annie Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I have posted this before but please be careful when using netting. My neighbours used netting to separate the newbies. Sadly one get her foot caught and as when they panic chickens tend to spin she got totally tangled up and broke her hip. That was bad enough, but what was horrific was that as she lay there injured the others pecked her and ate her. Luckily we had a key and as soon as we realised we ran round and cut her free, but as she lay in my arms the others were still trying to pull lumps off her. She died off shock, but what a horrible death. I HATE netting with a passion now. Please be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 What an awful thing to happen, so sad, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millie-Annie Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I would add he only used garden netting, I am sure Omelet netting is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctors girls Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 if you are looking for a cheaper option have a look at these 2 web sites knowlenets.co.uk -- for the netting farmcareuk.com -- for the posts i used them to section a part of the garden off so the girls could free range and destroy that bit of the garden and leave us some grass for us to cut in the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We have the electrifiable poultry netting (Omlet previous netting, and also available from places like FLyte So Fancy) and the new (non electifiable) Omlet-specific netting. We've also bought some "cheap" netting (and the posts) as we needed something with smaller holes to keep the chicks in. The cheap netting is OK, providing you are going to be pputting it up and then never moving it. It is a pain to move as there is no rigidity in it so it gets very tangled very easily, Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
