Gertie Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi all I'd like to let my hens out, but there are too many off-the-lead dogs around (live on a car free lane) & too many gaps in our fence to ensure their safety. Is omlet netting dog resistant? I plan to be in the garden when they are out, but need something to give me enough time to scare any intruders away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I wouldn't say so. Unless you electrify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 My dog makes no attempt to get over/through it but then he's not interested in the chickens . I'm not sure if an unknown, desperate dog would be kept out though . They could probably dig under it if they really wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasperaliceuk Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'd say no too - my dog isn't interested in my chickens but he has been known to burrow underneath (its not pegged down) and a prey driven dog would probably find a way in easily. Just charging it would probably knock it down. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I asked the same thing a few weeks back and someone, can't remember who without checking, said their dog had chewed through their netting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasperaliceuk Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The fox has chewed through mine in umpteen places! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I asked the same thing a few weeks back and someone, can't remember who without checking, said their dog had chewed through their netting. Yup...it was me! Our old dog happily chewed through it in several places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Netting is only really to contain your hens, only electrified will keep a dog at bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I'd be worried that any strange dog would run up and down the netting, barking at them - that's enough to frighten any hen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I've had a cat or fox chew through one of mine to mine to keep my lot off the spuds they now can walk or run through it with out stopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Dylan jumps over mine, flushes to girls into a corner then proceeds to eat their food so id say not. (There's always one daft dog and it's normally one of mine. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 can you imagine mine out with the chickens? I make sure the laydees are in the run before I let the hounds out; their prey drive is too strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 My daft spaniel poked her head through the bottom bit a few weeks ago and got really stuck- she as after the mealworms believe it or not. I noticed the hens crowding round this particular spot, with a pathetic looking dog trying desperately to back out before they attacked! It took 5 mins of pulling first one ear out and then the other before she was free! So yes, mine is dog proof..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gertie Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi Thanks for all the replies. It seems perhaps the general consensus is not dog resistant then. Does anyone have any other dog resistant ideas for a moveable pen? Thanks G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 depends on the size and shape of your dog's head really. I have rabbit netting along the borders, keeps all but one hen off - she's able to walk through the small holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
