Electrify your Chicken wire/ Welded wire - BackYard Chickens
2008年5月14日 · (The total resistance of the fence is more or less equal to the sum of the lengths of wire in its run - a 4' high piece of 1" chickenwire would have roughly 50x the resistance of a single strand of its wire, and furthermore because it is pretty thin wire it will have extra-high resistance due to *that* too.) Realio trulio.
Could you electrify chicken wire when using livestock electric wire ...
2020年7月1日 · I would not electrify an existing chicken-wire fence as insulating it from the ground would probably prove impossible without rebuilding it. @U_Stormcrow’s solution of using the chicken wire as part of the grounding surface, and standing charged wires off from it (using fence insulators attached to those wooden posts), is how I would go.
Stapling chicken wire | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2011年1月27日 · For OTHER kinds of fence mesh: Those sound like they may be serious-enough staples. 1" hammer-in fence staples work fine, yours might too. A reasonable test would be to take a scrap piece of whatever wire mesh you're using for your fencing and a scrap length of wood, staple the fence mesh on, then try REAL HARD to get the fencing back off.
Looking for ways to attach chicken wire to chainlink!
2008年8月16日 · So when I put a fence up around the girl's hen house I used the zip ties to attach the 5' poultry wire to the existing chain link 4' fence. Easy up and easy down if I want. Also this year my girls are going over the 4' chain link to the neighbors and …
Chain link vs. Chicken Wire - BackYard Chickens
2012年12月24日 · To minimize this we placed our chain link on the outside of the run posts (in our case we had 4x6x8 ft cedar posts salvaged for free), the fence was burried about 6" deep and on the inside of the posts we put up 1" chicken wire to provide about a 4" buffer so the chickens can't actually get up against the chain link.
Fence posts ??? How far apart - BackYard Chickens
2011年1月8日 · Floppier wire will look scrabbly in a year or two after a few storms, dogs, children's baseballs and tired moms bump into it. The welded 1inch x 1 inch wire will hold up for years without getting messy or rusty or worn out. I accidentally bought green vinyl 2inchx3inch welded wire, but not the higher grade, and it's a mess.
Best way to secure wire fencing to fence posts
2015年5月11日 · What kind of wire will you be using for the run? Hardware cloth ~ Screws & washers are the way to go. I think mine are 3/4" or 1" screws, really don't remember. (click on pic for close up) Chicken wire ~ Staples, small ones work better, like the ones pictured. Bent over nails will work also.
Is a staple gun adequate for chicken wire? - BackYard Chickens
2009年5月6日 · 1: you can wrap the wire under the frame and up the backside of the board and then staple on the backside and front side and that should keep anything from tearing the stapled wire from the frame. 2: you could staple it to the frame and then nail a 1x2 or a 1x4 pretty tight on top of the wire (so the wire is sandwhiched between the 1x2 and the ...
Truth About Raccoons & Chicken Wire? Please add your experience
2008年3月17日 · The 2 inch chicken wire is very easy for a coon to rip apart. The 1 inch chicken wire is a little harder for them to tear apart, but if they want what is on the other side of the chicken wire, it will not stop a coon from getting in. They will tear the wire apart. They don't care if it is where it is connected to wood or in the middle of the pen.
T-Post & Welded Wire Fence - BackYard Chickens
2013年4月3日 · Tehric, there are different reasons you might need a more substantial corner post or at least a braced corner post. If the fence is heavy material it can cause the gate to sag. If wet snow or ice sticks to it, that can add a lot of weight. Even wind can put a strong force on a meshed fence even if it is not covered in ice.