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4 Mar ’12
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I'm planning on using chain link fence with chicken wire, wired to the inside for my chicken run. My question for you guys ..... will the chickens eat the black coating off of the chain link fence?
should I just buy regular fence?
thanks in advance
21 Feb ’12
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Unless you need fancy I would go with a un coated chain link. It would take a chicken(s) a long time though to peck through the casing. With sun a few summers it might be easier.
Any reason you need to chain link for chickens? Something exciting like Cougars or Blood sucking bats?
I find if you call it experimental farming you can use much cheaper building materials. Use the steel posts (1.5" or 2") grab some caps for them and tie your chicken wire to them? Easy enough also to 45 the tops and enclose a area.
Just a thought, did I mention I am cheap?
15 Feb ’12
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the chickens should be fine with coated fence, they are very inquisitive animals and will peck at it, I agree with Hess though, cheap is good
15 Feb ’12
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Just get regular fence and go cheap. Or you can let them just wander around. They will always come back to their coup at night.
4 Mar ’12
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Actually, there are several animals up there that would like to dine on chickens. There's no way I could let them free range without expecting heavy losses, pretty much daily. Hawks, Eagles, Fox, Opossum, Bob cats, mountain lions and more.
I found a deal on some used fencing. I can get the coated fencing at the same price as the cheaper non-coated fence. Since the coated fence should last longer, I'm leaning that way. Just didn't want the chickens to eat the coating off of it.
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