GHOST R1D3R Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 is the stuff any good? the folks next door have a metal fence and we want to attach chicken wire instead of a wooden fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I have chicken wire buried beneath my current kennels with cattle panels over that. Works great, but for fencing it's really flimsy stuff, easy to bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I've found when I've used it in various places in the gardens that it really doens't last long - rusts away quite quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOST R1D3R Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I have chicken wire buried beneath my current kennels with cattle panels over that. Works great, but for fencing it's really flimsy stuff, easy to bend. hmmmm interesting it will be 90% wood and 2 panels worth of chicken wire if not other than more fencing what are my options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PnkFlyd204 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Just don't let the sharp edges poke outwards! My garden is surrounded by chicken wire and the sharp edges bent outwards (I wasn't aware) and Viggo ran into it. He cut his face (small wound, but man did it bleed!!!! Blood was squirting out everywhere). Otherwise, it's working fine to keep the Huskies out of my garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 We have never used it for dogs as we have wooden fences. I'm not saying don't do it - just that I have not used it for that purpose. We did have a chicken run which kept the dogs out but it depends how determined they are. You know about digging the wire into the ground to stop them from digging underneath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Best to use the 1 inch square mesh really as its stronger than chicken wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 hmmmm interesting it will be 90% wood and 2 panels worth of chicken wire if not other than more fencing what are my options? Sounds similar to what my friend's fence is like, she used cattle panels instead of roll wire. My current fence is all cattle panels, which is being swapped out for chain link this summer. They have been working wonderfully for 3 years now, no rust, no sharp edges to worry about, sturdy enough to withstand the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOST R1D3R Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Best to use the 1 inch square mesh really as its stronger than chicken wire. thats the stuff we were thinking of buying from b and q. thought it was all called chicken wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 thats the stuff we were thinking of buying from b and q. thought it was all called chicken wire aka known as welded wire mesh............ Hey, we can't all be farm kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTheSandwich Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 I have it around my garden. Ace rips holes in it so I don't rate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 had chicken wire doubled over but Myshka ripped right through it! lol You need fairly substantial stuff, like the mesh panels they use on building sites for example, quite thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistyrayn Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 hmmmm interesting it will be 90% wood and 2 panels worth of chicken wire if not other than more fencing what are my options? i used to have a chain link fence as part of my kennel. which is thicker and sturdier than chicken wire.. and one of mine soon worked it and made a hole big enough to get out thru.... my advice is that chicken wire to a determined husky will take ..oooooh about 5 seconds to break thru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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