I promised a friend that in my next article I will talk about chicken fencing. So basically, when building a fence around a chicken coop, it is more important for the fence to keep the predators going in than keeping the chickens from going out. Depending on your living location, there are quite a few possible predators to watch out for such as foxes, raccoons, snakes, dogs, predator birds (hawks, owls, eagles etc). The most common chicken fence I’ve encountered is the chicken wire (quite innovative!).

It is a meshed , thin galvanized wire forming hexagonal holes. The diameter of the hexagon shapes can vary from 5 to 1.2 centimeters and it can be found in various gauges (19 – 22gauge). This wire is known for it’s excellent anti-corrosive capabilities, but when it comes to physical durability, it comes on the short end. Considering the size and strength of the chicken predators tho, this fence is sufficient. A couple of tips when fencing a chicken coop:

- You could bury the fence about half a meter in the ground so it would discourage the predators trying to dig under it.

- You could cover the floor around the coop with it if you want to make sure there won’t be predators trying to dig under the outer fence and enter the coop.

The chicken wire is attached to posts which are driven in the ground before. Posts can be wooden, metal or concrete – it comes down to preference. As always, just make sure that you pay a bit more attention to the corner posts.