Most efficient way to tighten chickenwire?? - Homesteading Forum
WEBSep 29, 2008 · 160 posts · Joined 2003. #2 · Sep 29, 2008. use a broom handle or something like thread it threw the holes in the wire and have one person pull it tight at the pole and another person tighten it with wire or fence clips then move to the next pole and repeat the process this works well with feild fence also rider. Reply Like.
Stopping Squirrels - Chicken Wire Cage - Homesteading Forum
WEBApr 16, 2009 · Certainly they'll reach thru it. You can get 1" mesh chicken wire that should prevent the squirrels from getting through. And for seedlings, you fold the sides of the chicken wire under so that you create a box. That way the squirrels are about 6" from the soil. Rat traps and peanut butter for bait.
Fencing against rabbits question | Homesteading Forum
WEBJul 17, 2008 · I put chicken wire (3 ft tall) on one side, up against the chain link and the bottom down to the ground but not flat on the ground. I used a piece of wire from a welded fence that fell apart to attach the chicken wire. Just wrap a bit of wire through both fences every so often or where there are gaps. And yes, it did work to fence just the one ...
How to build a chicken carrying crate? | Homesteading Forum
WEBMar 2, 2010 · You could do a very nice looking chicken wire and wood frame, with a folded up cardboard bottom which is removable. Would make it easy on their feet, easy to clean, and easy to see the birds. simple wooden frame with the top hinged on one side, and a wooden 2x2 on each side at the top for carrying screwed on. (the top of the box, not the …
how to keep grass in chicken run? | Homesteading Forum
WEBJul 19, 2014 · 5968 posts · Joined 2005. #2 · Jul 19, 2014. If the chickens are in there----they will eat the seed before they get a chance to sprout. You could prep the soil, sow seeds, then place wire a few inches above the ground-----so the chickens can not get to the seed/sprouts----as the grass grows up through the wire the chickens will keep it mowed ...
mink proofing outside chicken runs | Homesteading Forum
WEBNov 23, 2009 · Drill a hole in the side of the chicken house. On the inside secure a live trap around the hole. The mink/weasel thinks he's getting in through a hole but he is going into a trap. Use the salt/allum tanning method to tan 8-10 pelts. Sew the pelts together and make a nice rug for in front of the sink/toilet:bouncy: jim.
disposing of old fence wire - Homesteading Forum
WEBJun 17, 2006 · disposing of old fence wire. i seem to have "inherited" many rolls of old square "american" fencing wire. it is really too rusty to use as fence. i hate that type of fence anyway as it provides a trellis for honeysuckle, poison ivy and hawtorn trees. scrapers won't take it. i think the shredders don't do a good job with it and it tangles in the ...
Goat (and chicken!) barn plans: thoughts? - Homesteading Forum
WEBJun 9, 2017 · The bottom 3 feet of the livestock panels has chicken wire with 1" openings attached all around using hog rings. This keeps little chickens in, and skunks out. Predators (coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, foxes, and dogs) are a major concern here, so I've added another 4 feet of fence wire above the 5 foot livestock panels.
Best multi-species fence - Homesteading Forum
WEBJun 20, 2013 · For our chicken lot, we used cattle panels with 6 foot, 1"mesh chicken wire on top that with wood and T posts. The panels are to keep the larger predators like dogs/coyotes out. For Dexter cows, 4 strand barbed wire with 4' high woven field fence, wood every 40' and metal T posts on 8' centers between the wood.
Growing potatoes in a wire ring question. | Homesteading Forum
WEBJan 8, 2012 · In a 2' ring, miss a few days of watering and it's dry 6" in all around. That leaves an area about as big around as a 5-gallon pail in the middle which would still be moist enough for proper growth. The area outside that would have no potatoes if the tips of the stolons dried up.