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> > In article <47ed72d6$0$762$4c56b...@master.news.zetnet.net>,
> > mary.fis...@zetnet.co.uk says...

> >> "Nick Maclaren" <n...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
> >>news:fsjkm7$se6$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk...

> >> > In article
> >> > <5808828b-5dee-4f7a-945b-d51516ffd...@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
> >> > TC <con...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > |>
> >> > |> I am building a chicken pen and intend to use weld mesh for the
> >> > sides
> >> > |> and chicken wire for the top as I don't think I need that to be so
> >> > |> substantial.

> >> > That's some chickens you have!

> >> You certainly don't need weldmesh for any chickens. 1" chicken wire is
> >> substantial enough.

> >> > |>  What's the best way to link the chicken wire lengths to
> >> > |> each other?  Strips of wood between each length with the chicken
> >> > wire
> >> > |> stapled to them is probably the best option but I wonder if there is
> >> > |> some sort of simple wire linking device available - for instance
> >> > small
> >> > |> keyrings could be used to attach 2 lengths to each other so is there
> >> > |> something like that I could get?

> >> > Or just buy some thin galvanised wire and sew the chicken wire
> >> > together.  That is the cheapest solution, and easier to do than it
> >> > sounds.

> >> We cut the mesh and use the protruding ends to link to the rest. We've
> >> done
> >> that for years, simple and doesn't need any more wire and only a pair of
> >> pliers.

> >> Mary
> >> who has chickens

> >> > Regards,
> >> > Nick Maclaren.

> > Mary and Nick, we no longer have chickens because of local dogs and foxes
> > so a substantial run is not such a silly idea if only to keep things out
> > rather than things in.

> I can understand your worry but we lost a lot of our bantams before we
> fenced the garden effectively. The chicken mesh was more than adequate for
> their run, they were all killed while they were in the garden.

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