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Linking chicken wire
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From: "Mary Fisher" <mary.fis...@zetnet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Linking chicken wire
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:35:29 -0000
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"Nick Maclaren" <n...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
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>
> 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.
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