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> > > 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.

> > Mary- Hide quoted text -

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> I've been told that some animals can bite through chicken wire and
> also that if the mesh is too big then chickens can stick their heads
> through it to look at a fox who then bites it off!  Don't know how
> likely this all is.

> The idea of a chicken looking through mesh at a fox is, I'd say, so unlikely
> as to be laughable. If they see a fox or unfamiliar dog from a long way
> they'll try to get away.

> I doubt that a fox could bite through chicken wire too, they never have
> here.

> Mary